Senior Facilities Coordinator (Data Center)

Senior Facility Coordinator (Data Center)

Hampton, VA 23666

Job Type: Full Time

Location: On-Site; Must reside within 20-mile commuting area

Anakim Consulting has an immediate need for a Senior Facility Coordinator to support a federal government data center environment. The Facility Coordinator will ensure smooth data center facilities operations including project tracking, service coordination, and troubleshooting. Qualified candidates will have a strong technical background in data center operations to provide hands-on support, as needed.

Facilities Coordination focused responsibilities include:

• Provide onsite Subject Matter Expert for the audits, analysis, and reporting required for data center facility operations in Langley, VA
• Serve as the onsite point of contact for coordinating service activities, requests, and requirements between customer Data Center Service operations and the Facility Manager/Facility operations
• Coordinate with local data center facilities organization and reports on facilities activity that supports data center operations
• Develop and maintain data center handbooks that include comprehensive design narratives for the on-premises facilities
• Coordinate with local physical security organization and reports on data center facility physical access activity
• Provide Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric as capability exists including data collection, calculation methodology detailed in power assessment reports, and metric reports
• Maintain standardized data center floor plan
• Maintain equipment lifecycle log of critical facility infrastructure equipment
• Maintain project schedules of milestones and activities associated with facility infrastructure changes
• Provides monthly reports on all service requests, incidents, problems, and change requests associated with data center facility
• Serve as primary user for maintaining Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform processes and data entry for facility infrastructure scope
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with data center design fundamentals and directly related operational areas.
• Demonstrate proficiency in reading/understanding architectural and engineering design drawings.

Project Management focused responsibilities include:

• Manage projects and performance at the contractor level
• Provide overall direction for project level activities and personnel
• Solve complex technical, administrative, and managerial problems
• Interact with customers and technical personnel
• Prepare reports, deliver presentations, and participate in meetings
• Work collaboratively with project staff to outline work plans and assign duties and scope of authority
• Direct the completion of tasks within estimated time frames and budget constraints
• Assist in planning, organizing, and managing projects from inception to completion
• Collaborate with project managers, clients, and cross-functional teams to ensure timely project delivery
• Track project timelines, resources, and budgets, ensuring all deliverables are met

Job Specific Training requirements include:

• Attain and maintain industry recognized training/certification in one or more of these directly related data center infrastructure disciplines:
  
  
  
  • Certified Data Center Management Professional (CDCMP)
  • Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM)
  • BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC)
  
  
  
  
• Complete 20 hours of continuing education annually in subject areas directly relevant to current and planned workloads through webinars, conferences, virtual/in-person classes, etc.

Basic requirements include:

• U.S. Citizenship (no dual citizenship)
• Current Public Trust security access or ability to obtain Public Trust
• 8+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Information Technology discipline
  
  
  
  • Additional years of related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
  
  
  
  
• Demonstrated experience supporting data facilities and service operations coordination including:
  
  
  
  • Data center infrastructure and equipment including HVAC, power, etc.
  • Expertise and understanding of data center management
  • Knowledge of data center maintenance practices and procedures
  • Abilities to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
  
  
  
  
• Experience with vendor management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with clients, vendors, and internal teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and simultaneously manage multiple tasks
• Strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
• Local to Hampton/Langley area and availability to support fully on-site schedule

Preferred experience:

• Experience with Nlyte or other DCIM monitoring software tools
• Familiarity with Atlassian Software and Microsoft 365 tools such as MS Teams
• Knowledge of ITSM and ITIL concepts and frameworks
• Certified Data Center Management Professional (CDCMP)
• Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM)
• BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC)

This position is currently accepting applications.

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