Senior Director, Critical Facilities Engineering

Company

Cox Enterprises

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Director, Critical Facilities Engineering

Sr DirectorNo remote option; must work at a specified Cox location

Yes, 15% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $159,400.00 - $265,600.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

• Responsible for availability of Cox’s critical infrastructure facilities and ensuring maximum uptime of IT assets
• Build and lead a diverse, world-class data center operations team, developing both the technical capabilities and leadership
• Create and drive a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and safety
• Develop robust processes and standards to enable efficiency, effectiveness, and operational excellence
• Scope and execute complex data center retrofit/upgrade projects in coordination with the divisional partners
• Provide leadership for preventive and predictive maintenance programs, IT load management, capacity planning, standardization of MOPs, SOPs, EOPs, incident management, and equipment failure root cause analysis and corrective action plans
• Works with leaders across the enterprise to understand future demands and business objectives
• Manage the installation and decommissioning of IT equipment into the facilities in a timely and repeatable manner
• Find effective ways to keep operating costs to a minimum while maintaining availability and business responsiveness
• Provide thought leadership across the company for technical facility design and operations
• Partner to ensure all security requirements are met for access management, video surveillance and legal compliance
• Stays abreast of current and future business, industry, technology direction and trends to meet business goals
• Manage key vendors for maintenance and equipment procurement to ensure pricing and availability requirements

Job Skills:

• Strong leadership, negotiation, problem solving, and team building skills
• The ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences in a collaborative and constructive manner
• Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively in customer/business terms. 
• Ability to manage conflict constructively to bring out productive change

• Ability to work effectively within time constraints and manage multiple commitments simultaneously
• Demonstrate organizational savvy to effectively interact up and down the organization
• Ability to have courageous conversations to change behaviors or build consensus
• Possess self-awareness, understanding strengths and areas where assistance may be needed

• Open minded and able to consider multiple viewpoints of an issue as well as broaden perspective
• Ability to identify and understand problems/issues and develop solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 12 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 10 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 7 years’ experience in a related field; or 16 years’ experience in a related field
• 7 + years’ experience in a management or leadership role for a 24 / 7 environment
• Experience in data center Electrical  and Mechanical infrastructure and other complex critical systems supporting infrastructure
• Experience successfully leading large complex projects
• Experience in diverse industries such as electrical generation, electrical distribution, cooling technologies, and fire suppression systems
• Experience communicating at all levels in times of crisis
• Experience thinking strategically and executing tactically
• Experienced in change management and team building
• Experience developing leadership at various levels
• Understanding environmental health and safety programs

 

Other Essential Job Requirements and Working Conditions:

Travel: 10% -15% for visiting remote facilities and consultations

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.