Director, Field Engineering - London, United Kingdom - AtlasEdge

Description

Job Description

ABOUT US

AtlasEdge is a recently established Joint Venture, creating a leading European EDGE platform, with presence in more than 10 European countries, serving over more 700 customers, providing an unparalleled market access and leading capacity availability across its markets. AtlasEdge is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy, organically as well as through potential follow-on acquisitions. AtlasEdge will be 50%/50% owned by Liberty Global and Digital Colony, which will give AtlasEdge access to relevant industry expertise, liquidity and capital markets.

JOB PURPOSE

Establish the Operational Engineering function for AtlasEdge through a strong set of reliable outsourced engineering and project partners able to deliver across our pan-European base. Develop in-house capability as and when such functions can provide competitive value and advantage over the competition.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• ownership and accountability for all reinvestment CAPEX into AtlasEdge technical facilities. Working with Finance, Operations, Procurement and the CTO function, ensure the business successfully operates and executes against a fully validated capex reinvestment plan
• with peers and the Management team, establish, document and own the re-investment principles based on a more nuanced understanding of equipment operating life, preferably moving AtlasEdge towards a condition-based maintenance and reinvestment program
• alongside site manager in colo sites and operations managers in edge sites, ensure every site has an ongoing optimisation plan/strategy to ensure maximum value from every MW of deployed capacity
• outsource engineering and project partners to successfully work alongside operations and other outsourced functions to execute on capex projects across all our live/operational sites with zero interruptions to service for our clients.
• AtlasEdge engineering Due Diligence as required during M&A engagements. Development of both technical DD and investment CAPEX plans to support acquisition decisions
• along side specialist subcontractors to develop and roll out BMS and EPMS upgrades

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Key Experience

Significant engineering experience gained in a large multi-national environment, with significant exposure to high growth pan-European, multi-site data centre environments.

Key Skills

• or higher accredited Engineer
• analysis skills, which coupled with general business understanding and the ability to pro-actively identify new opportunities, building organizational commitment to act on these.
• delivery focus: ability to set goals individually and achieve on these.
• communicator and good (virtual) team builder with strong customer focus.
• to work independently, in teams and closely with senior management team members.
• a flexible approach; with the ability to employ a wide variety of techniques to achieving objectives.
• commercial acumen enabling the creation of compelling, fact-based presentations which influence and persuade stakeholders to move and agree to the desired outcome.
• stakeholder manager, with the proven ability to establish and maintain effective working partnerships at all levels through taking a collaborative approach with a wide range of groups, including corporate departments and affiliates, vendors, as well as other external parties.
• to apply expert negotiating skills within the context of high political sensitivity and conflicting interests.
• change management skills, with the ability to successfully employ techniques that facilitate collective change at all levels.

Key Competencies

• Teamwork: Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
• Thinking: Able to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way. Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends
• to detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. Maintains this standard in all forms of communication.
• Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.
• Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights

Atlas Edge is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.