Site Manager - TIO

Job Summary

• Responsible for managing the Mechanical & Electrical infrastructure safely across all the assigned Colt node sites and the assigned Long Distance Network (LDN) repeater containers in conjunction with the Regional Operations Manager. To ensure optimum performance by implementing the Planned Preventative Maintenance program, with effective control of Business As Usual day-to-day operations.
• Support the M&E operations at Colt Node and Long Distance Network repeater sites facilities in Spain and Portugal.
• Operate a safe and maintain a reliable infrastructure, in accordance with agreed procedures and standards.
• Interact with a range of internal and external stakeholders to maintain the stability of these sites and support any network expansions or equipment rationalisation projects at these sites.
• Ownership of the site OPEX budget with support from the Country Operations Manager.
• Lead the third-party M&E maintenance providers’ resources assigned to these sites and help to manage their day-to-day operational needs.

Key Accountabilities

Infrastructure and cost efficiency

• Ensuring effective management of building services (through third party contractors)
• Ensuring site cleanliness (through third party contractors)
• Installation of mechanical & electrical infrastructures for the sites assigned to you
• Supporting successful compliance of ISO14001 (Environmental), ISO27001 (Information Security Management System) ,  ISO9001 / 20000 (Quality & Service Management System)
• Business As Usual, day to day operational running of your sites
• Maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure
• Monitoring of all infrastructure (ensuring all remote & local BMS monitoring is fully functional)
• Completing capacity reports when requested
• Monitoring of energy efficiency and proactively drive & record savings
• Managing maintenance costs
• Writing of standard and emergency operations procedures and training of operatives staff
• Available for out of hours planned and reactive support, which can involve switching of HV & MV systems and supporting any generating routine testing.
• Liaise with Landlord representatives 
• Keeping the JCAD risk register up tp date with current operational risks
• Identifying internal and third-party team technical and professional development and training.
• Rack/footprint availability reporting
• Small works requests, Capacity Reporting
• Site Opex cost controlling (including PO raising and receipting)
• Supporting the End Of Life infrastructure equipment and associated Capex forecasting
• Energy Efficiency (Targeted Opex cost savings)
• Site plant performance trending

Managing Risk, Health, Safety and Environmentals

• Managing a safe system of working across all works
• Ensuring a ‘Permits To Work ’regime is in place and a PTW’s are issued for all works
• Undertaking Health & Safety audits and completing supporting checklists
• Completing Health & Safety and/or Accident reporting
• Influencing safe use of the technical areas by all visitors and contractors (Other dept. sub-contractors)
• Managing Third-party contractors whilst onsite
• Complying with ‘Change Control’ processes
• Risk assessment creation and updating method statements to be site and task specific
• Ensuring all Health & Safety compliance is in place onsite at all

Supporting Projects

• All projects, i.e. battery replacements, gas bottle replacements, LV/MV breakers, etc.
• Infrastructure End Of Life (EOL) replacement works
• New Node or container site builds
• Node exits
• Energy efficiency initiatives and projects

Commercial Support

• M&E contract negotiation and management 
• Providing power and environmental solutions to site needs
• Assists legal teams in regard to contract negotiation & projects
• Delivering site tours if necessary
   

Job Requirements

Essential

• Availability to join On Call rota.
• Experience of working with medium/large mission critical Mechanical & Electrical infrastructures in a Supervisory / technical / engineering capacity.
• Technical competence in electrical, mechanical and/or cooling disciplines including  transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, DC Systems, ATS/STS units, PDU units, chillers, air handling units, RCU/CRAC units.   
• Experience working with controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems and working understanding of start-up/commissioning processes.
• Strong familiarity with EU safety regulations and controls.
• Demonstrated skills in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling. 
• Demonstration of effective delivery of objectives and assigned tasks
• Great attitude with internal and external customers and external parties, and able to address any issues. 
• Effective scheduling and management of third-party technical resources
• Based in Madrid with travel to other Spanish sites if required and occasionally travel to Portugal
• Requirement to work flexible hours to support business objectives and if a major incident has occurred

Qualifications

• Degree level in Electrical or Mechanical engineering, or equivalent level of job experience
• Membership of relevant professional body (desirable)
• Excellent Inter-personnel skills 
• Personal drive, highly self-motivated and self-organized 
• Ability to manage high work volumes and work well under pressure particularly during management of critical infrastructure incidents
• Experience of switching HV and/or MV systems
• Excellent team player and ability to work in an international team  
• Willingness to travel between sites if required
• Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken), other language is a plus 
• Full driving licence
• Qualified with an Authorised Persons accreditation