Overview
Main Purpose of Job: The main purpose of the role is to ensure the client’s standards, specifications and technical guidance are maintained and adhered to during the execution and turn-up of critical networks infrastructure on Data Centre (DC) builds. You will be the primary liaison between the client’s DC team to ensure coordination of their requirements with the Project / Construction teams. You will be the construction-facing representative on all aspects of the Telecoms package and Network infrastructure turn-up.
Responsible to
Reporting into the Director of Engineering at Awaking Giants and the client’s Global / Regional DC Network Infra Lead, this role is critical to the project and organisation’s success in transitioning DC builds from construction into operational assets.
Responsible for
* Maintain resource availability and productivity data to drive forecasting and budgeting
* Establishing and maintaining cost metric norms/data by site/region; develop program cost templates for use by site teams/contractor
* Technical assistance to partner teams, escalation POC for fleet
* DC Network Infra design team engagement (e.g. design participation constructability reviews, lessons learned)
Work Environment
* Predominantly site-based at active data centre locations.
* Working in secure, high-availability environments with strict access and operational controls.
Main Responsibilities
* Procurement & Training: Contractor project orientation, onboarding and training.
* Validate long lead equipment & telecom procurement schedules to meet construction
* Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) vs Contractor Furnished Contractor Installed (CFCI) Strategy
* Establish reporting requirements & cadence
* Distribute partner teams splice / build path records and set expectations for structured fibre delivery (install, splice, test & upload results)
* User folder structure and submittals, fibre acceptance sheet, test results, as-builts
* Network turn-up strategy alignment (information flow, partner team engagement, execution requirements and timeline)
* Distributing & Training on the bundle fibre scopes and OFCI materials
* Support onboarding of contractors through the client’s enrolment systems
* Construction quality reviews via weekly site walks
* Schedule detail requirements Priority vs Non-priority fibre - sequence and need-by dates
* CLSD checklist Network Infrastructure requirements and scope alignment
* Systems, software and tooling training
Quality Assurance
* Perform weekly site walks with Construction teams
* Construction progress reviews via weekly site walks
* Facilitate weekly DC handover walks with service owner as needed to sign off benchmarks
* Perform field safety walks and input client systems with observations
* Ensure EH&S compliance
* Implement DC Network Infra QA/QC checklist
* Quality documentation and Inspection & test plan review
Execution
* Ensure Telecoms package schedules encompass all scope with priority cables and CLSD Checklist items
* Understand progress and produce reports when required
* Understand and implement changes to scope (Machine Learning Deployments etc)
* Risk and Issue Management pertaining to schedule and quality
* Quick resolution and downstream management
* Effective escalation
* Transparent, relevant and timely reporting on impacts to all partner teams and key stakeholders
Cluster Turn-Up
* Collate and provide installer with all cable / patching schedules, installation guidelines, training and hardware
* Ensure all cross-functional partner teams are aligned on schedule and sequencing to achieve Turn-Up need-by dates
* Ensure all materials are called off using client systems
* Coordinate sign-off of installation and porting with the client’s partner teams
* Join Turn-up focused meetings and present progress status
* Resolve inflight issues with the client’s partner teams and project teams
* Coordinate between the client’s logistics and installer for deliveries of OFCI fibre bundles, racks, optics, patch panels
Meeting Attendance
* Weekly Construction progress meetings
* Weekly telecoms construction progress meetings
* Weekly internal turn up meetings
* Weekly CLSD checklist meetings
* Attendance of one-off meetings for larger issues requiring a deep dive
* Weekly or as-needed review of RFIs and submittals with GC and AE
* Ad-hoc meetings and calls with partner teams to understand requirements, resolve issues and coordinate
Standardisation & Continual Improvement
* Feedback issues to design teams and other sites and regions
* Establish standardisation wherever possible with other regions
Tools and Systems (to learn)
* DC-Viz - Cables routes and rack layouts
* G-Tide / SAP - Calling off and managing owner furnished materials, bundled fibre, optics, air flow items
* IMS - Project milestone and scheduling
* BIM - Building information & modelling
* Fluxx - execution system for long-running workflows
* Buganizer - internal tool for tracking issues
* Talos / viewpoint - JIT fibre info and need by dates
* AO DOC’s - information repository
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation. Deliverables will be outlined within the Job Specification.
Skills and Experience
* 10+ years telecoms experience
* 5+ years focused Data Centre construction / fit out experience
* Developer and or end user experience
* OFCI vs CFCI, structured fibre, QA/QC
* Fluent English (Dutch/French/Spanish/Danish bonus)
* Mobility across EU
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