# Facility Operation Lead
**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Abernathy, TX, Barber Lake, TX
**Salary:** $100K-$150K
**Skills:** Tia-942, Ashrae, Power Redundancy, Cooling Redundancy, Ups, Gpu Servers, H100, B200, Gb200, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Generators
**Posted:** 2026-03-13
> Leads onsite data center operations, managing critical infrastructure like power, cooling, and facilities. Handles escalations, change management, incidents, and collaborates with vendors on hyperscale datacenter reliability and scalability.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Support the DC Operations teams as a Subject Matter Expert and handle escalations in the area of data center critical infrastructure and other facilities within the white space.
- Understand and manage design limitations and risks of the datacenter, and regularly audit, review, and collaborate with our colo-cation partners or service providers on their maintenance program and effectiveness.
- Manage and drive the change management process for high-risk maintenance activities in our data centers.
- Manage incident as the first responder onsite while getting support from SMEs of datacenter engineering and infrastructure domains.
- Provide onsite services to support many other initiatives and continually maintain positive and collaborative working relations with customers, partner teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

## Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of standard power and cooling calculations necessary to determine capacity requirements (i.e., **TIA-942**, **ASHRAE**).
- Experience with **Power Redundancy** and its implementation in design (i.e., 2N or N+1 Distributed Redundant).
- Understand **Cooling Redundancy** and how Concurrent Maintainability is implemented in design (i.e., N+1 or N+2).
- Experience in the following areas:
  - Supervision of the construction team to complete Data Hall build-out experience, including IT services Coordination, **Power and Cooling Planning**.
  - Influence the testing and commissioning team to perform L1 to L5 commissioning tests to validate the system design intent and resolve technical problems.
  - **Electrical** and/or **mechanical engineering** experience such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, **UPS**, electrical sub-distribution systems, etc.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experiences working with **GPU servers**, **H100**, **B200**, **GB200** etc.
- Diploma or Professional Certification in **Electrical Engineering**, **Mechanical Engineering**, or relevant discipline.
- A high level of agility with the ability to prioritize work and stay organized in a complex, fast-paced environment with high ambiguity.
- Vendors, projects, or program engagement experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to clarity and detail.

## Salary & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package (**salary + equity**).
- Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.
- The base salary range for this position is **$100,000 - $150,000** per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.
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