Design Manager, Controls & Automation

Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?

AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.

Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…

Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.

A Snapshot

As the Design Manager – Controls & Automation, reporting to the Director, Technical – Controls & Automation, you will work closely with AirTrunk’s Design, Customer Solutions, and Development teams, as well as our trusted network of consultants and vendors, making your mark in several ways as follows:

• Ownership of reference design specifications and Global Minimum Standards to drive cross-regional standardisation, including but not limited to DCS (BAS/BMS), CMS, EPMS, Customer Telemetry and other supporting DC systems.

• Design Support throughout project lifecycle with regional Design Managers, acting as AirTrunk’s internal SME for technical responses to customer RFPs or project RFIs, design decisions with master planning, technical review and sign-off on all design phases.

• Develop and maintain relationships with interfacing internal sub-teams including DC Ops FM, DCS Support, ICT, Dev and Cx, to inform, consult on, and take feedback on issues and lessons learnt to capture within design evolution.

Your Day to Day

• Maintain the Technical Requirements (TR) Update Register with all outstanding known improvements to be captured in future formal TR documentation updates.

• Draft and present changes to relevant TR documents, Master/Global DCS Points Lists, review and update potential implications of OSE with the Product Development Team and submit updated TRs into Document Management Systems for formal review and approval.

• Conduct gap analysis of in-flight projects against recently formalized updated TRs to assess feasibility to capture uplifts in-flight. Notify and liaise with Controls & Automation Technical Program Manager on potential uplift projects on existing production assets portfolio.

• Liaise with DC Ops/FM Teams on operational issues that have resulted from design decisions, capturing opportunities to uplift TRs or other future design aspects.

• On both greenfield and brownfield sites, prepare and review design documentation across all phases (BOD, CD, SD, DD, IFC) to drive consistency in regional project delivery.

• Liaise with Customer Solutions personnel on all matters Controls & Automation, on both our standard Colo product and customer-specific fit-out provisions, including tailored FTS (Function-to-Suit) designs, providing formal responses to all RFP queries on compliance, deviations and exceptions.

• Liaise with Design Teams and our trusted consultants to ensure that all details and scope has been adequately captured, including compatibility of nominated OSE (Owner Supplied Equipment) per-project from a Controls & Automation perspective, and respond to RFIs.

• Consult with Development Services and Commissioning Teams on changes during inflight delivery, such as issues relating to procurement and alternative equipment, unexpected challenges during Cx, to conflicting interfaces between building services trades.

• Assist in APJ vendor pre-qualification for Controls & Automation trades, including assessing company capabilities for design, quality control, delivery and DLP maintenance, as well as reviewing tender submissions for completeness and cost feasibility.

• Be available as a Controls & Automation Design SME for Service Delivery Managers, acting as the technical liaison for relevant external customer driven projects such as Telemetry integration.

Requirements

• You have successfully designed large scale DCS/BMS for mission-critical environments for 5 years or more

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or relevant Engineering discipline

• You are familiar with the Tridium Niagara Framework and communications protocols for field and supervisory applications

• You have experience with DDC/PLC programming and knowledge of best practices when it comes to local and distributed control algorithms

• Solid understanding of mission critical Data Centre infrastructure such as redundant electrical systems and chilled water plant control strategies

• Familiarity with relevant codes and standards such as ASHRAE, BCA, AS.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong ability to multitask and prioritize work effectively

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Willingness to travel and work on-site as required

The AirTrunk Culture

Working at AirTrunk is a once in a lifetime opportunity to fast-track your career and amplify your impact. Whilst you’re helping scale our region’s digital future, we’ll help you Grow@Hyperscale and unleash your full potential.

The pace in which we operate means you’ll feel an electric atmosphere at AirTrunk. We are a team of challengers and collaborative problem solvers who break new ground every day. We do this by living our values, going above and beyond, and being dynamic, transparent, and responsive.

Every AirTrunker brings their own unique background and diverse perspective to find solutions to problems that matter. We make sure you have everything you need to make your mark and thrive in a flexible and safe working environment, where everyone feels welcome. Our benefits empower AirTrunkers to stay positively charged.

Now’s your chance to Grow@Hyperscale.

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