Operations, Controls Engineer – Manchester

Overview

As an Operations Controls Engineer in Equinix’s Data Center Services team, you ensure the reliability and visibility of critical infrastructure across a global data center portfolio. You will work with engineering, operations and technology teams to support monitoring, automation and controls systems that keep facilities running at high standards. The role spans multiple sites with opportunities to collaborate across regions, solving complex problems and driving continuous improvement. You’ll contribute to mission-critical projects and share expertise to enhance operational excellence.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Company pension plan
• Cycle to work scheme and travel benefits

Responsibilities

• Configure, onboard and validate assets, alarms and monitoring within BMS and DCIM platforms
• Support the implementation and validation of power circuit monitoring in BCM systems
• Validate and optimise infrastructure metrics such as PUE and WUE
• Investigate and resolve data quality, integration and controls performance issues
• Support controls integrations, mapping, alarming strategies and data flows
• Participate in commissioning, startup, testing and validation for controls and monitoring deployments
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, system integrators and site teams on projects
• Develop technical documentation, procedures and implementation standards
• Share knowledge and best practices across regional operations teams
• Foster continuous learning and operational excellence within the team

Key requirements

• Experience in controls engineering, building automation or critical facility environments
• Strong troubleshooting across field devices, controllers, network components and supervisory systems
• Knowledge of electrical, HVAC, fire protection and other critical infrastructure controls systems
• Experience with BACnet, Modbus and OPC
• Familiarity with Schneider Electric PLCs and AVEVA System Platform
• Experience with data collection or historian platforms such as Kepware or Matrikon
• Understanding of IP networking concepts and network troubleshooting
• Ability to interpret Sequences of Operation, P&IDs and electrical drawings

• Exceptional communication across technical and non-technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management across countries and cultures
• Proactive, customer-focused problem solving
• BACnet
• Modbus
• OPC

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