Mechanical Operations Director

CLOUDHQ - Mechanical Operations Director

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HQ, LLC.

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Full-time

Our purpose at Cloud

HQ is to provide flexible, efficient, and resilient data center solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our growing organization was founded by the pioneer of data center REITs. Cloud

HQ has state-of-the-art data center sites located on two Northern Virginia campuses, as well as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and São Paulo, and we anticipate exponential growth over the next several years both in the US and abroad. Our company’s reach is expanded through our affiliate companies – Cloud Capital, Dalian Development, and WindHQ.

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HQ is seeking a Mechanical Operations Director to provide technical cross-team leadership across our operational data center portfolio in the United States. This exciting new role will drive operational excellence, lifecycle performance, and continuous improvement to maximize reliability, efficiency, and customer satisfaction across Cloud

HQ sites. The Director will be responsible for professionally representing Cloud

HQ’s Mechanical operations department across multiple functions within the organization as well as outside of the company. This role will be the primary point of contact and communication for Mechanical Operations, acting as a leader to the customer and vendors.

• Lead mechanical operations strategy for chilled‑water plants, CRAH/CRAC units, Fan Walls, CDUs, economizers, and airflow management across Cloud
  
  HQ facilities.
• Own mechanical system performance standards, preventive maintenance strategies, and lifecycle asset plans.
• Ability to review Construction Documents and project specifications to provide operations improvements input.
• Ability to review Construction Administration activities for on‑going or day‑two projects for Cloud
  
  HQ standards adherence and industry best practice.
• Define and drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce energy use, improve PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), and increase mechanical system resiliency.

• Monitor commissioning, retro‑commissioning, and re‑commissioning activities for retrofit projects.
• Promote team involvement in Factory Witness Tests and other construction/development activities as needed.
• Serve as first escalation for complex mechanical incidents; lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions to restore and harden site performance.
• Maintain on‑call rotation and rapid response playbooks for critical incidents.

• Develop and maintain Cloud
  
  HQ mechanical standards, specifications, and O&M procedures for consistent operations across sites.
• Understand CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), energy modeling, BMS (Building Management System) analytics to diagnose issues, validate design changes, and optimize controls and sequences.
• Champion data‑driven monitoring and trending to detect performance drift and optimize operations.
• Develop and review MOP/SOP/EOP and provide contingency plans where required.

• Act as Cloud
  
  HQ’s technical representative in client operations reviews and technical walk‑downs.
• Support customer success providing operational insight, lifecycle cost modeling, and reliability.
• Advise on vendor selection, service contracts, and spare‑parts strategies to align with operational goals.
• Oversee the mechanical department budget processes and lead financial planning and analysis while driving cost‑saving initiatives that will result in operational efficiency and profitability.

• Mentor operations managers, mechanical technicians, and facilities lead; develop training, checklists, and knowledge base content.
• Issue operational guidance and best practices and expand internal learning processes.

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in mission‑critical, data center operations, commissioning, or design.
• Experienced…