Critical Facility Technician - Top Secret Eligible

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. Our capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean employs over 5,800 professionals dedicated to engineering and deploying automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems, ensuring long-term system sustainability.

Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by how engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world. We value agility, expertise, and trust.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants must undergo a government security investigation and meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information. Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance is required.

Passport Requirement: Continued employment depends on meeting security requirements, including providing a valid passport for site access.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center operates at peak efficiency, including planned maintenance, corrective work, and emergency response.
• Serve as an expert technical resource, reporting to a program manager, and interacting with Onsite Engineering Operations and third-party vendors.
• Act as the focal point for facility operations within the data center and support operated data centers, maintaining better than 99.999% uptime for mission-critical servers.
• Meet all CET3 requirements; attain CET4 SME status by being an SME on multiple critical equipment types.
• Understand the impact of equipment failures and have a holistic view of infrastructure, including MV/LV Distribution Boards, UPS, Generators, Batteries, and other critical systems.
• Review service reports, identify anomalies, improper maintenance, and deterioration of equipment.
• Implement Reliability-Centered Maintenance and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA).
• Conduct detailed root cause analyses and develop reliability reports to improve efficiency and resiliency.
• Ensure capacity and availability targets are met and maintained.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment, with a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be eligible for a Top-Secret clearance and U.S. Citizenship.

Desired Qualifications:

• Possession of a Journeyman Electrician or HVAC license or equivalent.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Physical and Other Abilities

• Ability to lift, carry, and move objects up to 50 pounds regularly, following safety protocols.
• Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
• Work at heights up to 60 feet, climb scaffolds, lifts, and ladders.
• Perform physical tasks such as walking, climbing, lifting, and reaching routinely.
• Good vision and hearing, ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Recognize problems or potential issues, apply general rules to specific problems, and see details at close range.