Job Description

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1. Job Purpose

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Lead safe, reliable and SLA-compliant operation of the 30 MW data center during the assigned shift. The role is accountable for real-time monitoring, maintenance coordination, incident command, change control, customer support and shift-team performance across electrical, mechanical, fire-life-safety, security and automation systems. The Shift Lead acts as the single operational owner on duty and ensures disciplined execution of SOPs, MOPs and EOPs, accurate escalation, and complete shift handover.

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2. Role Scope and Critical Infrastructure

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- Electrical: utility/GIS interface, transformers, MV/LT switchgear, bus ducts, DG systems, UPS, batteries, STS/ATS, PDUs/RPPs, earthing and lightning protection.
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- Mechanical: chillers, cooling towers or heat-rejection systems, pumps, PAHU/AHU/CRAH units, chilled-water network, valves, VFDs, ventilation, plumbing and water-treatment systems.
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- High-density cooling, where deployed: CDUs, primary and technology-cooling loops, liquid-cooling alarms, leak detection, pressure, flow and temperature monitoring.
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- Fire and life safety: FAS, VESDA, clean-agent/fire-suppression systems, hydrant/sprinkler systems, emergency exits and emergency response equipment.
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- Monitoring and security: BMS, EPMS, DCIM, WLD, CCTV, access control, public-address and related command-center systems.
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- Customer environments: white-space power and cooling availability, rack power provisioning, remote-hands coordination and approved customer activity support.
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3. Key Accountabilities

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A. Shift Command and 24x7 Monitoring

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- Assume formal charge of the facility at shift start, review open risks, alarms, impairments, ongoing work, capacity constraints and customer commitments.
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- Maintain continuous command-center oversight of BMS, EPMS, DCIM, FAS, VESDA, WLD, CCTV and access-control alarms; ensure each alarm is acknowledged, validated, recorded and closed or escalated.
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- Deploy shift engineers and technicians based on risk, permit status, workload and competency; maintain minimum required coverage across critical areas.
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- Conduct scheduled facility rounds and verify equipment health, operating parameters, redundancy status, housekeeping, safety conditions and abnormal indications.
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- Maintain a explicit operating picture of available capacity, redundancy, equipment under maintenance, bypass conditions and temporarily impaired protection.
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B. Incident, Emergency and Escalation Management

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- Act as first incident commander for alarms, equipment trips, utility disturbances, cooling excursions, leaks, fire alarms, security events and customer-impacting conditions.
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- Execute the approved EOP, stabilize the facility, protect people and assets, preserve redundancy, and escalate through the defined communication matrix.
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- Open and manage incident tickets, maintain a timestamped event log, coordinate technical response, provide factual updates and drive restoration within agreed SLA/TAT.
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- Ensure preservation of evidence, event logs, trends and witness inputs; support preliminary incident reports and detailed RCA/corrective-action closure.
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- Initiate emergency services, OEM or management support in accordance with site procedures and authority limits.
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C. Maintenance and Change Control

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- Plan and control preventive, predictive,



condition-based and breakdown maintenance during the shift without compromising safety, redundancy or customer service.
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- Verify approved work order, risk assessment, method statement, permit-to-work, isolation/LOTO, rollback plan, test instruments, spares and competent manpower before work begins.
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- Lead pre-work briefing and post-work validation; confirm system normalization, alarm clearance, removal of temporary arrangements and closure of permits and change records.
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- Coordinate OEMs and vendors, verify attendance and workmanship, track observations, and escalate overdue maintenance, defects and repeat failures.
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- Raise and manage change requests for site work, configuration updates, maintenance and commissioning; stop work when controls are inadequate or conditions deviate from approval.
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D. Capacity, Efficiency and Customer Delivery

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- Monitor electrical and cooling loading, operating margins and redundancy; escalate threshold breaches and emerging capacity risks.
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- Track shift-level energy and water performance indicators, including PUE/WUE inputs, abnormal consumption and avoidable simultaneous or unloaded operation.
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- Coordinate approved power provisioning, energization, commissioning, capacity augmentation and customer delivery activities.
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- Manage customer calls, service requests, incident communications and remote-hands support within approved scope and access controls.
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- Protect customer confidentiality and ensure activities in white space are executed with authorization, escort, ESD controls and accurate closure records.
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E. Safety, Compliance and Audit Readiness

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- Enforce electrical, mechanical, work-at-height, hot-work, confined-space, lifting and chemical-safety controls applicable to activities during the shift.
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- Ensure permits, LOTO, PPE, toolbox talks, competency checks and emergency arrangements are in place; exercise stop-work authority for unsafe conditions.
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- Maintain readiness for statutory, customer and management audits; retain complete logs, checklists, test records, permits and maintenance evidence.
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- Follow site requirements for ISO management systems, environment, health and safety, security and applicable statutory interfaces; immediately report non-compliance.
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- Conduct or participate in emergency drills, post-drill reviews and action closure.
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F. Team, Vendor and Shift Handover

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- Brief, coach and assess shift personnel on assigned tasks, site procedures, emergency response and equipment operation.
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- Coordinate effectively with security, safety, IT/network, projects, customer delivery, facility management, OEMs and service partners.
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- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly operating inputs, including alarms, incidents, maintenance, capacity, efficiency, safety, risks, vendor performance and pending actions.
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- Complete a structured face-to-face handover covering open incidents, active permits, disabled alarms/interlocks, equipment out of service, temporary configurations, pending changes, customer commitments and escalation status.
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- Ensure no critical action is transferred without named ownership, due time and acknowledgement by the incoming Shift Lead.
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4. Deliverables and Performance Measures

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Availability

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Continuous operation of critical infrastructure and protection of configured redundancy

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SLA/availability compliance; zero avoidable service-impacting error

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Alarm response

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Timely acknowledgement, validation, dispatch, escalation and closure

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Alarm response and closure within site-defined thresholds

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Incident control

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Safe stabilization, accurate communication, event logging and restoration

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Incident SLA/TAT; RCA and corrective actions closed on time

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Maintenance

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Controlled PM/BM execution with complete records and normalization

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PM compliance; overdue work and repeat defects minimized

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Change control

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Risk-assessed execution with approved MOP, rollback and post-checks

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No unauthorized change; change success and closure compliance

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Safety

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Permit, LOTO, PPE and work-control discipline

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Zero unsafe work acceptance; observations and actions closed

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Efficiency

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Monitoring of load, energy, water and operating optimization

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Accurate PUE/WUE inputs; abnormal variance escalated

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Handover

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Complete, factual and acknowledged transfer of operational status

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100% shift log and handover checklist completion

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Team readiness

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Competent staffing, drills, coaching and procedure adherence

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Training/drill completion and competency gaps closed

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5. Decision Rights and Escalation

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- Stop any activity that presents an unacceptable safety, reliability, compliance or customer-impact risk.
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- Initiate approved EOPs and emergency escalation without delay when trigger conditions are met.
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- Defer or suspend maintenance/change work if redundancy, staffing, permits, tools, spares, weather, utility condition or facility state is unsuitable.
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- Call OEM/vendor support and internal escalation teams within the approved authority and contact matrix.
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- Escalate immediately when operating limits, service risk or recovery time exceed site-defined thresholds; do not normalize or conceal alarms without authorization.
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6. Qualifications and Experience

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Education

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Diploma / BE / B.Tech in Electrical, Mechanical or equivalent engineering discipline.

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Experience

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6-10 years of relevant critical-facility or data center operations and maintenance experience, including at least 2 years in shift coordination or team-lead responsibility.

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Technical Exposure

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Hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance exposure across UPS, batteries, DG, transformers, switchgear, PDU, chillers, PAHU/AHU/CRAH, pumps, fire systems and controls.

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Systems Exposure

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Working knowledge of BMS, EPMS, DCIM, FAS, VESDA, WLD, CCTV and access-control platforms.

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Process Exposure

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Experience with incident, problem, change, permit-to-work, LOTO, preventive maintenance, vendor management, customer calls and remote-hands services.

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Preferred Certifications

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CDCP/CDCS or equivalent data center certification; electrical authorization, safety, first-aid/fire-fighting or OEM training relevant to assigned duties.

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Communication

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Clear verbal and written communication, disciplined documentation, concise escalation and confident coordination with customers and vendors.

📌 Shift Lead - Data Center Operations (Kanchipuram)
🏢 Larsen & Toubro Vyoma
📍 Kanchipuram