Mechanical Engineering Team Lead (m/f/d)

As our Mechanical Team Lead - Mechanical will be based in Frankfurt am Main and will lead the DACH engineering team in the construction, commissioning, witnessing, and testing, management and operation of their mechanical and refrigeration infrastructures. You will compile and report regularly and consistently on the condition and efficiency of the EMEA mechanical and refrigeration systems and identify opportunities for improvement and energy efficiency. 

Your responsibilities 

• Lead the Central Engineering DACH mechanical team in defining and implementing the NTT GDC EMEA Tech-Ops standards to ensure the DACH mechanical infrastructures are effectively operated, maintained and optimised by the regional OPS teams
• Keep up to date with data center developments in terms of new technology in close co-operation with our suppliers and maintenance providers
• Lead the regional team in creating energy business cases for infrastructure change  
• Carry out regular tours of the regional facilities to inspect local conformance to NTT GDC EMEA policies and best practice. Carry out ad-hoc inspection of the mechanical & cooling infrastructure to make sure that its condition is being kept in a satisfactory and optimised condition to ensure all statutory rules are being followed
• Development of mechanical / cooling designs & strategies for new builds and in life projects
• Lead, develop and deliver training sessions to site teams so that they can better understand site systems SLA’s modes of operation of all mechanical equipment on site 
• Lead the team and develop realistic plans, set goals, align plans with NTT GDC EMEA Tech-Ops objectives and coordinate with others team members
• Feed into the NTT Central Engineering Monthly and Quarterly reports delivered to the business to demonstrate where we are with projects and team activities
   

Your profile

• Experience working in mission critical mechanical environments within a large company, IT/Telecoms industry preferred.
• Experience in data centres or a similar environments is considered a significant advantage though not essential
• Subject matter experts understanding of mechanical systems technology, operations and maintenance
• Experience of working in a European multi-cultural environment
• Awareness of Root Cause Analysis management frameworks highly desirable
• Recognised European Health and Safety Qualification highly desirable
• Fluent German and English, both written and verbal required
• Have the ability to break down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts appropriate and escalate when required with strong input and guidance around options / recommendations
• Outstanding relationship-builder and communicator, both internally and externally