Regional Director, zColo
Company Description
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) provides communications infrastructure solutions, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity, colocation and cloud infrastructure to the world’s leading businesses. Customers include wireless and wireline carriers, media and content companies, cloud providers, finance and professional services and other large enterprises. Zayo provides customers with flexible solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth.
Position Description
The Regional Director will be responsible for efficient operations and all aspects of Zayo’s Colorado-based Data Centers including Critical Infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Management of multiple (3-5) Data Center Managers (DCMs) or Lead Data Center Technicians (DCTs) in the Rocky Mountain Region with responsibilities for the operations and maintenance of facilities, installations and client demands in five Data Centers.
- Tracking of key metrics and KPI’s of Operations teams tasks and responses.
- Assurance that all key facility infrastructure and security monitoring systems are operational.
- Escalation of any system, process or administrative issues across various/all departments within the zColo and Zayo organization
- Track Preventative Maintenance schedules ensuring equipment remains in proper working condition and zColo meets its commitments to maintain our various Data Center certifications/compliances (SOC, SSAE-16 etc.)
- Ensure Policies and Procedures are met and consistent amongst all regional DCMs as well as ensuring all regions remain consistent as well.
- Ensure safety rules and procedures are followed. Ensure that Company property is in safe and operational condition to achieve the best working conditions possible for all employees
- Ensure security rules and procedures are followed
- Plan and implement a continual work schedule to maintain
- Oversee contractor’s performance and skills are in line with producing the desired outcome. To ensure that all DCMs inspect outside contractor/ vendors work upon completion and ensures that standards of workmanship and safety are maintained.
- Track and resolve all ‘exceptions’ found during PM activities. And report back to the respective departmental groups of work being completed and forward all paperwork to the appropriate individuals for record keeping.
- Build and maintain a strong relationship with customers/clients
- Provide focus on plans to improve production efficiency and/or achieve cost reduction on OpEx PUE, End Of Life equipment, system enhancements.
- Manages/evaluates PUE at the facility via the BMS system to ensure facility is operating efficiently.
- All infrastructure-related construction projects managed by other internal teams and built by local contractors.
- Training of all DCT’s to understand the functionality of the BMS system so they can react accordingly to any unexpected issue at the site
- Budget tracking:
- Managing Preventative…
- Break Fix tracking, action follow-up
- Contracted Maintenance management
- Communicate costs changes as facilities grows
- Keep FP&A leads up to date
- Anticipation and communication of expenses
- Metrics Management:
- Install interval
- Overtime management
- Task/productivity trending
- PM completions
- Project completions
- Project closures
- Quality Assurance Tracking…trending and follow up to improve service
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience working in a Data Center required
- 10+ years of experience managing, supervising or leading Data Center Technicians, required
- Fantastic written and verbal communication
- Strong understanding of all data center components including HVAC, UPS, servers, etc.
- Engineering Degree preferred
- Construction background preferred
Rewards
- Competitive compensation
- Excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, 401 (k), disability and life insurance
- Fitness membership discounts
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
Zayo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Zayo does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.