Site Critical Facilities Manager

Responsibilities: — Act as the single accountable owner of the outsourced facilities contract, managing vendor performance through SLAs, KPIs, regular reviews, and invoice validation. — Approve maintenance plans, method statements, and change windows to ensure safe and well-planned work on live power and cooling systems. — Serve as the authorised person for permit-to-work and isolations, maintaining site compliance with permits and regulations. — Lead incident response for power and cooling events, share the on-call rota with Critical Facilities Engineers, and escalate risks and vendor issues to the DC Operations Manager. — Own the asset register, asset lifecycle, and capex planning for the site. — Manage energy and PUE reporting and drive efficiency improvements. — Oversee the facilities side of site expansion, ensuring readiness and maintenance setup for each new capacity step. Requirements: — Hands-on experience managing critical facilities (electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems) in a live data center or similar mission-critical environment. — Experience managing outsourced facilities or maintenance vendors with SLAs, KPIs, commercial and escalation discipline. — Proven ability to lead responses to power and cooling incidents, including root cause analysis. — Electrical safety competence and experience as an authorised person for permit-to-work and isolations. — Experience planning maintenance, change windows, and lifecycle or capex budgets for critical infrastructure. — Strong safety mindset and structured, documentation-focused working style. — Professional working proficiency in English. — Willingness to work fully on site. Nice to have: — Finnish language skills. — Experience with buildout, expansion, or commissioning of new or owned facilities. Additional details: — Location: Verda's data center site in Kymenlaakso Region, Finland, with relocation support available. — Employment: Full time, permanent. — Work model: On site. — Verda is building a full-stack AI cloud infrastructure used by leading AI teams globally, headquartered in Helsinki with offices in London and San Francisco. — The company offers cash and equity compensation along with local benefits and a diverse international team.