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Field Engineering Manager – Data Center
Computacenter. Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists assigned to the Data Center practice .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists within Data Center environments, focusing on technical execution, employee development, and operational discipline. Possesses extensive experience in Data Center infrastructure delivery, workforce planning, and maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
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Data Center Infrastructure DeliveryProject LeadershipWorkforce PlanningTechnical StandardsSafety and Operational Discipline
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Hard Skills
Rack InstallationCable Management SystemsCopper and Fiber InstallationServer and Network InstallationSite SurveysCommissioningQuality EvidenceTechnical CloseoutHigh-Density Data Center EnvironmentsPerformance Management
Soft Skills
CommunicationFinancial JudgmentCross-Functional Leadership
Certifications & Qualifications
BICSIOSHAFiber CertificationCopper Certification
Industry Keywords
Data CenterMission-CriticalColocationConstructionTechnical Services
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists assigned to the Data Center practice
- Set expectations for technical leadership, execution quality, utilization, communication, behavior, and employee development
- Maintain current information on skills, experience, certifications, readiness, location, availability, and development needs
- Create training, mentoring, succession, and career-development plans
- Align qualified Project Engineers and Implementation Specialists to projects based on complexity, technical risk, geography, and customer requirements
- Forecast capability and capacity gaps and recommend hiring, contractor, cross-training, partner, or investment actions
- Establish and maintain repeatable Data Center field execution standards, work methods, technical checkpoints, documentation requirements, and acceptance expectations
- Monitor technical escalations, repeat defects, rework, partner performance, and customer feedback and drive corrective action
- Support technical evaluation, onboarding, enablement, and performance review of Data Center delivery partners
- Partner with Project Management, Solutions, Sales, Estimating, Resource Management, Finance, Partner Management, and Field Engineering leadership
- Support major opportunities and programs by validating proposed technical leadership and workforce models
- Monitor utilization, productivity, cost, labor mix, workforce risk, and other practice performance indicators
- Travel 15%–20% as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong understanding of rack installation, land and level, rack build, rack-and-stack, integration, and cable-management systems
- Knowledge of copper and fiber installation, routing, dressing, patching, termination, testing, labeling, documentation, and acceptance requirements
- Experience with server, network, storage, power-distribution, or other infrastructure installation within approved scope
- Understanding of site surveys, readiness reviews, commissioning, migration, cutover, technical closeout, and quality evidence
- Experience working in high-density, active, construction, commissioning, colocation, mission-critical, or hyperscale Data Center environments
- Strong safety and operational discipline related to access control, contamination control, raised floors, overhead work, material handling, and customer-specific site requirements
- At least 8 years of field engineering, Data Center infrastructure delivery, technical services, or related experience
- At least 3 years of direct people leadership, performance management, and employee development experience
- Demonstrated experience leading or developing Project Engineers, technical authorities, onsite leaders, or comparable senior technical roles
- Strong technical credibility in Data Center infrastructure deployment and partner-led field execution
- Experience with workforce planning, utilization, technical standards, quality improvement, and contractor or partner delivery
- Ability to make clear readiness decisions and challenge staffing or delivery models that create unacceptable execution risk
- Strong communication, financial judgment, operational discipline, and cross-functional leadership skills
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Relevant BICSI, fiber, copper, manufacturer, OSHA, safety, project-delivery, or Data Center credentials are a bonus
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical, trade, military, operational, and leadership experience is a bonus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive compensation plans
- Long-term career opportunities
- Benefit plans supporting good health, future financial security, and peace of mind