Job Description

The Data Center Facilities Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth and reliable operation of our data centre infrastructure. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the facility's operation, including power, cooling, fire protection, security, and environmental controls. Other responsibilities include managing data center floor space and security. You will also lead a team of outsourced technicians and contractors, to manage projects, and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.

Key objectives are to:

•Maximize uptime: Ensure the data centre infrastructure meets the required availability levels and minimizes downtime, preventing outages, service and data loss.

•Maintain system redundancy: Implement and manage redundant systems for critical infrastructure to ensure smooth operation even during maintenance or unexpected events. Ensure maintenance regime is adhered to and any arising gaps remediated in a timely manner.

•Control operational expenses: Manage budgets effectively and find cost-saving opportunities for maintenance, upgrades, and external services

•Plan and strategize data center requirements to meet SIA current and future IT roadmap.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage:

•A team of outsourced data centre technicians and contractors, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback.

•Projects related to the maintenance, upgrade, and expansion / optimization of the data centre infrastructure.

•Hosting sites are run as per SLA and within limits of key data centre operating parameters for power cooling and environmental settings

•Emergency response plans for diverse scenarios like power outages, fires, or natural disaster

Ensure optimal performance:

•Of critical infrastructure systems, including power distribution, cooling systems, fire suppression systems, and security systems.

•Of the data centre environment, maintaining optimal temperature, humidity, and air quality.

•Of operational efficiency and resource utilization.

Plan and execute:

•Preventive maintenance schedules and corrective actions for identified issues.

•Emergency response procedures in case of power outages, equipment failures, or other disruptions.

•Budgetary allocation and resource management for the data centre facilities.

Maintain compliance:

•With all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

•Lead and manage data center audits

•Documentation for all systems and procedures.

Collaborate:

•With IT and other teams to ensure the smooth integration of data centre operations with other critical functions.

•With external vendors and service providers to maintain and upgrade equipment and systems.

Data Cente strategy and migration:

•Responsible for providing Data centre design and construction inputs, sustainability initiatives, and energy efficiency optimization

•Work with IT team for data centres space and power requirements

•Work with and support IT team for any data centre migration as required

•Responsible for writing Datacenter related tenders such as maintenance contract, co-location sourcing etc. and writing management approval papers.

Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering with minimum 5 years relevant industry experience or Diploma in electrical engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience in datacentre infrastructure and facility management

•Familiar with fire safety rules and regulations associated with operating complex datacenter infrastructure

•Proficient in data centre monitoring and management software

•Familiar with data center fiber and structure cabling would be a added advantage

•Possess Datacenter certification eg. CDCP, CDFOM

•Familiar with TIA-942-B design standards for Datacenter, Uptime Standards and ASHRAE requirements

•Familiar with IT hardware specifications and computer racking requirements for datacenter space and power planning.

•Excellent organizational/administrative skills as well as strong communications & interpersonal skills

•Must be a positive, collaborative, active excellent problem-solver, being customer service oriented and conscientious.

•Willing to work on non-office hour and weekend including public holidays

Duration:

March - August (6 months)

We are seeking a talented and creative Visual Communication & Experience Design Intern to join our team. The ideal candidate should have interest for niche fragrances. As an intern, your main responsibility will be to enhance the consumer experience visually, both online and offline, by effectively communicating and showcasing our Scent Journer fragrance products. Your role will involve utilizing your content creation skills to help consumers understand our products visually, without relying solely on the sense of smell. Additionally, you will contribute to increasing the average order value through visually appealing and innovative designs.

Responsibilities:

• Visual Communication:

Develop creative and visually compelling content that effectively communicate the unique qualities and benefits of our Scent Journer fragrance products.

• Online Experience:

Collaborate with creative director to create visually engaging content for our website, social media platforms, and online advertising campaigns. Ensure the design elements align with our brand identity and enhance the consumer experience.

• Offline Experience:

Assist in the development of visually captivating packaging designs, point-of-sale materials, and other physical collaterals that effectively convey the essence of our fragrance products.

• Consumer Understanding:

Conduct research on consumer preferences, market trends, and competitor analysis to gain insights into visual communication strategies that resonate with our target audience. This include engage directly with customers to understand, gather feedback, and identify areas for improvement in the customer experience.

• User Experience Enhancement:

Opportunity for your input on design considerations in product development that enhance the overall consumer experience to be launch.

• Creative Problem Solving:

Develop innovative visual solutions to improve the consumer's understanding and engagement with our fragrance products, focusing on increasing the average order value. Intern will be involved in sales and pricing strategy too.

Requirement:

• Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong visual communication skills with a keen eye for detail and aesthetics, with strong creative and design skills.
• Demonstrated interest in luxury fragrances and knowledge of the fragrance industry.
• Proactive with the ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for understanding consumer behavior and translating it into impactful visual experiences.
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback, and iterate on designs.
• Confidence in interacting with customers to identify the visual communication gap.

.Competes engineering projects by organizing and controlling project elements.

.To meet customer shipment schedule-monitor the production status,have day-to -day production output and work-in -progress reports.

.Work closely with Procurement Team to follow-up material availability so as plan production date ,schdule and keep updating status weekly with deatail reports.

.determines project responsibilities by identifying project phasezs and elements,specifications ,and plan ,scheduling changes,and recommending actions.

.Controls project costs by approving expenditures and administering contracor contracts.

.Ability to handle multiple projects and provide weekly updaye status of each project .Attend regular meeting with customers and writing minutes of meeting .