Senior Level Critical Facilities Engineer Jobs
Senior level critical facilities engineer jobs put experienced engineers in charge of mission-critical infrastructure strategy, operational resilience, and the technical teams and projects that keep data centers, power systems, and facilities running without interruption. Most openings are on-site or hybrid, concentrated in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Construction & Real Estate, with employers like Burns & McDonnell, Oracle, and Gensler hiring at this level now.
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Role Overview
As a Senior Critical Facilities Manager, you will lead the onsite site-support function that enables OCI’s mission-critical data center operations teams to execute in a disciplined, organized, and audit-ready manner. This role manages the administrative and coordination processes that support facilities operations, including records management, scheduling support, workflow tracking, document control, vendor and visitor coordination, and day-to-day site business operations.
Safety is our first priority and the foundation of every operational decision. You will establish a culture in which employees and contractors identify hazards, follow established procedures, stop unsafe work, and take responsibility for protecting themselves and others. You will ensure that operational urgency never compromises safe execution.
This senior leadership role combines deep technical knowledge of critical infrastructure with strong people's leadership, operational judgment, and program and project management capabilities. As a manager of managers, you will build capable leadership teams, establish clear expectations, and ensure consistent execution across your facilities. You will be accountable for both immediate operational performance and the long-term health, resilience, and readiness of the infrastructure and organization.
Key responsibilities
Safety leadership
Lead a proactive safety culture across employees, contractors, and service providers, reinforcing stop-work authority and accountability at every level.
Ensure work is supported by appropriate risk assessments, approved procedures, required qualifications, and effective controls, including electrical safety, hazardous energy isolation, and contractor safety practices.
Review incidents, near misses, and safety observations; ensure corrective actions address underlying causes and lessons are applied across the organization.
Critical facilities operations and technical ownership
Own the operational availability and reliability of all MEP infrastructure within your assigned data centers, including power distribution, backup generation, UPS systems, cooling, building controls, and associated life-safety systems.
Lead 24/7 facilities operations, including staffing, shift coverage, operating procedures, maintenance planning, and emergency preparedness.
Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance is completed safely, effectively, and on schedule, with disciplined management of maintenance backlogs and equipment deficiencies.
Provide technical leadership for complex equipment issues, system performance concerns, and operational risk assessments.
Maintain rigorous change management and work execution practices, including standard operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency operating procedures, and contingency plans.
Lead facilities incident response and recovery, ensuring timely escalation, clear communication, thorough root-cause analysis, and sustained corrective action.
Leadership and people management
Lead, coach, and develop facilities operations managers, holding them accountable for safety, technical performance, team effectiveness, and employee development.
Build an organization with the staffing, skills, and leadership capacity needed to support current operations and future growth.
Establish clear goals and performance expectations; provide meaningful feedback and address performance concerns promptly and consistently.
Develop succession plans, strengthen technical training and qualification programs, and create opportunities for career growth.
Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Programs, projects, and business management
Lead programs that improve safety, reliability, maintenance effectiveness, operational consistency, and infrastructure lifecycle performance.
Oversee facilities projects, equipment replacements, and upgrades, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and operational risks are managed throughout execution.
Partner with engineering, construction, commissioning, and other stakeholders to ensure new facilities and systems transition into operations with complete documentation, trained staff, and demonstrated readiness.
Manage operating budgets, resource plans, vendor performance, service agreements, and critical spare-parts strategies.
Use performance measures, inspections, and operational reviews to identify risks, prioritize investment, and verify improvement.
Maintain compliance with applicable requirements and Oracle standards, with accurate records and readiness for audits and inspections.
Qualifications and experience - this will be based on the job code quals.
Substantial experience operating and maintaining mission-critical facilities, with deep knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
Demonstrated experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams in a 24/7 operating environment.
A strong record of safety leadership, operational risk management, and disciplined maintenance and change execution.
Experience leading complex incidents, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions.
Demonstrated success managing operational programs, infrastructure projects, budgets, and service providers.
Strong communication and decision-making skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, establish priorities, and align stakeholders.
A relevant technical degree or equivalent practical experience.
Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.
Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.
Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.
Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.
Role Overview
As a Senior Critical Facilities Manager, you will lead the onsite site-support function that enables OCI’s mission-critical data center operations teams to execute in a disciplined, organized, and audit-ready manner. This role manages the administrative and coordination processes that support facilities operations, including records management, scheduling support, workflow tracking, document control, vendor and visitor coordination, and day-to-day site business operations.
Safety is our first priority and the foundation of every operational decision. You will establish a culture in which employees and contractors identify hazards, follow established procedures, stop unsafe work, and take responsibility for protecting themselves and others. You will ensure that operational urgency never compromises safe execution.
This senior leadership role combines deep technical knowledge of critical infrastructure with strong people's leadership, operational judgment, and program and project management capabilities. As a manager of managers, you will build capable leadership teams, establish clear expectations, and ensure consistent execution across your facilities. You will be accountable for both immediate operational performance and the long-term health, resilience, and readiness of the infrastructure and organization.
Key responsibilities
Safety leadership
Lead a proactive safety culture across employees, contractors, and service providers, reinforcing stop-work authority and accountability at every level.
Ensure work is supported by appropriate risk assessments, approved procedures, required qualifications, and effective controls, including electrical safety, hazardous energy isolation, and contractor safety practices.
Review incidents, near misses, and safety observations; ensure corrective actions address underlying causes and lessons are applied across the organization.
Critical facilities operations and technical ownership
Own the operational availability and reliability of all MEP infrastructure within your assigned data centers, including power distribution, backup generation, UPS systems, cooling, building controls, and associated life-safety systems.
Lead 24/7 facilities operations, including staffing, shift coverage, operating procedures, maintenance planning, and emergency preparedness.
Ensure preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance is completed safely, effectively, and on schedule, with disciplined management of maintenance backlogs and equipment deficiencies.
Provide technical leadership for complex equipment issues, system performance concerns, and operational risk assessments.
Maintain rigorous change management and work execution practices, including standard operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency operating procedures, and contingency plans.
Lead facilities incident response and recovery, ensuring timely escalation, clear communication, thorough root-cause analysis, and sustained corrective action.
Leadership and people management
Lead, coach, and develop facilities operations managers, holding them accountable for safety, technical performance, team effectiveness, and employee development.
Build an organization with the staffing, skills, and leadership capacity needed to support current operations and future growth.
Establish clear goals and performance expectations; provide meaningful feedback and address performance concerns promptly and consistently.
Develop succession plans, strengthen technical training and qualification programs, and create opportunities for career growth.
Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Programs, projects, and business management
Lead programs that improve safety, reliability, maintenance effectiveness, operational consistency, and infrastructure lifecycle performance.
Oversee facilities projects, equipment replacements, and upgrades, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and operational risks are managed throughout execution.
Partner with engineering, construction, commissioning, and other stakeholders to ensure new facilities and systems transition into operations with complete documentation, trained staff, and demonstrated readiness.
Manage operating budgets, resource plans, vendor performance, service agreements, and critical spare-parts strategies.
Use performance measures, inspections, and operational reviews to identify risks, prioritize investment, and verify improvement.
Maintain compliance with applicable requirements and Oracle standards, with accurate records and readiness for audits and inspections.
Qualifications and experience - this will be based on the job code quals.
Substantial experience operating and maintaining mission-critical facilities, with deep knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
Demonstrated experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams in a 24/7 operating environment.
A strong record of safety leadership, operational risk management, and disciplined maintenance and change execution.
Experience leading complex incidents, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing effective corrective actions.
Demonstrated success managing operational programs, infrastructure projects, budgets, and service providers.
Strong communication and decision-making skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, establish priorities, and align stakeholders.
A relevant technical degree or equivalent practical experience.
Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure?
Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission-critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long-term capacity growth.
Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.
Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.
Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, role-based technical training, and development opportunities designed for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure and facilities operations.
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Senior Level Critical Facilities Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level critical facilities engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who have owned outcomes, not just executed tasks. Demonstrating that you have led capital improvement projects, driven reliability programs, or mentored junior staff puts you ahead. Certifications like RCDD, CPD, or Uptime Institute ATD signal technical depth. Tailoring your resume to show scope of responsibility, not just duties, makes the strongest impression.
Which companies hire senior level critical facilities engineers?
Companies hiring senior level critical facilities engineers right now include Burns & McDonnell, Oracle, and Gensler, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large enterprises and specialized operators that run complex, high-availability environments requiring experienced leadership on the technical side.
Are there remote senior level critical facilities engineer jobs?
Yes, though most critical facilities roles require at least some on-site presence given the hands-on nature of the work. About 33% of senior level critical facilities engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements being more common than fully remote at this experience level.
What makes a critical facilities engineer role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope. Where mid-level engineers execute within defined processes, senior engineers set those processes, own reliability outcomes, and are accountable for major infrastructure decisions. They typically lead cross-functional projects, serve as the technical authority during incidents, and mentor less experienced engineers. The expectation is that they drive results without close supervision.
Which industries hire the most senior level critical facilities engineers?
Senior Level critical facilities engineer roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Construction & Real Estate, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they operate large-scale, high-availability facilities where infrastructure downtime carries significant operational or financial consequences, making experienced engineering leadership a priority.