Senior Manager, Data Center Facility Operations

Crusoe
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 175,000 - 190,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Incident management","Root-cause analysis","Safety leadership","Cross-training"]

Lead day-to-day critical infrastructure operations for Crusoe’s MSP-4 20MW AI-optimized data center in Shakopee, MN, scaling through a planned expansion to 40MW. Own 24/7 uptime, safety, and operational excellence across electrical, mechanical, and controls systems; run incident response with root-cause analysis; and build a cross-trained 24/7 facilities team. Partner with design, construction, and commissioning to integrate new capacity without disrupting live load.

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Senior Manager, Data Center Facility Operations

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Job Summary

Lead day-to-day critical infrastructure operations for Crusoe’s MSP-4 20MW AI-optimized data center in Shakopee, MN, scaling through a planned expansion to 40MW. Own 24/7 uptime, safety, and operational excellence across electrical, mechanical, and controls systems; run incident response with root-cause analysis; and build a cross-trained 24/7 facilities team. Partner with design, construction, and commissioning to integrate new capacity without disrupting live load.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own 24/7 operational readiness of critical infrastructure including electrical distribution, UPS/generators/PDUs, mechanical systems, fire/life safety, and BMS/EPMS monitoring.
  • •Maintain and continuously improve MOPs, EOPs, and SOPs; drive root-cause analysis, postmortems, and remediation to closure.
  • •Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize reliability and minimize unplanned downtime.
  • •Build and manage a lean, cross-trained 20MW operations team and scale staffing/shift coverage/on-call coverage for growth to 40MW, including recruiting and cross-training.
  • •Serve as an operations stakeholder for capacity expansion planning and integrated systems testing/commissioning so new infrastructure integrates without disrupting live production load.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 175,000 - 190,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePaid ParentalLife Insurance401kLong-term DisabilityHsaCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 5 years managing operations in a data center environment with direct responsibility for critical infrastructure (electrical and mechanical systems).
  • •Experience building, right-sizing, or optimizing a lean staffing model, including shift design, cross-training, and vendor/staff balancing.
  • •Strong working knowledge of electrical distribution and mechanical cooling systems typical of enterprise/hyperscale/colocation data centers.
  • •Experience managing teams (direct reports and/or contracted staff) in a 24/7 operational environment.
  • •Working knowledge of BMS/EPMS/DCIM monitoring platforms and familiarity with NFPA 70E and OSHA safety programs.
Experience:5+ yearsData centerColocationHyperscaleAI computeLiquid coolingDirect-to-chip cooling
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Facilities Management, or equivalent experience
Skills:LeadershipIncident managementRoot-cause analysisSafety leadershipCross-training
Tech Stack:BMSEPMSDCIMMOPsEOPsSOPsPUEMTTRMTBFOSHANFPA 70EArc flashLOTO

Company Brief

Crusoe
Builds vertically integrated, energy-first AI infrastructure and purpose-built AI data centers (Crusoe Cloud), leveraging clean/stranded energy to power large-scale GPU compute for AI training and inference.
Industry: Data Centers
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Denver, United States
Founded: 2018
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