ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Critical Infrastructure Reliability & UptimeOwn reliability and performance of all mission‑critical systems, including power distribution, substations, generators, UPS/CPS, cooling plants, process utilities, and life‑safety systems.Establish and enforce global standards for redundancy, capacity management, maintenance, testing, and commissioning.Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions for critical incidents, outages, or near‑miss events.Governance, Standards & Risk ManagementDefine and maintain global Critical Facilities Engineering standards, design guidelines, and operating procedures.Own the critical facilities risk register, including single points of failure, deferred maintenance risk, and capacity constraints.Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, ASHRAE, OSHA, local AHJs, and internal governance).Operations & IFM OversightProvide technical governance and performance oversight of IFM partners delivering critical facilities operations and maintenance.Define SLAs, KPIs, and audit mechanisms for preventive maintenance, emergency response, and system availability.Act as escalation authority for high‑risk operational decisions affecting uptime or safety.Capital Planning & Lifecycle ManagementOwn the long‑term capital roadmap for critical infrastructure upgrades, renewals, and expansions.Partner with Finance and Facilities Leadership on CapEx prioritization, business cases, and risk‑based investment decisions.Ensure assets are managed through full lifecycle planning, including end‑of‑life strategies and redundancy planning.Projects, Expansion & CommissioningProvide engineering leadership for new builds, expansions, major retrofits, and capacity upgrades affecting critical systems.Ensure rigorous design review, FAT/SAT, integrated systems testing (IST), and commissioning before turnover.Approve deviations from standards based on documented risk assessments.Business Continuity & Emergency PreparednessPartner with CREW and site leadership to ensure BCP, ERP, and emergency power strategies are robust and tested.Lead readiness for utility failures, extreme weather events, and regional disruptions impacting critical infrastructure.Team Leadership & Capability BuildingLead and develop a global Critical Facilities Engineering function (directs and/or matrixed).Establish training, certification, and succession planning for critical facilities expertise.Serve as the internal subject‑matter authority for critical infrastructure decisions.
