Director of Facilities Engineering- AI Data Centers/Factories at Ez Blockchain
Chicago, IL
$150,000–$180,000
Jul 27, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Director-level role responsible for building and leading the facilities engineering program across a portfolio of AI/HPC data center campuses, from greenfield construction through commissioning and ongoing operations. The position owns engineering strategy, design standards, and lifecycle management for high-density electrical, mechanical, and cooling infrastructure — including direct-to-chip liquid cooling at up to 150 kW per rack. It suits a senior engineering leader with deep mission-critical infrastructure expertise who can simultaneously build internal teams, manage external partners, and drive capital discipline across multiple parallel projects.
Principal level · 10+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title is 'Director of Facilities Engineering' with no seniority modifier, but the scope (org-wide platform creation, direct board/investor exposure, building the program from scratch) supports a Principal-level classification rather than Senior.
The alt SOC (15-1244) reflects that the role's day-to-day work is heavily infrastructure operations and engineering; however, the explicit people-management mandate (building and leading multidisciplinary teams, budget ownership, vendor management) makes 11-3021 the stronger fit.
NVIDIA and AMD GPU systems appear in the narrative describing the infrastructure environment rather than in a formal requirements section; listed as preferred accordingly.
Direct-to-chip cooling and PUE optimization appear in the responsibilities narrative rather than the formal qualifications block; listed as preferred.
PE license, CEM, PMP, and LEED AP are explicitly listed under Preferred Qualifications.
The 7+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams requirement is a leadership gate noted here; total experience minimum is set to 10 years per the primary experience requirement.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): medium-voltage power distribution, reliability-centered maintenance, direct-to-chip cooling, PUE optimization.
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