Data Center Site Manager

Job Description

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way – responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

Data Center Site Manager

The Data Center Site Manager will lead all day-to-day operations and serves as the technical authority on site, responsible for understanding how critical systems work together and ensuring teams operate them to standard.

This is not a hands-on engineering role, but it does require sufficient technical depth to:

• Make informed operational decisions
• Challenge and guide technical teams and vendors
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis
• Ensure maintenance and operational practices align with system design, risk tolerances and SLA

The role balances technical oversight, people leadership, safety, and communication across the site and in a leadership capacity. While direct data center experience is beneficial, we are equally open to leaders from mission-critical environments such as oil & gas, hospitals, utilities, or industrial facilities.

Job Requirements

• Required
  • Experience leading operations in mission-critical or industrial environments (data centers, oil & gas, utilities, hospitals, manufacturing, etc.)
  • Proven people leadership experience with technical or facilities-based teams
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to report clearly and lead confidently
  • Sufficient technical understanding to manage electrical, mechanical, and facilities systems at a high level
• Preferred
  • Data center or critical facilities experience
  • Background in electrical, mechanical, facilities, or technical operations
  • Exposure to regulated or safety-focused environments

Job Responsibilities

Site & Technical Leadership

• Act as the senior technical and operational leader for the site’s 24/7 operations
• Provide clear direction to technical, cloud support, electrical, mechanical and maintenance teams
• Translate technical issues into operational and business impacts for leadership
• Serve as the escalation point for complex technical and infrastructure issues
• Working with the project team, support the expansion of the facility

Critical Infrastructure Oversight

• Oversee the operation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure, including:
  • Power distribution and backup systems
  • Cooling and environmental systems
  • Building management and monitoring systems
• Ensure infrastructure operates within design parameters, risk tolerances and SLA requirement
• Review and approve maintenance strategies, procedures, and schedules
• Lead technical readiness for equipment installs, upgrades, and capacity changes

Incident Management & Risk

• Lead site-level response to technical incidents, outages, or abnormal conditions
• Direct root-cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are implemented
• Identify systemic risks and reliability concerns across infrastructure and operations
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared

People Leadership & Culture

• Lead, coach, and develop multi-disciplinary technical and facilities teams
• Promote a strong culture of technical excellence, safety, accountability, and teamwork
• Act as the face of the site, setting expectations through visible leadership
• Ensure clear shift coverage and operational ownership

Safety, Compliance & Governance

• Operate within environments with strong safety and regulatory requirements
• Ensure safe work practices across all site technical, electrical and mechanical operations
• Support compliance audits, inspections, and internal governance standards
• Champion safety leadership (without being a dedicated Safety Officer)

Communication & Reporting

• Provide structured reporting on:
  • Site performance and uptime
  • Maintenance activities and risks
  • Technical issues and incident trends
• Communicate clearly with regional leadership and technical stakeholders <