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The Associate Facilities Planner is an entry level role, responsible for supporting the assessment, planning, and management of the capacity and resources of physical facilities, particularly data centres and related infrastructure. The primary objective of this role is to ensure that the organisation's facilities can support current and future IT needs while maintaining efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
What You'll Be Doing
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Regularly assesses the current capacity of data centres, office spaces, and other facilities to determine their ability to meet existing and anticipated IT requirements.
- Collaborates with IT teams and other stakeholders to forecast future capacity needs based on business growth, technology trends, and project requirements.
- Develops and maintains space utilisation plans that optimise the use of available floor space, including data centre server racks, office workstations, and support infrastructure.
- Allocates resources such as power, cooling, and networking infrastructure to ensure they align with the demand for IT services and equipment.
- Prepares budgets for capacity expansion projects and ongoing facility operations, taking into account costs associated with space, power, cooling, and hardware procurement.
- Identifies opportunities for efficiency improvements, including consolidation, virtualisation, and energy-saving initiatives, to maximize the use of existing resources.
- Generates reports and dashboards that provide insights into facility capacity utilisation, future requirements, and potential bottlenecks.
- Develops plans and strategies for scaling facilities in response to changing IT needs, including expansion, consolidation, or relocation.
- Ensures that facility planning and capacity management align with industry standards, compliance requirements, and best practices.
- Assesses and mitigates risks related to capacity shortages, resource constraints, and facility vulnerabilities.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
- Work is reviewed periodically based on a set of defined procedures or precedence
- Normally receives general instruction on work and new assignments
- Learns to use professional concepts
- Analytical and quantitative skills to assess capacity data, perform forecasting, and make data-driven decisions
- Familiarity with data centre technologies, including server hardware, networking, power distribution, and cooling systems
- Developing proficiency in budgeting, cost analysis, and financial planning
- Project management skills to oversee capacity expansion projects and resource allocation initiatives
- Good communication and collaboration skills to work with IT teams, facility managers, and stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving abilities to address capacity-related challenges and bottlenecks
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree in facilities management, IT management, engineering, or a related field
- Industry certifications such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) can be beneficial
Required Experience:
- Entry level of experience in facilities capacity planning, data centre management, or IT infrastructure planning, with a strong understanding of IT equipment and facility infrastructure
- Entry level of experienced in managing and optimising space, power, cooling, and network resources
- Entry level of proficiency in forecasting future capacity needs based on business growth, technology trends, and project requirements
- Entry level of proficiency in capacity management tools and software, including capacity planning software and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) systems
- Entry level of experience in computer-aided design (CAD) software for facility layouts and space utilisation studies
Workplace type:
On-site Working
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
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