IREN
Senior Operations Manager
Sweetwater, Texas · On site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Feb 19, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8 years in critical infrastructure operations and minimum 5 years of leadership experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent; technical degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in E-Verify to confirm U.S. work authorization.
About the job
Leads 24/7 data center campus operations, safety, maintenance, and multi-trade teams to maintain critical infrastructure reliability and support commissioning and expansion.
What you'll do
- Lead safety practices and compliance across operations and contractor work, including electrical safety and high-risk work controls.
- Oversee critical electrical and mechanical systems, maintenance execution, reliability, and responses to abnormal events.
- Manage and develop multi-trade teams and contractors, and partner with Engineering and Construction on energization, commissioning, and expansion.
What they ask for
- Minimum 8 years of experience in critical infrastructure operations.
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary operations teams in a mission-critical data center or critical infrastructure environment supporting 24/7 operations.
- Strong understanding of electrical safety practices, including LOTO and energized work controls.
- Ability to plan and execute complex work in a high-risk, uptime-critical environment; strong communication skills for field leadership and executive updates.
Nice to have
- Technical degree; experience supporting MV/HV power systems and coordinating switching, cutovers, and energization.
- Expertise in NFPA 70E and LOTO, PM/CM programs using a CMMS, or BMS, EPMS, SCADA, or DCIM monitoring platforms.
Pay
174,00.00 USD base salary (expected starting salary)
Tools
CMMS, BMS, EPMS, SCADA, DCIM, UPS, ATS/STS, NFPA 70E
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