Data Center Manager

Preston Recruitment Ltd
19 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
Dutch, English, French
Compensation
€ 103K

Job location

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Data Centers

Job description

We're recruiting for a Data Center Manager to join a brand-new, AI-ready Tier III facility in the heart of Brussels a rare opportunity to take on a senior leadership role within one of Europe's most advanced critical environments.

You'll lead a 15-person onsite team (Shift Technicians & Team Leaders) and own day-to-day technical operations, uptime and safety across a mission-critical site serving global clients.

The facility features a 2N substation capacity with N+1 redundancy across supporting systems, designed for 99.999% availability and world-class performance.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead, coach and develop the on-site engineering team (c.15 headcount).
  • Manage a €2M budget
  • Manage electrical, mechanical and building services (HV/LV, UPS, generators, cooling, BMS, fire safety).
  • Ensure 24/7 resilience, incident readiness and compliance withTier III standards.
  • Oversee maintenance planning, change control and root-cause analysis.
  • Drive continuous improvement, energy efficiency and operational best practice.
  • Interface with stakeholders and customers to deliver exceptional service.

Requirements

  • Proven leadership in data centres or comparable critical environments (hospital, pharma, airport, industrial).
  • Hands-on knowledge of HV/LV power, UPS, generators, cooling and BMS.
  • Track record leading multi-disciplinary teams in a 24/7 setting.
  • Excellent communication skills; English (French/Dutch a plus).
  • Able to work onsite in Brussels; EU work rights required.

Benefits & conditions

  • €85,000 - €103,000 + Bonus Scheme + Benefits
  • Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
  • 25 days' Annual leave + Public Holidays
  • Company Car, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Pension Plan
  • Leadership Development Training
  • Real career progression across a global operator in Europe
  • Immediate interviews available

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