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
€ 103KJob 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