Data Centre Engineer
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Job description
As a Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, no two days will be the same. You will be the backbone of the Data Centre site, ensuring maximum uptime, safety, and efficiency. This is a highly varied and dynamic role where you will mix hands-on M&E technical maintenance with crucial IT infrastructure support and contractor management., * Infrastructure Excellence: Monitor, maintain, and optimise critical site systems, environment, and M&E infrastructure. Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to guarantee facility reliability.
- First-Fix & Small Projects: Provide rapid first-fix support on M&E systems and minor fabric repairs, whilst independently delivering small-scale project works.
- Safety & Authority: Act as the Low Voltage (LV) Authorised Person on-site-planning, documenting, and safely executing electrical works with strict adherence to protocols.
- Contractor & Project Supervision: Oversee and coordinate third-party vendors and engineers, providing technical guidance on larger, complex infrastructure tasks.
- Smart Hands IT Support: Bridge the gap between M&E and IT by assisting remote tech teams with hardware installs, cable management, reboots, and connectivity checks.
- Operations & Audit: Manage the ticketing system efficiently, capture precise asset data, and contribute to vital management reports and site audits.
Requirements
You are a proactive, solution-oriented engineer who thrives in a critical environment. You pride yourself on high standards of safety and love the challenge of keeping critical operations running flawlessly., * A multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with experience in critical, industrial, or commercial environments.
- A completed electrical apprenticeship (or equivalent), ideally backed by 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- Comfortable with basic IT skills (including MS Word and Excel).
- Eligible for, or currently holding, National Security Clearance (SC Clearance).
- Flexibility to provide holiday and overtime cover to support your team when needed.
Desirable Experience:
If you have experience in any of the following, we want to hear about it:
- LV switching & UPS Circuitry
- HVAC & BMS Systems
- Generators & Fire Preventative Systems
Not a perfect match on paper? Apply anyway! Our client values transferable skills, passion, and potential far more than a flawless checklist. If you are driven to learn, you might be exactly who they are looking for., * AP
- Data
- Electrical
- Engineering
- HV
- Mechanical
- Engineer
- LV
- Centre
Benefits & conditions
Our client believes in rewarding hard work with a brilliant benefits package and a genuine focus on work-life balance and well-being.
- Financial Security: 5% matched pension, life assurance, and an attractive salary.
- Health & Well-being: Private healthcare coverage.
- Green Perks: Cycle-to-work scheme and an Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.
- Perks & Culture: Free breakfast and snacks on-site, a monthly team pizza lunch, and a genuinely friendly, supportive team atmosphere.
- Continuous Growth: Fully funded external training and an all-access Udemy licence.