Data Centre Engineer

Matchtech
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 50K

Job location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Data Centers
Issue Tracking Systems
SC Clearance
Information Technology

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.

About the company

Imagine working in an environment where your skills are continuously sharpened, your ideas are valued, and your career progression is actively funded. Our client is a leading name in data centre infrastructure, offering a unique blend of critical technical challenges and a remarkably supportive, family-like culture where more than half the team has stayed for over 5 years.

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