Area General Manager - Data Centres

• Oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centre sites.

• Lead and develop Data Centre Managers, Engineering Managers and technical teams.

• Ensure critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure is maintained safely and reliably.

• Drive engineering performance, resilience and operational consistency across the portfolio.

• Oversee planned, reactive, statutory and lifecycle maintenance programmes.

• Manage technical incidents, escalations and root-cause investigations.

• Ensure compliance with permits, safe systems of work and operational procedures.

• Monitor performance against contractual KPIs, SLAs and client expectations.

• Maintain senior-level relationships with clients and key stakeholders.

• Review operational reports and present performance updates.

• Support technical projects, asset replacement and infrastructure upgrades.

• Manage budgets, forecasts, expenditure and commercial performance.

• Identify efficiencies, cost savings and service improvement opportunities.

• Ensure appropriate staffing, succession planning and team development.

• Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

This is a senior technical leadership role with responsibility for engineering performance, operational delivery, people management and client relationships across multiple critical sites.

The successful candidate must come from a strong technical engineering background and have proven experience managing teams and services within data centres, critical environments or complex building services operations., * Strong technical background within electrical, mechanical or building services engineering.

• Senior management experience within data centres or critical environments.

• Experience overseeing multiple sites or a regional engineering portfolio.

• Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

• Proven experience leading managers, engineers and specialist contractors.

• Good commercial and financial awareness.

• Strong client, stakeholder and contract management skills.

• Relevant technical, engineering or management qualifications.

• Confident leadership style with strong communication and decision-making skills.

Nexus Careers is working with a leading data centre and critical facilities provider to recruit an experienced Area General Manager to oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centres in Berkshire.