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# Area General Manager - Data Centres

- **Company:** Nexus
- **Location:** Slough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/43006570/

## About the Role

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.

## Description

* 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.


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