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# Lead Shift Engineer - Data Centre - London

- **Company:** HVAC Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £56,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Virtualization Technology
- **Published:** June 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9840c0d901b9c827

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Virtualization?

## Description

Working across one of London's flagship data centre facilities, you'll join a business trusted to maintain mission-critical infrastructure for some of the world's most recognised organisations. This role offers a clear pathway into leadership whilst remaining heavily involved in the technical delivery of a complex critical environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

 * Supporting Shift Leaders with daily operations
 * Electrical and mechanical maintenance
 * Monitoring critical plant and infrastructure
 * Supporting switching activities
 * Incident response and escalation management
 * Contractor supervision
 * Permit management
 * Technical reporting and compliance

This role is ideal for an engineer looking to progress into leadership whilst maintaining a strong technical involvement within a critical environment.


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