Location: Slough or Hayes
Shift Pattern: Continental Shift Pattern
Employment Type: Permanent
We are recruiting for an experienced Shift Leader to join a major facilities management provider on a prestigious data centre account, with opportunities across established campuses in Slough and Hayes, so there is a choice of where you're based.
This is a key position within a critical environment, responsible for leading the shift engineering team while remaining hands-on with the operation, maintenance and reliability of complex mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
The Role
* Lead and support a team of Shift Technicians across a live data centre environment.
* Take responsibility for engineering activity during your shift and ensure site operations remain safe and resilient.
* Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across critical M&E systems.
* Respond to plant faults, alarms and technical incidents, ensuring approriate escalation and resolution.
* Support the operation of UPS systems, generators, LV/HV distribution, switchgear, cooling systems, CRAC/CRAH units and BMS.
* Manage permits, isolations and safe systems of work.
* Ensure PPM and reactive tasks are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
* Allocate work across the shift team and monitor engineering performance.
* Provide technical guidance and support to engineers during fault-finding and maintenance activities.
* Liaise with specialist contractors and oversee works carried out within critical areas.
* Maintain accurate engineering records, shift handovers and CAFM updates.
* Support incident response, root cause investigation and continous improvement activity.
* Ensure compliance with health & safety, operational procedures and client standards.
* Maintain clear communication with site management and wider technical teams.
Candidate Requirements
* HV/LVAP is beneficial but not required, higher salary banding is available to those that are current HVAP's.
* Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
* Strong understanding of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure
* Previous experience leading an engineering team.
* Confident fault-finding across building services and critical plant.
* Good understanding of permit-to-work and safe isolation procedures.
* Strong communication skills and the ability to remain calm in a high-availability environment.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a major data centre account with a strong engineering culture, working across modern critical infrastructure in either Slough or Hayes
Salary description
£55000.00 - £56750.00 per year