Critical Facilities Shift Manager - Hosting

Hamilton Barnes; Darmstadt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Annual bonus

Leadership progression

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Critical Facilities Shift Manager to oversee all on-site engineering assets at the Frankfurt team, leading a 24/7 shift and driving safe operations.

You will coordinate service providers, perform root cause analyses, and ensure safety and compliance across all activities. German language is optional but English is required.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled mechanical/electrical engineer with knowledge of UPS, generators and power distribution.
• HV switching experience with a current HV training certificate.
• Qualified as an electrical or mechanical engineer to current standards.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Fluent English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Escalate and communicate incidents to nominated persons per procedure
• Oversee planned and unplanned activities, ensuring timely attendance by the 24/7 team
• Support root cause analysis of incidents alongside service providers and contractors
• Assist with planning for projects, planned maintenance, and shift workflows
• Report on health and safety aspects particular to shift duties, including PTW, isolation systems, and RAMS
• Ensure shift engineers undertake work tasks safely and as directed

Skills

Electrical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

HV Switching

Leadership

English Fluent

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Engineer degree

Job description

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a fast-growing global data center operator delivering complex capacity solutions for the world's largest tech companies, bringing stability, consistency, and speed to data center operations worldwide.

This is a great opportunity for a Critical Facilities Shift Manager to join the Frankfurt team, overseeing all engineering assets on-site and ensuring service providers and contractors deliver compliant, high-quality work. The ideal candidate will lead a shift team through a 24/7 operations model, driving root cause analysis on incidents and upholding standards for safety, compliance, and delivery on-site.

Ready to make a move? Get in touch and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Escalate and communicate incidents to nominated persons per procedure
• Oversee planned and unplanned activities, ensuring timely attendance by the 24/7 team
• Support root cause analysis of incidents alongside service providers and contractors
• Assist with planning for projects, planned maintenance, and shift workflows
• Report on health and safety aspects particular to shift duties, including PTW, isolation systems, and RAMS
• Ensure shift engineers undertake work tasks safely and as directed

Skills/Must Have:

• Multi-skilled, mechanical/electrical, with knowledge of UPS, generators, and power distribution
• HV switching experience with a current HV training certificate
• Qualified as an electrical or mechanical engineer to current standards
• Good leadership and management skills
• English fluent; German ideal but not mandatory

Benefits:

• Shift allowance of up to 30%
• Annual bonus
• Genuine leadership progression

Salary:

• Up to €90,000 DOE