Area General Manager - Data Centres

Nexus Careers Group Ltd; Slough; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

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. 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

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Building services

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Contract management

Senior management

Education

Engineering degree

Management qualification

Data centre/critical environment qualification

Job description

Area General Manager - Data Centres

Location: Berkshire

Salary: £85,000-£95,000 per annum

Bonus: Discretionary bonus

Contract: Permanent

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.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Candidate Requirements

• 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.

Package and Benefits

• £85,000-£95,000 basic salary.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Senior multi-site leadership position.
• High-profile cluster of data centre environments.
• Excellent training and professional development.
• Genuine progression into more senior regional or director-level positions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically credible senior leader to take responsibility for engineering performance across a strategically important data centre portfolio.