Chief Engineer

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international data centre developer is seeking a Chief Engineer in London to oversee power provision and maintenance services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the data centre sector and a background in mechanical/electrical engineering. Responsibilities include managing maintenance budgets and coordinating with project delivery teams to ensure operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the data centre industry required.
• Proven experience in managing mechanical and electrical services.
• Ability to analyze P&ID and operational manuals essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of onsite generation and power provision activities.
• Oversee maintenance for assigned facilities and develop operating budgets.
• Coordinate with external providers and ensure project readiness.

Skills

Extensive experience within the data centre industry

Ability to analyze and interpret engineering drawings

Managing mechanical & electrical services

Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an associated engineering discipline

Time served mechanical and/or electrical apprenticeship

Job description

Chief Engineer - UK, London - Permanent Contract

Are you looking to grow your career at a company that is going through a hypergrowth phase? Our client is an international data centre developer providing large-scale assets across EMEA.

To support the client’s management, we are looking for a Chief Engineer to manage all aspects of onsite generation and power provision activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages mechanical & electrical services maintenance for assigned facilities and assists in the development of operating (OpEx) and capital (CapEx) budgets.
• Manages technical staff, including direct employees, outsourced supply partners and external contractors.
• SME for mechanical & electrical services operations within the assigned site.
• Assists in operations and maintenance issues, troubleshooting and problem solving as required.
• Owner of site mechanical & electrical services operational procedures and continuous improvement of preventative maintenance programs on an ongoing basis.
• Develops/maintains effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
• Coordinates maintenance efforts with change control, external service providers and contractors.
• Interface with the project delivery team in terms of commissioning and operational readiness for all delivery projects.

Requirements

• Extensive experience within the data centre industry.
• Time served mechanical and/or electrical apprenticeship with the relevant experience is essential plus/or Bachelor’s degree in an associated engineering discipline.
• Experience of new data centre/facility start up and commissioning desirable, but not essential.
• Direct experience managing data centre mechanical and electrical services and contributing to site availability and continuous improvement.
• Thorough understanding of data centre critical mechanical and electrical system infrastructure.
• Ability to comprehend, analyse, and interpret engineering drawings, P&ID, safety files and operational manuals.
• Proven experience managing data centre mechanical and electrical services delivered through either a directly managed team or third-party service provider.

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now to show your interest and we will be in touch.

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