Critical Services Lead – Data Centre Ops

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Critical Services Supervisor to join a high-performing engineering team in London. You will lead engineers and contractors to maintain critical electrical infrastructure and ensure resilience, uptime, and safety in a mission-critical environment.

The role involves Continental shift patterns with 4 days on/off and 7:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00 blocks, and an opportunity to progress into Engineering Management or Critical Facilities Management.

Qualifications

• Recognized electrical engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, HNC, HND or equivalent).
• Current 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Strong operational experience within critical environments such as Data Centres, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Technology Campuses or Mission Critical Facilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior engineering lead on shift, providing technical direction and support to engineers and contractors.
• Maintain the continuous operation of all critical electrical infrastructure, ensuring maximum resilience and uptime.
• Oversee operation, monitoring and maintenance of HV/LV distribution systems, UPS, standby generators, switchgear, BMS and related systems.
• Lead response activities during faults, alarms, outages and abnormal operating conditions.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineers and apprentices; support recruitment and succession planning.

Skills

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Electrical engineering

Data Centres

Leadership

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Critical Services Supervisor to join a high-performing engineering team in London. You will lead engineers and contractors to maintain critical electrical infrastructure and ensure resilience, uptime, and safety in a mission-critical environment.

The role involves Continental shift patterns with 4 days on/off and 7:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00 blocks, and an opportunity to progress into Engineering Management or Critical Facilities Management.