Critical Shift Engineer

GH Engage; Woking; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 shift days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension matched up to 5%

Life assurance (4x salary)

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Free parking

Excellent training & progression

Job summary

GH Engage in Woking is seeking a dedicated Critical Shift Engineer to operate, maintain and fault-find critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure within a state‑of‑the‑art data centre environment, ensuring maximum uptime for a highly resilient facility.

You will work a continental days and nights shift pattern (6am‑6pm / 6pm‑6am) and play a key role in preventative and reactive maintenance, with strong training, progression and benefits at the facility.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Data centre or critical environment experience preferred.
• Experience with UPS, generators, transformers, LV distribution, BMS and critical cooling systems.
• LVAP/HVAP experience highly desirable.
• Experience with HV/LV switching, SOPs, EOPs and critical procedures.
• Strong fault-finding and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and fault-find critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime.
• Support continuous operation of a high‑reliability data centre facility.
• Work within shift patterns and implement preventative and reactive maintenance tasks.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical

Mechanical

Data centre experience

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

UPS systems

Generators

Transformers

LV distribution

BMS

Critical cooling systems

Job description

Critical Shift Engineer – Data Centre Maintenance

Woking

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Critical Shift Engineer to join a leading owner and operator of critical infrastructure, delivering engineering maintenance within a state-of-the-art Data Centre Maintenance environment in Woking.

Working a continental days & nights shift pattern (6am–6pm / 6pm–6am), this Critical Shift Engineer will be responsible for the operation, maintenance and fault-finding of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure, ensuring maximum uptime across a highly resilient facility.

The successful Critical Shift Engineer will ideally have previous experience within Data Centre Maintenance or another critical environment. This is an excellent opportunity to move client-side, with outstanding training, progression and benefits at a critical facility in Woking.

Requirements

• City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Data centre or critical environment experience preferred
• Experience with UPS, generators, transformers, LV distribution, BMS and critical cooling systems
• LVAP/HVAP experience highly desirable
• Experience with HV/LV switching, SOPs, EOPs and critical procedures
• Strong fault-finding and technical skills

Salary & Benefits

• 20 shift days annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Pension matched up to 5%
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• EV salary sacrifice schemeSubsidised gym membership
• Free parking
• Excellent training & progression

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