Data Centre Day Technical Supervisor (HVAP) - Northolt, UK

CBRE Group, Inc.; Northolt; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Data Centre Technical Supervisor in Northolt to lead the operations team and ensure delivery of all contract commitments, including safety, compliance, and client procedures.

The role involves HVAP responsibilities, supervising engineers, managing holidays, and maintaining CBRE processes within a data centre environment. The candidate should have experience in critical environments, HV/AP15, 18th edition, and strong communication skills to coordinate with CBRE

Qualifications

• Must understand Health and Safety requirements and supervise day-to-day safety
• Experience in a critical environment is essential
• Experience with AP15 High Voltage and 18th edition wiring
• Mechanical knowledge or ability to demonstrate it
• Strong team leadership and customer-facing communication
• Experience managing sub-contractors and permit-to-work accountability
• Flexible, able to manage own workload with little supervision
• Good commercial awareness and familiarity with data centre operations

Responsibilities

• Oversee completion of planned preventive maintenance and reactive works.
• Act as on-site High Voltage Authorised Person and manage HVAP duties.
• Supervise site engineers and ensure contractual commitments meet CBRE and client policies.
• Manage holidays and sickness for the day engineering team.
• Support management to deliver customer-focused, best-in-class services.
• Uphold CBRE RISE values and safety procedures (SSOW).
• Escalate urgent issues and respond to outages per SLA.
• Supervise CBRE Partners when required and control on-site activities.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to the Contract Manager.
• Communicate high-priority tasks within CBRE Management team.
• Maintain Technical Administration SOP/EOP/MOP and switching schedules.
• Own the CAFM system and related documentation.

Skills

Health & Safety

Critical environment

High voltage AP15

18th edition wiring

Mechanical knowledge

Team leadership

Sub-contractors management

Permit to work system

Data centres

LVAP/HVAP

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

Job Title: Data Centre Technical Supervisor

Business Sector: CBRE, GWS, Data Centre Solutions UK

Location: Northolt

Purpose of the Job (but not limited to):

Providing leadership and management to the operations team, ensuring operational commitments are met with all aspects of the contract including but not limited to QHSE, Compliance, CBRE and client policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the completion of PPM and reactive works.
• Act as one of the High Voltage Authorised Person’s onsite and assume all HVAP responsibilities therein.
• Provide supervision to site engineers and ensure that contractual commitments are met, Ensuring compliance with all CBRE and client policies and procedures.
• Manage holidays and sickness for the day engineering team.
• Assist the management team to deliver the best-in-class service which is customer focused within all areas of operational activities.
• Promoting and maintaining the core RISE values of CBRE.
• Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with CBRE H&S procedures, using the SSOW (safe systems of work).
• Escalate urgent issues. Respond to work interruptions, outages, or emergencies consistent with the SLA.
• Control and supervise CBRE Partners when required.
• Raise recommendations for improvements through the Contract Manager.
• Communicate high priority tasks and issues within the CBRE Management team.
• Technical Administration SOP / EOP / MOP & Switching schedules (CWP)
• Ownership of the CAFM system

Accountabilities:

• Reporting to the Contract Manager.
• Working hands on Supervision to assist the teams when and where required.
• To create an audit ready environment and ensure compliance is met in all areas.
• Accountability to the CBRE Functional heads, as appropriate.
• Line management responsibility for the day engineering team.
• No Purchase and Ledger Responsibility for the contract. However, should be financially aware and able to produce basic quotations for works.

Experience Required:

• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements and be able to supervise others on all aspects of day-to-day health and safety.
• Must have experience working in a critical environment.
• Must have valid or previous experience in high voltage (AP15) and 18th edition wiring regulations.
• Mechanical qualifications or be able to demonstrate good mechanical knowledge.
• Team working and experience in customer facing situations, good communicator with a good level of computer literacy.
• Experience in managing sub-contractors, running permit to work system and being accountable for others safety.
• Flexible working with the ability to manage own workloads with little supervision.
• Good commercial knowledge.
• Good working knowledge of Data Centres. And experience in supervising a team.
• LVAP / HVAP

Desirable Experience Required:

• Health and Safety qualifications (IOSH/NEBOSH).
• First Aid trained.
• AP15 High Voltage
• AP14 Low Voltage

Please Note:

All details are provided for guidance only; they do not necessarily limit the responsibilities and accountabilities of the job. Full details of employment terms are provided within offers of employment, and appropriate policies within the Company.