Location: PeterboroughContract: Full Time
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and we're committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Data Centre IFM Technical Manager to lead integrated facilities management operations within a critical data centre environment, ensuring the safe, compliant and resilient operation of essential engineering infrastructure.
You'll play a key role in maintaining business-critical services, leading engineering teams and specialist partners, and working closely with client stakeholders to deliver exceptional operational performance.
Role Responsibilities
- -Lead day-to-day engineering and IFM operations across critical electrical and mechanical systems, ensuring safety, compliance and operational resilience.
- -Manage maintenance, change control, incident response and technical assurance activities across the site.
- -Lead and develop on-site engineering teams, contractors and service partners, driving high performance and continuous improvement.
- -Oversee compliance with statutory regulations, permit-to-work processes, safe systems of work and audit requirements.
- -Act as the primary operational contact for client stakeholders, providing clear communication on performance, risks, planned works and incidents.
Required QualificationsApplicants must meet the following requirements:
- -HNC, HND, Degree or recognised apprenticeship in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
- -IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) as a minimum.
- -Relevant HV/LV or critical environment authorisation, or the ability to obtain site-specific authorisation.
What We're Looking For
- -Proven experience within a data centre, critical environment or high-availability engineering facility.
- -Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure including electrical distribution, UPS, generators, cooling systems, BMS and fire systems.
- -Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors and service providers.
- -Confidence leading incident response, change management and operational risk activities.
- -Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What's In It For You?
- -Opportunity to lead operations within a highly prestigious and technically challenging data centre environment.
- -Exposure to critical engineering systems and large-scale infrastructure projects.
- -Career development opportunities within one of the UK's leading facilities management organisations.