Data Centre Manager

Pure Data Centres Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Data Centre Manager to lead operational excellence in a sustainable environment. This role involves strategic planning, vendor management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. You'll work closely with a dynamic team to deliver exceptional service and make a positive impact on the planet. If you're passionate about data centres and eager to contribute to a greener future, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a vibrant team committed to learning and personal growth, while enjoying a competitive salary and generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in data centre management and third-party contract management.
• Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure and HSEW management.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational delivery and ensure compliance with service agreements.
• Foster a culture of service excellence and manage vendor contracts.

Skills

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Flexibility and adaptability

Personal responsibility

Education

Technical qualification (engineering)

Tools

Data centre critical infrastructure (UPS, Generator, Chillers)

Job description

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Job Description

Join Us on Our Mission

Looking for a rewarding career where your skills contribute to a sustainable future?

About Us

Pure DC is an innovation-driven digital infrastructure company, headquartered in London, UK. With over 500MW of IT capacity live or in development, we design and operate sustainable data centres for global technology leaders across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

We believe in data centres for good—creating jobs, supporting communities, and investing in environmental restoration. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Our in-house design, construction, and sustainability teams work together to reduce emissions and drive responsible development.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you are:

• Curious, analytical and great at solving problems.
• Exceptional at building strong working relationships with team members and across a range of stakeholders.
• Flexible and adaptable team player with a can-do attitude.
• Able to undertake a variety of activities with a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

Work with Group HQ to set strategic objectives for the site and manage the implementation of those objectives. Ensure smooth running and operational delivery to meet customer Service Level Agreements through:

• Fostering a culture of service excellence and delivery across all teams.
• Accountability for all people aspects on site to ensure compliance and delivery.
• Responsibility for all aspects of Health, Safety, Environment & Wellbeing (HSEW) on the site(s).
• Contracted vendor management for the site(s).
• Oversight, management and ensuring integrity of the operational set-up and processes for daily routine running, managing incidents, change management, continuous improvement and projects & upgrades.
• Compliance to all legal and PDCG policy requirements.
• Responsibility for meeting required standards in every respect.
• Delivering to agreed performance metrics and targets.
• Develop strong relationships with the customer and embed a culture of “Service Excellence” across individual teams.
• Budget accountability for the site(s).
• Act as the local representative and ambassador for PDCG.
• Work closely with project management to ensure ongoing construction is delivered on time whilst eliminating operational risk.
• Be available to work outside regular business hours, at nights and weekends, as required.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for Do you have:

• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience of third-party contract management.
• Previous experience in a similar data centre management role is desirable.
• Strong knowledge on data centre critical infrastructure (UPS, Generator, Chillers etc.).
• A technical qualification (engineering) – highly desirable.
• Awareness of the business and technical issues associated with a managed service environment.
• Previous HSEW management experience (desirable).
• Experience in coaching, mentoring, training, and developing a team, both technical and non-technical.
• Experience in dealing with the customer in high-pressure and challenging circumstances.
• Experience in budget and cost management.

What’s in it for you?

• You’ll be joining a dedicated, vibrant, dynamic and talented team of people who are deeply passionate about data centres for good.
• We’re committed to the culture of learning and provide regular learning opportunities for everyone.
• Your health and wellbeing is really important to us and we want to ensure that you’re able to make the most of the opportunities and reach your full potential.
• We offer a competitive salary.
• You’ll get a generous amount of annual leave which increases with service, plus public holidays.
• You also get an extra day off for your birthday.
• We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
• We provide Private Medical Insurance for you and your family.
• We offer 3 x Life Insurance and many other benefits.

This is an exciting role for someone who really wants to make a difference and is passionate about how the data centre infrastructure can help to improve the planet, society and the communities we operate in.

Everyone’s welcome

Everyone is welcome at Pure. Our business thrives on difference and we want you to feel at home, and be able to bring your whole self to work.

How To Apply

We’d love it if you could submit your application online here. If you require an alternative method of applying, please reach out to [e-mail].