Data Centre Operations Lead (HV/M&E)

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting a Data Centre Building Operations Supervisor to join our London-based Data Centre Solutions team. You will supervise M&E systems, lead shift operations, and coordinate with subcontractors to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant facility operations.

As shift leader, you will review SOPs, deliver incident reports, and mentor junior technicians, upholding CBRE's standards for quality and safety across critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Operate all M&E systems within the Data Centre in a competent, effective and efficient manner (including HV Electrical isolations/operations).
• Making recommendations for improvement and providing concise technical reports when required.
• Supervision of the data centre building management systems, and actioning all alerts and notifications.
• Ensuring that all Specialist Sub Contractors visits are conducting works in line with approved Standard Operating Procedures/ MOP/PTW/Client change requests.
• Act as the CBRE liaison with the Engineering Manager and Technical Manager for Client requests, providing technical building knowledge where required.
• Operate within the Building Control Room, with the assistance of the Control Room Technicians.
• Ensure that Specialist Sub Contractor worksheets are signed off where necessary, that quality of work has been inspected and recommendations are communicated to the Engineering Manager.
• Accurately reporting of all completed work orders, including precise recording of any critical spares/stock items used during these tasks, producing concise reports to the Client where required.
• Control of live incidents, creating incident reports and sending to Technical Management for review in a timely manner.
• Act as the first escalation point to the Client, assisting where required.
• Reviewing and preparing MOP’s, SOP’s and EOP’s, Safe Systems of Works and associated risk assessments.

Skills

Health & safety

Critical environment

High Voltage AP15

18th edition wiring regs

Mechanical knowledge

Team leadership

Sub-contractor management

Permits to work

Data centres knowledge

Communication

Pricing and cost awareness

Education

IOSH/NEBOSH health & safety qualification

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting a Data Centre Building Operations Supervisor to join our London-based Data Centre Solutions team. You will supervise M&E systems, lead shift operations, and coordinate with subcontractors to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant facility operations.

As shift leader, you will review SOPs, deliver incident reports, and mentor junior technicians, upholding CBRE's standards for quality and safety across critical infrastructure.