Data Centre Operations Manager - Multi-Site Reliability

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Operations Manager for a major UK facilities contractor. You will be the senior operational authority across multiple sites, leading teams, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality service, with uptime and safety as top priorities.

The role requires data centre or mission‑critical experience, strong governance and risk management, and the ability to coordinate multi‑discipline teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading operations within data centres, mission-critical facilities or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk management and compliance.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-site engineering and facilities teams.
• Excellent communication with clients, stakeholders and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams, suppliers and stakeholders across multiple sites to deliver reliable service.
• Coordinate incident response, business continuity and service recovery activities.
• Maintain safety and regulatory compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage budgets and monitor supplier performance to ensure contract delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Stakeholder engagement

Data centre / high availability

Education

Degree / HNC / HND in Electrical/Mechanical or Building Services Engineering

IOSH Managing Safely

NEBOSH Certificate (desirable)

Job description

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Operations Manager for a major UK facilities contractor. You will be the senior operational authority across multiple sites, leading teams, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality service, with uptime and safety as top priorities.

The role requires data centre or mission‑critical experience, strong governance and risk management, and the ability to coordinate multi‑discipline teams.