Data Centre Shift Engineer - Electrical Bias

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Training and development

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services is seeking a Data Centre Electrical Engineer to oversee operations at our London site, ensuring safe, efficient, and resilient running of critical engineering systems. You will lead a team, allocate tasks, and mentor engineers while maintaining compliance with health and safety standards.

The role requires an engineering qualification and experience supervising teams in data centres or similar critical environments.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent).
• Proven experience supervising engineering teams within critical environments (data centres, hospitals, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of building services systems (electrical, mechanical, HVAC).
• Experience using CMMS systems and BMS platforms.
• IOSH/NEBOSH certification (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure high standards of workmanship.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering team members.
• Ensure all critical systems (HVAC, electrical, fire suppression, BMS, etc.) are maintained to the highest standards.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works.
• Ensure all engineering activities are accurately logged and documented; maintain compliance with regulations and company policies.

Skills

Team supervision

Building services knowledge

CMMS/BMS experience

Electrical engineering

Health & Safety awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC/HND

Equivalent qualification

Tools

CMMS

BMS

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Better places, thriving communities.

Role: Data Centre – Electrical Engineer Bias

Hours: 42 hours per week (4 On 4 Off)

Location: London, EC1V 7EB

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Data Centre Electrical Engineer who will be responsible for operations at our site, ensuring the safe, efficient, and resilient running of all critical engineering systems.

Role Responsibilities

• Allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure high standards of workmanship.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering team members.
• Ensure all critical systems (HVAC, electrical, fire suppression, BMS, etc.) are maintained to the highest standards.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works.
• Ensure all engineering activities are accurately logged and documented.Maintain compliance with statutory regulations, Health & Safety, and all company policies.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure consistent service delivery.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent).
• Proven experience supervising engineering teams within critical environments (data centres, hospitals, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of building services systems (electrical, mechanical, HVAC).
• Experience using CMMS systems and BMS platforms.
• IOSH/NEBOSH certification (desirable
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary and performance‑based bonus.
• Pension scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
  
  

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Smriti Jasoria at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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