Data Centre Shift Technician

Nexus Careers Group Ltd; Cliddesden; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Careers Group Ltd is hiring a Data Centre Shift Technician for a major facilities management provider at a critical data centre in Basingstoke.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance across M&E plant, monitor UPS, generators, AHUs, CRAC/CRAH, and assist with safety procedures and CAFM updates. The role offers a £52,000 salary, a continental shift pattern, and clear long-term career development within a high‑demand engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification required or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in a technically demanding environment.
• Data centres or critical facilities experience preferred.
• Experience with UPS, generators, HVAC, cooling, switchgear or BMS beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across critical data centre infrastructure.
• Monitor, operate and maintain mechanical and electrical plant.
• Respond to alarms, faults and equipment failures, ensuring issues are investigated and resolved.
• Work across systems including UPS, generators, electrical distribution, switchgear, cooling systems, AHUs, pumps, CRAC/CRAH units and BMS.
• Complete PPM tasks and ensure maintenance standards are consistently achieved.
• Carry out first‑line fault‑finding across M&E systems.
• Support safe isolations, permit‑to‑work procedures and contractor activities.
• Monitor plant performance and identify developing faults before they impact operations.
• Complete accurate shift handovers, engineering reports and CAFM updates.
• Support emergency response and escalation procedures within the critical environment.

Skills

Electrical qualification

Hands-on experience

Data centre experience

Critical plant knowledge

Education

Level 3 Electrical qualification or equivalent

Job description

Data Centre Shift Technician

Location: Basingstoke

Salary: £52,000

Shift Pattern: Continental Shifts

Job Type: Permanent

A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Data Centre Shift Technician to join a highly regarded facilities management provider, working on behalf of a major global financial organisation at a critical data centre facility in Basingstoke.

This is a hands‑on engineering role woring across a wide range of critical mechanical and electrical plant, ideal for an engineer who enjoys fualt‑finding, technical problem‑solving and working within a high‑performing shift team.

The Role

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across critical data centre infrastructure.
• Monitor, operate and maintain mechanical and electrical plant.
• Respond to alarms, faults and equipment failures, ensuring issues are investigated and resolved efficiently.
• Work across systems including UPS, generators, electrical distribution, switchgear, cooling systems, AHUs, pumps, CRAC/CRAH units and BMS.
• Complete PPM tasks and ensure maintenance standards are consistently achieved.
• Carry out first‑line fault‑finding across M&E systems.
• Support safe isolations, permit‑to‑work procedures and contractor activities.
• Monitor plant performance and identify developing faults before they impact operations.
• Complete accurate shift handovers, engineering reports and CAFM updates.
• Support emergency response and escalation procedures within the critical environment.

What We're Looking For

• Level 3 Electrical qualification or equivalent.
• Hands‑on experience within a technically demanding environment.
• Experience within data centres or critical facilities would be highly advantageous.
• Experience with critical plant such as UPS, generators, HVAC, cooling, switchgear or BMS would be beneficial.

Why Apply

You’ll be joining a major critical environment where engineering standards are exceptionally high, gaining exposure to a wide variety of data centre plant and infrastructure.

The role offers a £52,000 salary, a structured continental shift pattern, long‑term career development and the opportunity to build valuable experience within one the most in‑demand areas of the engineering and facilities management market.