Data Centre Supervisor

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

Job summary

A leading real estate services firm in London is looking for an experienced Engineering Supervisor to manage a team of Shift Engineers. The role involves ensuring maintenance activities align with client service expectations while maintaining compliance with health and safety regulations. An ideal candidate will have an electrical qualification and the ability to oversee critical environments. Competitive package offered, including opportunities for personal growth and development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operating data centres or critical environments.
• Knowledge of emergency response protocols is necessary.
• Previous experience managing Environmental, Health & Safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Shift Engineers and allocate work efficiently.
• Ensure all client services meet required standards and performance metrics.
• Provide technical management reports as needed.
• Support cost-effective procurement for maintenance services.
• Oversee compliance with statutory regulations and audit requirements.

Skills

Electrician with recognised qualifications

Excellent contract/supplier management skills

Excellent facilitation and communication skills

Self-motivated and resourceful

Operational experience of UPS

Understanding of water hygiene (L8)

BMS Controls experience

Education

Recognised Electrical qualification (apprenticeship, HND, C&G)

18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations

IOSH or equivalent H&S training

Tools

PC skills

MS Office skills

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Supervisor

Location: London, UK

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry’s most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Purpose of the job

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting an Engineering Supervisor to join the team located in London.

The successful candidate will be able to apply a risk-focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments and general office environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Able to manage a team of Shift Engineers
• Able to manage own time and allocate works to other team members
• Able to manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
• Ensuring all client services, computer rooms, data networks, manufacturing and revenue earning services meet client requirements or appropriate SLAs
• Operate dilapidation and update plans relating to critical environments
• Operate change control process covering business critical areas
• Provide technical management reports as required
• Provide emergency response standby/call-out
• Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes
• Support critical environment related technical audits
• Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services.
• Operate within annual engineering budgets for the maintenance and repair of the services
• Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation/records are kept in clearly identified and retrievable systems
• Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
• Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing and report as required the Statutory Compliance Audit Report to the Technical Services Manager
• Ensure all PPM’s and Critical Facility PPM’s are carried out to schedule
• Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading and working conditions of critical equipment regularly
• Liaise with the CBRE EHS specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times
• Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with CBRE H&S procedures, using the permit to work system where applicable and action improvements identified during the building and workplace inspections and reviews
• Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Engineering Manager

Personal Specification

• Electrician with recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G)
• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations - essential
• Previous experience in operating data centres/critical environments - desirable
• Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols
• Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes
• IOSH or equivalent H&S training
• Excellent contract/supplier management skills
• Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
• Self-motivated, resourceful and pro-active
• Confident decision maker
• Understanding of water hygiene (L8) - desirable
• BMS Controls experience / HVAC experience - desirable
• Operational experience of UPS, Standby Power and Critical Environment Cooling
• Operational experience of managing Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality Systems
• PC and MS office skills

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affiantive Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans).