Data Centre Technician

CBRE; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in real estate services is looking for an M&E Data Center Shift Engineer in Nottingham. In this full-time role, you'll manage critical and non-critical facility operations ensuring efficient service delivery. With a focus on compliance, safety, and maintenance, this role offers a dynamic work environment and regular overtime opportunities, making it ideal for a technical expert in the data center field.

Benefits

Regular paid overtime

25 Days holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
• Good working knowledge of Data Centres.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with CBRE processes and procedures.
• Deliver all Critical Facility PPM’s to schedule.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Working

Mechanical Knowledge

Communication

Education

18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations

Electrical City & Guilds

Job description

Data Centre Technician

Job ID 220803

Posted 30-May-2025

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Nottingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Job Title: M&E Data Center Shift Engineer – Data Centre Solutions

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 (but not limited to):

M&E Data Center Shift Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of a 5 man shift team that is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day management of the Data Centre and all critical and non-critical Facility PPM’s are carried out to schedule and also ensure completion of all reactive works requests.

Key Responsibilities:

• Compliance with all CBRE Processes and procedures. Ensure site is fulfilling the contract requirements and following client procedures without fail.
• To deliver & ensure all Critical Facility PPM’s are carried out to schedule and also ensure completion of all reactive works requests ensuring closing and completion in line with SLA’s.
• 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.
• Able to apply a risk focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments.
• Ensuring all critical client services, computer rooms, data networks, manufacturing and revenue earning services meet client requirements.
• Provide emergency response standby, call out. Escalate urgent issues. Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies consistent with the SLA.
• Support critical environment related technical audits as required and directed by line manager.
• Completion of records and logs required to demonstrate delivery of maintenance requirements.
• Control and supervise CBRE contractors as required.
• Raise recommendations for improvements through line manager.
• Liaise with the CBRE QHSE specialist to ensure audit compliance as directed by line management.
• Continually communicate high priority tasks issues to end users, client and CBRE Management team
• Assist and enhance service delivery through best practice and the effective use of site systems and equipment.
• Responsibility for own technical training requirements and development program including competency assessments, critical services training and scenario exercises.
• Regular paid overtime
• Become a CBRE Authorized Person HV/LV
• The role could involve working across the client’s estate or other CBRE managed sites, if the need arises

Accountabilities:

• Reporting to the Contract Manger and Supervisor.
• Accountability to the CBRE Functional heads, as appropriate.
• Accountable day-to-day to the relevant client contacts.

Experience Required:

• Understanding of Health and Safety requirement and be able to supervise contractors during works on site.
• Understanding of critical change management process and experience working in a critical environment.

Must have:

• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations & Electrical City & Guilds as a minimum, 2391-52 Testing & Inspection would be an advantage.
• Good mechanical knowledge.
• Team working and experience in customer facing situations, good communicator with 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.
• A clean driving licence.
• Good working knowledge of Data Centres.
• Self-motivated delivery of M&E tasks (both preventative and reactive).
• Knowledge of emergency response / standby/ call out activities and protocols.
• Be or have been an Authorized Person HV/LV.
• Experience of operation of UPS, Standby Power and Critical Environment Cooling would be an advantage.
• Working knowledge of F-Gas.

Please Note:

All details are provided for guidance only; they do not necessarily limit the responsibilities and accountabilities of the job. Full details of employment terms are provided within offers of employment, and appropriate policies within the Company.

Overtime: Rate 1.5 and double time
Days of work/contractual hours will be: 8 hours, 24/7 shift rota
Holiday Entitlement: 25 Days

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.