Data Centre Technician - Continental Shifts

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

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.