Day Shift Engineer

GH Engage; Gatwick; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

GH Engage is recruiting a Day Shift Engineer for a data centre campus in the Gatwick area. You will be responsible for the safe, reliable operation of critical infrastructure on continental days, avoiding night shifts.

The role focuses on planned and reactive maintenance of HV/LV systems, UPS, switchgear, and essential cooling. Candidates with electrical or mechanical qualifications and data centre experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical qualification required.
• Experience with critical M&E systems desirable.
• Background in data centre or high-resilience environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on critical equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical faults.
• Manage HV/LV systems and switchgear.
• Support UPS and standby generators.
• Monitor BMS and critical cooling systems.
• Oversee site inspections and plant monitoring.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Data centre operations

Fault finding

Education

Electrical qualification

Tools

BMS monitoring

Job description

Gatwick Area | £44,000 + 10% Bonus | Continental Days Only

I’m recruiting for a Day Shift Engineer to join a major data centre owner/operator at a modern campus in the Gatwick area.

This is a client-side Data Centre Engineering position working a continental days-only pattern, ideal for an electrical engineer who wants to stay in a critical environment without working nights.

Package

• £48,400 potential annual cash earnings
• Continental days only
• 12-hour shifts
• Strong training and development

The Role

As a Day Shift Engineer, you’ll support the safe and reliable operation of critical infrastructure across a modern data centre campus in the Gatwick area.

Duties will include:

• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Electrical and mechanical fault-finding
• HV/LV systems and switchgear
• UPS and standby generators
• BMS monitoring
• Critical cooling systems
• Switching and isolations
• Safe systems of work
• Emergency operating procedures
• Contractor support and supervision
• General site inspections and plant monitoring

The ideal Day Shift Engineer will have an electrical bias and experience within a data centre, critical environment, Building Services or any high-resilience engineering setting.

A relevant electrical or mechanical qualification is required, with previous exposure to critical M&E systems highly desirable.

This is a strong opportunity to move into a client-side Data Centre Engineering role in the Gatwick area on a days-only shift pattern.