Electrical Data Centre Engineer

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A European data centre operator is seeking an Electrical Data Centre Engineer in Milton Keynes. This role includes managing site operations, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and maintaining critical infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have relevant technical qualifications and experience in site management. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential. If interested, please apply now.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant technical qualification and proven experience.
• Experience in site management and operation of M & E equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic objectives alongside management and implement them.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and respond to faults promptly.
• Manage performance of maintenance suppliers and clients.

Skills

Site management

Operation and maintenance of critical engineering systems

Planning and organizing

Communication skills

Relationship building

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Computer literacy

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Job description

Electrical Data Centre Engineer - UK, Milton Keynes - Permanent Contract

We are working with a European data centre operator that is rapidly expanding its footprint across the continent, focusing onedge computing infrastructurethat brings digital services closer to end-users. This company is building a network ofsustainable, low-latency data centresand currently has projects in Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Data Centre Manager and the senior management to set strategic objectives for the property and manage the implementation.
• Work with the technical operations engineering team colleagues to ensure that best practice is being adopted and that a common approach is in place.
• Ensure that procedures are followed to remain competent to act as the first line response engineer in the event of a fault in the site plant or infrastructure to minimise the potential for outages and reduce the frequency of outages.
• Implement and manage a rigorous change management system to ensure 100%uptimeis achieved across the facility.
• Identify and recommend operational improvements to be implemented on site.
• Ensure that all compliance and standards are implemented and observed across the site, including Health and Safety.
• Manage all integrated Hard and Soft services consummate with a critical environment.
• Ensure that procedures and service operating procedures (SOPs) are understood and complied with.
• Ensure timely response and update to service tickets, management of critical infrastructure issues and an accurate and timely engineering handover to the incoming shift engineer.
• Work as a team to embrace the core values of the company.
• Complete and have ready all necessary paperwork, forms, permits ,CERMAand reports in a timely fashion.
• Closely manage, supervise the performance and work of maintenance suppliers and clients.

Requirements:

• Hold a relevant technical qualification where necessary and proven experience. · Experience in site management, operation and maintenance of critical engineering systems and understands the full range of M & E equipment in a modern critical environment.
• Professional and strategic approach to management of works and projects
• Planning, organising and prioritising skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong rapport and relationship building skills with both internal and external customers.
• Ability to work under pressure and keep calm in a crisis
• Previous experience of working as a team player in a small team
• Experience of dealing with customer problems in difficult circumstances
• Previous experience of technical and operational management of data Centre and preferably within the co-location / wholesale sector
• Computer-literacy/IT skills – email, data entry, excel, power point, word

If this role is of interest, please apply now.

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