Senior Critical Facilities Engineer – Shift Lead

Experis UK; Dundee; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking an experienced Critical Facilities Engineer (Shift Lead) to support operation and maintenance of essential M&E infrastructure within a high-availability data centre environment in Dundee.

As shift lead you will supervise technicians, respond to incidents, oversee UPS, generators, chillers and building services, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance on site.

Qualifications

• Experience as a critical facilities engineer in mission-critical environments.
• Proven ability to lead on shift in live data centre environments.
• Strong knowledge of UPS, generators, chillers and building services.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities during designated shift periods as senior technical representative.
• Operate, monitor and maintain UPS, standby generators, HV/LV distribution equipment, switchgear, transformers, PDUs, CRAC/CRAH units, chillers, pumps and related building services.
• Perform routine inspections and condition monitoring to ensure reliability of critical infrastructure.
• Coordinate and oversee planned preventative maintenance and safety procedures.
• Respond to alarms and incidents, diagnose faults, and restore service with escalation as needed.
• Act as first technical escalation during incidents and coordinate resolution.
• Review and execute SOPs, permits to work, risk assessments, and EOPs.
• Supervise technicians and contractors in live environments, ensuring safety and standards.
• Utilise DCIM, BMS, and environmental monitoring to monitor performance and risks.
• Maintain shift logs, maintenance records, and asset documentation; ensure smooth handovers.

Skills

Shift leadership

Supervision of technicians

Fault diagnosis

Troubleshooting

Incident response

Electrical & mechanical knowledge

Tools

DCIM

BMS

Environmental monitoring platforms

Job description

Experis UK is seeking an experienced Critical Facilities Engineer (Shift Lead) to support operation and maintenance of essential M&E infrastructure within a high-availability data centre environment in Dundee.

As shift lead you will supervise technicians, respond to incidents, oversee UPS, generators, chillers and building services, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance on site.