Senior Data Center Operations and Facilities Lead

Datacenter People LLC; Woking; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Datacenter People is seeking a seasoned engineer/manager to support the local operation in Woking. You will assist in budgeting, plan site activities, and ensure reliable data centre infrastructure including power and cooling systems.

You will coordinate with Facility Manager, ensure energy targets, manage resources and external providers, and respond to tenders and RFPs while maintaining security and compliance in a dynamic data centre environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a technician/engineer.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the setting of the annual budget and short-long term development plan of the local operation.
• Determines the impact of short and long term business development.
• Sets up site plan with clear agenda and timeline. Keeps track of progress and reports quarterly.
• Executes maintenance plan for infrastructure in collaboration with the Facility Manager and MO.
• Establishes and maintains an energy efficiency plan with clear measurable targets.
• Ensures resourcing levels and availability of external resources for goals.
• Plans day-2-day data centre activities in Customer Services and FM.
• Manages diagnostic and fault finding to meet client SLA’s.
• Reviews the PUE and improves site power and cooling efficiency.
• Documents all infrastructure, facility, and customer infrastructure systems.
• Generates operation reports and maintains Building Management System (BMS).
• Reviews and updates operational policies, programs, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensures quality and security of operations and audits.
• Acts as second line escalation point and prepares incident reports.
• Responds to tenders, technical questions and RFPs.
• Provides mechanical and electrical expertise for day-to-day data centre running.
• Participates in shift on-site roster when required.
• Negotiates environmental SLAs aligned with contracts.
• Supports short/long term capacity, Capex & Opex budgets and planning.
• Interfaces between Interxion and customers for complex sales and negotiations.

Skills

Project management

Service delivery

People management

Budget management

Technical expertise

Data centre knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Engineering certification/qualifications (plus)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Visio

Microsoft Project

Job description

Datacenter People is seeking a seasoned engineer/manager to support the local operation in Woking. You will assist in budgeting, plan site activities, and ensure reliable data centre infrastructure including power and cooling systems.

You will coordinate with Facility Manager, ensure energy targets, manage resources and external providers, and respond to tenders and RFPs while maintaining security and compliance in a dynamic data centre environment.