Senior Technical Manager

PRS LTD; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial real estate organization is seeking a Senior Technical Manager for its Data Centre division in South East England. This role involves ensuring high operational standards, acting as Senior Authorised Person for High Voltage systems, and managing technical support across multiple sites. Candidates should possess significant engineering management experience and strong qualifications in electrical or mechanical engineering. This position offers great career progression and competitive salary packages.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Training & Development

Qualifications

• Qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Minimum of five years of engineering/technical services management experience.
• Experience in critical environments (financial services/data centres, Nuclear, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Ensure critical facilities within Data Centres operate to a high standard.
• Act as Senior Authorised Person for HV.
• Conduct root cause analysis and post-problem reviews.
• Liaise with sub-contractors and manage maintenance records.

Skills

High Voltage (11kV) distribution

Technical services management

Root cause analysis

Client interface management

Sub-contractor management

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification

Full apprenticeship

Job description

Senior Technical Manager – Data Centre Division

• Multi‑Site Portfolio – South East England
• £80‑85,000 Salary
• Annual Bonus – 10‑20%
• Car Allowance
• Healthcare
• Pension
• Training & Development

Our customers are one of the largest commercial real‑estate organisations globally, operating within several sectors including corporate, commercial, healthcare and critical facilities. Due to internal promotion and customer expansion, they currently have an opportunity for a data centre/critical facilities‑experienced Senior technical services manager to work within their data centre division, covering multiple global customers’ facilities across London & the South East. Joining their existing team of critical services professionals, working across a portfolio of sites and providing oversight and technical support to the on‑site teams for critical facilities maintenance, project & energy works, as well as providing training.

Guideline salary for this position is circa £80‑85,000, as well as a further package including car allowance, annual bonus, healthcare, pension, etc. The role will be based in the data centres (London & Southeast), the Head office (London) and hybrid.

Candidates will be qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering, ideally having served a full apprenticeship, and with at least five years of engineering/technical services management experience within a critical environment (financial services/data centres, Nuclear, X forces, power generation, production). Along with core training, there is an expectation for applicants to have a strong background in High Voltage (11kV) distribution as an Authorised Person, ideally this will be to Senior AP / Authorising Engineer standard.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that critical facilities within the Data Centres are operating to a high standard
• Act as Senior Authorised Person for HV
• Undertake root cause analysis / post‑problem review of any technical faults
• Carry out scenario / best drill training with the engineering staff
• Act as client interface to ensure customer satisfaction and understanding of technical systems and processes
• Ensure that routine maintenance is carried out on all building plant, equipment and systems to meet and exceed expectations, and agreed service level agreements
• Ensure timely planning and delivery of plant and system shutdowns and other long‑term contractually committed works to meet contract programmes
• Ensure all reactive repairs are undertaken safely and within appropriate time scales
• Liaise, audit and manage our sub‑contractors including pricing and quoting of small works
• Working with the permit manager, ensure appropriate controls within the Permit to Work systems
• Ensure that suitable spares and materials are available to carry out maintenance of the plant and assets
• Ensure that comprehensive maintenance records are kept
• Support the Account Manager to ensure all statutory compliance with and record‑keeping for the Quality Management System
• Ensure that method statements and risk assessments are prepared for all tasks carried out to ensure safe working practices
• Ensure that engineering subcontractors are appropriately supervised and comply with contractual commitments and site operating procedures
• Ensure the provision of a safe & healthy working environment, and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, as well as client site policies, procedures and working arrangements, as required

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing Data Centre division for one of the global leaders within commercial real estate and maintenance, with pioneering engineering practices and pushing a “best‑in‑class” service to their customers, focused on engineering excellence. With avenues for progression into future technical director roles, it will suit an ambitious and enthusiastic individual with an eye on the future.

Jim Hines