Technical Manager

Salute; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Salute is seeking a Data Center Technical Manager to lead consultancy activities in a high-availability data center environment. You will oversee technical delivery, develop standards, and coordinate internal and external resources for mobilisation and transition to live service.

The role requires deep data center expertise, strong collaboration with clients, and the ability to translate requirements into technical plans while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Proven live-environment data centre operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of HV/LV distribution, generators and switchgear.
• Practical UPS, cooling and energy management understanding.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage consultancy tech requirements and projects.
• Provide technical oversight to teams and clients.
• Lead mobilisation, handover and live service readiness.
• Define playbooks, standards and reports for delivery.
• Ensure alignment with ITIL, industry standards and best practices.

Skills

Data centre operations

Power systems

UPS systems & resilience

Cooling systems

ITIL processes

Site inspections & testing

Technical reporting

Industry standards (Uptime/Tier, EN 50

Sustainability/energy awareness

Engineering degree

Education

Electrical or mechanical engineering degree

ITIL 4 Foundation or higher

Uptime Institute accreditation (desirable)

Job description

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Datacenter Technical Manager

Operations Management Professional London, England, GB

Salute is a global leader in delivering mission-critical data center services. We are seeking a Data Center Engineer to join our team in Copenhagen and support the operation and maintenance of critical electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems within a high-availability data center environment.

Across the datacenter industry - from implementation, operations, and maintenance to decommissioning - Salute is a leader in delivering global data center services with precision.

The Technical Manager will provide a competitive edge for the Consultancy Services Team.

The Technical Manager will oversee technical and operational matters, develop and manage information and support systems and teams, and be called upon to carry out site inspections, acceptance and witness testing, due diligence, and demonstrations and will work with Clients in the development and delivery of requirements, specifications, and documentation to meet their needs and expectations.

The Technical Manager will collaborate internally and externally in technology and operational development and best practices and enhance and exceed customer requirements.

The individual must be self-motivated, resilient, adaptable, results-oriented, organised and be able to demonstrate technical and operational competence in a data centre setting.

Location: Home-based, with regular travel required.

Your Role:

• Manages technical activities of the consultancy team.
• Provides technical oversight to internal and external resources.
• Provides technical expertise.
• Supports and helps develop technical training internally.
• Manages technical resources within and outside the organisation.
• Identifies and puts in place technical resources to support business demand and requirements.
• Leads and develops operational best practices.
• Supports operations mobilisation, including readiness, handover and transition into live service.
• Oversees operational and consultancy methodology and parameters.
• Develops and maintains professional competence and credibility.

Technical Manager Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage technical requirements for consultancy services and project delivery.
• Implement, develop, and maintain consultancy service and operational frameworks and demand plans.
• Develop and implement technical specifications and requirements, operational playbooks and operational deliverables and best practices.
• Support operations mobilisation by defining mobilisation plans, staffing and training requirements, operational readiness criteria and handover processes.
• Define, set and maintain operational best practice, standards, policies and procedures, aligned to ITIL, and review them regularly against industry developments.
• Respond to technical queries.
• Undertake site surveys, incident investigations, and due diligence, and prepare reports, the scope of requirements and tendering information.
• Prepare, lead and deliver presentations, technical talks, and engagement.
• Support the management of technical demand, projects, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Create and maintain specifications, reports, operations documentation, project and delivery plans, calendars, and progress reports.
• Manage technical scopes, specifications, schedules, and budgets.
• Understand customer and business goals and requirements, support and advise customers technically and operationally and translate them into technical requirements and plans.
• Undertake witness testing and demonstrations of technical and operational equipment and processes.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven expertise in data centre infrastructure operations, including live-environment management of critical facilities.
• In-depth knowledge of data centre power systems and electrical infrastructure, including HV/LV distribution, generators, switchgear and PDUs.
• Strong understanding of UPS systems, battery strategies and resilience and redundancy architectures.
• Strong understanding of data centre cooling systems, including chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, containment and liquid cooling.
• Working knowledge of ITIL processes, including incident, problem, change, asset and service management.
• Experience of site inspections, acceptance and witness testing, commissioning and due diligence.
• Ability to produce clear technical reports, specifications and client presentations.
• Knowledge of datacentres standard and frameworks such as Uptime Institute Tier classification, EN 50600, ISO 27001 and ISO 50001.
• Awareness of current industry developments, including high-density and liquid cooling for AI workloads, energy efficiency (PUE), sustainability reporting and monitoring systems (BMS, EPMS and DCIM).
• Relevant qualifications, such as ITIL 4 Foundation or higher, an electrical or mechanical engineering degree or equivalent, and Uptime Institute accreditation (desirable).