Chief Engineer

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Job type
Permanent
Location
Central London, Greater London, South East, England
Ref. No
37386
Chief Engineer - UK, London - Permanent Contract

Are you looking to grow your career at a company that is going through a hypergrowth phase? Our client is an international data centre developer providing large-scale assets across EMEA.

To support the client’s management, we are looking for a Chief Engineer to manage all aspects of onsite generation and power provision activities.

Responsibilities:
  • Manages mechanical & electrical services maintenance for assigned facilities and assists in the development of operating (OpEx) and capital (CapEx) budgets.
  • Manages technical staff, including direct employees, outsourced supply partners and external contractors.
  • SME for mechanical & electrical services operations within the assigned site.
  • Assists in operations and maintenance issues, troubleshooting and problem solving as required.
  • Owner of site mechanical & electrical services operational procedures and continuous improvement of preventative maintenance programs on an ongoing basis.
  • Develops/maintains effective building-specific maintenance and safety procedure manuals.
  • Coordinates maintenance efforts with change control, external service providers and contractors.
  • Interface with the project delivery team in terms of commissioning and operational readiness for all delivery projects.
Requirements:
  • Extensive experience, within the data centre industry.
  • Time served mechanical and or electrical apprenticeship with the relevant experience is essential plus/or Bachelor’s degree in an associated engineering discipline.
  • Experience of new data centre/facility start up and commissioning desirable, but not essential.
  • Direct experience managing data centre mechanical and electrical services and contributing to site availability and continuous improvement.
  • Thorough understanding of data centre critical mechanical and electrical system infrastructure.
  • Ability to comprehend, analyse, and interpret engineering drawings, P&ID, safety files and operational manuals.
  • Proven experience managing data centre mechanical and electrical services delivered through either a directly managed team or third-party service provider.
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