Critical Facilities Engineer

Critical Facilities Engineer - UK, Hertfordshire - Permanent Contract

We are working with a European data centre operator that is rapidly expanding its footprint across the continent, focusing on edge computing infrastructure that brings digital services closer to end-users. This company is building a network of sustainable, low-latency data centres and currently has projects in Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Data Centre Manager and the senior management to set strategic objectives for the property and manage the implementation.
• Work with the technical operations engineering team colleagues to ensure that best practice is being adopted and that a common approach is in place.
• Ensure that procedures are followed to remain competent to act as the first line response engineer in the event of a fault in the site plant or infrastructure to minimise the potential for outages and reduce the frequency of outages.
• Implement and manage a rigorous change management system to ensure 100% uptime is achieved across the facility.
• Identify and recommend operational improvements to be implemented on site.
• Ensure that all compliance and standards are implemented and observed across the site, including Health and Safety.
• Understand the engineering design and operational aspect of each building system.

Requirements:

• Hold a relevant technical qualification where necessary and proven experience.
• Experience in site management, operation and maintenance of critical engineering systems and understands the full range of M & E equipment in a modern critical environment.
• Professional and strategic approach to management of works and projects.
• Planning, organising and prioritising skills
• Previous experience of working as a team player in a small team
• Experience of dealing with customer problems in difficult circumstances
• Previous experience of technical and operational management of data Centre and preferably within the co-location / wholesale sector

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!
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