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Data Centre Engineering Operations Technician
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Data Centre Engineering Operations Technician
Contract: 12 Months
Location: Heathrow
Rate: Up to £250 per day
Location: On-site – Data Centre Environment
The Role
We are looking for a hands-on Data Centre Engineering Operations Technician to support the operation and maintenance of a large-scale, mission-critical data centre environment.
You will be responsible for maintaining the electrical, mechanical and critical infrastructure that keeps the facility operational, working within an environment where availability, safety and reliability are paramount.
This is a practical, site-based engineering position suited to someone with experience across electrical and mechanical maintenance, critical facilities, data centres or similarly high-availability environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate, monitor and maintain critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure within the data centre.
- Troubleshoot facility and rack-level incidents within agreed operational SLAs.
- Perform planned and preventative maintenance across critical infrastructure.
- Complete maintenance activities including HVAC servicing, filter changes, rack power installations, PDU replacements and ATS replacements.
- Monitor and maintain equipment including UPS systems, switchgear, circuit breakers, ATS, diesel generators, chillers, HVAC, VFDs and transformers.
- Carry out routine facility rounds and record operational readings including temperatures, voltages, currents and equipment status.
- Investigate equipment failures and undertake root cause analysis, identifying appropriate corrective actions.
- Respond to alarms, incidents and infrastructure issues to maintain availability of mission-critical systems.
- Use CMMS systems to manage maintenance workflows, work orders and spare-parts inventory.
- Provide technical support to Data Centre Operations teams.
- Supervise third-party contractors carrying out servicing and preventative maintenance.
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with site procedures, operational standards and SLAs.
- Participate in an on-call rota, responding to out-of-hours incidents when required.
- Identify opportunities to improve facility reliability, efficiency and operational performance.
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Safety & Compliance
Safety is a critical part of this position. You will be expected to:
- Follow and maintain the highest standards of health and safety.
- Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with approved procedures.
- Identify and escalate potential safety risks.
- Work collaboratively with other engineering and operations teams to remediate risks.
- Support initiatives designed to maintain a strong safety culture across the facility.
- Comply fully with all physical security procedures and policies.
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Essential Experience
- Previous experience within electrical/mechanical maintenance, critical facilities, data centres, engineering operations or a similar environment.
- Strong understanding of electrical and/or mechanical infrastructure.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment faults and operational incidents.
- Familiarity with planned and preventative maintenance.
- Ability to interpret operational readings and identify abnormal equipment conditions.
- Strong understanding of health and safety within an engineering environment.
- Comfortable working within a highly controlled, mission-critical facility.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with engineering and operations teams.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rota.
Relevant Technical Experience
Experience with some of the following would be highly advantageous:
- UPS systems
- Switchgear and circuit breakers
- Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
- Diesel generators
- Transformers
- Chillers
- HVAC systems
- Exhaust fans
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Rack power and PDUs
- Building Management Systems / monitoring systems
- CMMS platforms
- Data centre or critical infrastructure environments
If you are interested please apply or send your CV to luke.sandilands@cpl.com
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