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Senior Technical Manager - Critical Engineering Mission Critical
Senior Technical Manager | Data Centers & Mission Critical Infrastructure
£85,000–£90,000 basic | OTE £100,000+ | Car allowance | Up to 20% bonus | Excellent benefits
One of the world’s leading providers of Critical Facilities Management and Data Centre Services is partnering with us to recruit several Senior Technical Managers as they expand their Mission Critical division.
About the Opportunity
Ideal for experienced Technical Managers, Technical Authorities, Authorised Persons, or Senior Engineering Managers with expertise in sectors such as:
- Data Centres
- Critical Infrastructure
- Power Generation
- Nuclear
- Defence
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- High-Availability Environments
This is a strategic leadership role offering career progression and the chance to influence technical standards across a world-class data centre operation while delivering operational resilience and ensuring engineering excellence.
You will:
- Provide technical governance alongside an experienced leadership team.
- Lead engineering teams in maintenance, projects, and critical operations where uptime is everything.
- Act with significant autonomy, enhancing technical standards and client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for critical engineering operations and maintenance.
- Serve as the senior technical authority, covering HV/LV infrastructure, permits, switching programmes, RAMS, and Safe Systems of Work (minimum HV Authorised Person status required).
- Approve SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, switching schedules, and technical documentation.
- Lead technical investigations, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews, ensuring robust corrective actions.
- Enforce engineering compliance, governance, and audit-readiness across all critical systems.
- Develop engineering capability through mentoring, competency management, and structured training.
- Represent the organisation as the senior technical contact in client meetings and operational reviews.
- Identify operational risks, improve resilience, and drive continuous technical improvement.
- Support succession planning and nurture the next generation of technical leaders.
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Requirements
This role requires experience in highly regulated, business-critical environments, prioritising reliability and safety.
You should have expertise in one or more of the following:
- Data Centres
- Critical Facilities
- Power Generation
- Nuclear
- Defence/Military Engineering
- Pharmaceutical or Process Manufacturing
- Heavy Industrial Engineering or Utilities
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Additional essentials include:
- Strong electrical background, proficiency in mechanical and building services.
- Proven experience in leading engineering teams in critical environments.
- Familiarity with HV/LV operations, permit systems, and engineering governance (minimum HV Authorised Person status).
- Experience assessing technical documentation (SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, RAMS, Safe Systems of Work).
- A proactive, risk-conscious approach to decision-making.
- Senior Authorised Person status or the intent to achieve it.
Why Apply?
This is far more than a typical Technical Manager opportunity:
- Work with a global organisation reinvesting in its Critical Environments division, gaining exposure to the UK’s most advanced data centres.
- Benefit from:
- £85,000–£90,000 basic salary (OTE in excess of £100,000).
- Car allowance, plus up to 20% annual bonus.
- Full package of management benefits.
- Receive ongoing technical development and leadership funding.
- Achieve genuine career progression in a forward-thinking environment.
Ideal for Technical Managers, Engineering Managers, Technical Authorities, Authorised Persons, Critical Facilities Managers, or senior engineers aiming for technical leadership.
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