Engineering Shift Leader

Shift Leader - Data Centre
Location: Slough or Hayes
Shift Pattern: Continental Shift Pattern
Employment Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Shift Leader to join a major facilities management provider on a prestigious data centre account, with opportunities across established campuses in Slough and Hayes, so there is a choice of where you're based.

This is a key position within a critical environment, responsible for leading the shift engineering team while remaining hands-on with the operation, maintenance and reliability of complex mechanical and electrical infrastructure.

The Role

• Lead and support a team of Shift Technicians across a live data centre environment.
• Take responsibility for engineering activity during your shift and ensure site operations remain safe and resilient.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across critical M&E systems.
• Respond to plant faults, alarms and technical incidents, ensuring approriate escalation and resolution.
• Support the operation of UPS systems, generators, LV/HV distribution, switchgear, cooling systems, CRAC/CRAH units and BMS.
• Manage permits, isolations and safe systems of work.
• Ensure PPM and reactive tasks are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Allocate work across the shift team and monitor engineering performance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineers during fault-finding and maintenance activities.
• Liaise with specialist contractors and oversee works carried out within critical areas.
• Maintain accurate engineering records, shift handovers and CAFM updates.
• Support incident response, root cause investigation and continous improvement activity.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, operational procedures and client standards.
• Maintain clear communication with site management and wider technical teams.

Candidate Requirements

• HV/LVAP is beneficial but not required, higher salary banding is available to those that are current HVAP's.
• Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure
• Previous experience leading an engineering team.
• Confident fault-finding across building services and critical plant.
• Good understanding of permit-to-work and safe isolation procedures.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to remain calm in a high-availability environment.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major data centre account with a strong engineering culture, working across modern critical infrastructure in either Slough or Hayes.