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