Mechanical Data Centre Shift Engineer
Full Time/Permanent
Engineering, Maintenance
£50,000 to £74,999
£55000 per annum, Benefits: Career Progression + Training + Benefits + Pensiion + 25 Days Holiday
All London
London
JO-2307-258145-1
27-01-2026 04:54 PM
2026-02-26
Data Centre HVAP Technician Power the systems that power the world.
Are you an experienced HV Authorised Person ready to step into a role where your expertise genuinely matters? Join a state-of-the-art data centre operating at the heart of business-critical infrastructure. This is a high-performance environment where precision, safety, and technical excellence are essential—and where your contribution is recognised every day.
As a Data Centre HVAP Technician, you’ll be a key guardian of electrical safety and operational continuity. Working closely with the Building Engineering Supervisor and Engineering Shift Leader, you’ll take ownership of high-voltage operations, planned maintenance, and rapid response to critical incidents. This is a continental shift role, offering variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to operate at the forefront of mission-critical engineering.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Are you an experienced HV Authorised Person ready to step into a role where your expertise genuinely matters? Join a state-of-the-art data centre operating at the heart of business-critical infrastructure. This is a high-performance environment where precision, safety, and technical excellence are essential—and where your contribution is recognised every day.
As a Data Centre HVAP Technician, you’ll be a key guardian of electrical safety and operational continuity. Working closely with the Building Engineering Supervisor and Engineering Shift Leader, you’ll take ownership of high-voltage operations, planned maintenance, and rapid response to critical incidents. This is a continental shift role, offering variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to operate at the forefront of mission-critical engineering.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across critical electrical and building systems, meeting or exceeding SLAs
- Act as the site HV Authorised Person, carrying out safe switching, isolations, and control of high-risk activities
- Respond rapidly to BMS alarms and unplanned events, diagnosing faults and restoring systems with minimal downtime
- Manage the Permit to Work system, ensuring all authorisations, documentation, and controls are in place
- Prepare, follow, and review switching schedules, SOPs, and EOPs in line with Safe Systems of Work
- Maintain evaporative cooling and domestic water systems in compliance with L8 regulations
- Ensure availability of spare parts and materials to support maintenance activities
- Complete accurate task records and reporting using REALM
- Prepare and review Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
- Supervise subcontractors, ensuring work is delivered safely, compliantly, and to specification
- Build strong professional relationships with colleagues and client representatives
- Support incident management during faults, outages, and emergency situations
- Maintain a safe working environment and represent the business with professionalism and excellent customer service
- Continuously develop technical capability through training and professional development
- Current HV Authorisation
- Up-to-date Wiring Regulations certification
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
- Emergency First Aid at Work qualification
- Proven experience managing faults or incidents in a business-critical or mission-critical environment
- Previous experience in a similar role within a comparable organisation
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation relating to maintenance activities
- Excellent communication skills with a professional and confident approach
- High attention to detail with good numeracy and literacy
- Self-motivated, reliable, and committed to safe working practices
- Comfortable working independently or as part of a team
- Well-organised and able to perform under pressure
- Physically capable of accessing plant areas, including vertical access equipment
- Flexible approach to shift work
- Manual Handling certification
- PASMA and IPAF
- Knowledge of integrated systems (Fire, PMS, BMS)
- Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and pride in delivering high standards
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