Facilities Engineering / Technical Manager

Facilities Engineering / Technical Manager - Client Direct / In-house - Data Centre - Slough - £60,000 per annum 

Are you looking for a role Client side / In-house?
Are you looking to come off Shift?
Are you looking for a role in Slough and have Data Centre experience?

Fantastic opportunity to work as part of the In-house maintenance team for an established Data Centre provider. CBW are currently recruiting for a Facilities Engineering / Technical Manager to be based on a critical data centre in Slough. The successful candidate will be electrically qualified with a proven track record in critical environments (Ideally a Data Centre).

Hours of work

Monday to Friday - 08:00am to 17:00pm
Flexible approach to working hours (Out of hours work)

Key duties & Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operation including repair and maintenance, Security, change control process, procurement, accounting & budgeting related issue
• Manage subcontractors and provide a 12 month planner of contractor site visits/ PPMs
• Manage/execute Data Centre’s expansion, modification, maintenance or new customer move- in projects.
• Preparation of maintenance contract & tender document.
• Supervise and liaise with external vendors in respect of regular communications and ad-hoc work and respond to issues that arise.
• Manages specifications, problems, issues, performance, and administration.
• Prepare Management report, Power point presentation, SOP/EOP, Critical activities planning such as Power down & Pull-the-Plug test, Emergency / Disaster Recovery plans / Business Continuity Plans, Data Centre customers’ report
• As an incident manager to manage all incidents and prepare incident reports.
• Engages with internal stakeholders to gain feedback on customers’ enquiry.
• Intervenes, analyses, manages and resolves business conflicts between the company and the vendors / suppliers.
• Implementing procedures of safety system and performance measurement like scorecard to ensure quality and reliability of services meeting client’s requirements.
• Provide superior customer service to clients through all Facility functions.
• Routinely inspect all areas to ensure performance measures are being maintained and proactively self- reporting the problems of facilities.
• Able to track and update on the financial budget.
• Liaise with MEP, IDC, Security and Office Manager and produce datacentre operation report on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for Data Centre Facility Management operations.
• Establish engineering and operation procedures and roll out for site staff.
• Ensure compliance with all local statutory regulations.
• Managing all vendors to carry out maintenance for all installations during weekend and review maintenance reports.
• Provide solutions for technical issues
• Participate in Disaster Recovery Plan per the Client’s requirement.
• Manage and Monitor the Data Centre Infrastructure Management System and all sub systems including but not limited to BMS, PMS, and SMS. Update technical drawing regularly / Inventory list / Asset list
• Audit FM shift handover/performance/work/Procedure monthly and CMI own the right to audit internally.

Requirements

• City & Guilds Level 2&3 and AM2 or equivalent
• City & Guilds 18th Edition IEE Regulations
• Proven track record of handling Uptime Certification is a must.
• HV & LV Authorised Person (Highly desirable / Not essential)
• Experience in facilities operation in Data Centre, Telecommunications industry.
• Able to coordinate with utility company and deal with High Voltage.
• Knowledge of critical facilities including Chiller, CRAC, UPS, STS
• Strong leadership, people, and communication skills
• Strong PC literacy and proven ability to manage daily activities using various systems including MS excel and PowerPoint.

Please send your CV to Katie@cbwstaffingsolutions.com for more information.