Datacenter Operations Specialist

Role: Data Center Facility Engineer / Manager

Location: London, UK

Duration: 12 months with potential conversion into permanent.

Requirement: Onsite – 5 days per week

Start Date: ASAP

Role Overview:

Mechanical HVAC background

✅ Critical facilities experience

✅ Data centre experience

✅ Banking / financial services facilities experience

✅ Cooling systems experience

✅ BMS exposure

✅ Strong hands-on maintenance background

✅ Change management experience

✅ Good understanding of Legionella control

✅Strong mechanical hands-on experience in a critical environment.

Top Must-Haves:

Must-Have Skills

Core Requirement

• Strong mechanical engineering background
• Hands-on experience
• HVAC/Cooling systems experience
• Critical environment experience

Ideal Environments

• Data Centres
• Banking / Financial Services
• Mission Critical Facilities
• Other critical infrastructure environments

HVAC Requirements

Look for candidates with exposure to:

HVAC

• Chillers
• Cooling systems
• Dry coolers
• Cooling towers
• HVAC plant
• Air handling systems

Building Systems

• BMS (Building Management Systems)
• SCADA systems

Compliance & Operations

• Legionella awareness
• Critical environment procedures
• Change management
• Documentation
• Excel reporting

Essential Experience

Critical Environment Experience

Highly desirable experience in:

• Data Centres
• Banks
• Financial institutions
• Mission-critical buildings

Nice-to-Have Skills

BMS

Candidates should have:

• Basic BMS understanding

SCADA

• Awareness preferred
• Basic understanding acceptable

You will work directly with air handling units, chillers, cooling towers, evaporative cooling systems, liquid cooling distribution, and associated water treatment plant. The role demands strong mechanical aptitude with specific expertise in plumbing, pipework, pressurised water systems, and fluid dynamics. You will be responsible for maintaining system integrity, ensuring compliance with ACOP regulations, optimising thermal performance, and supporting the scaling of cooling capacity as our fleet grows.

This is a shift-based role requiring flexibility to support 24/7 data centre operations. You will work alongside electrical and controls engineers but your primary focus is mechanical systems and fluid management.

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