Data Centre Engineer

Company Profile

Our client is a privately funded, Scottish company, started by people who have a desire to innovate. Their team has over 30 years' experience designing, selling and operating data centres and Cloud services to deliver IT transformation.

They own and operate Scotland's largest, energy-efficient data centres from their sites in Chapelhall and Glasgow. They also operate in third-party data centres in the UK, delivering services to their ever-growing customer base. From all of these sites, they deliver high-quality on-location products and innovative, agile cloud services. Their co-location products are unlike anything available in Scotland today and take a fresh approach to providing data centre services.

Their data centres are "Cloud Enabled" to allow customers to easily mix traditional IT infrastructure with flexible, on-demand private/public cloud services as needed, and monitor, manage, and report on everything from a single portal.

We are looking for someone to join the Data Centre Engineering team to complete statutory and non-statutory maintenance to critical M&E infrastructure at owned sites. The role involves routine and unplanned maintenance of the critical and non-critical M&E infrastructure along with provisioning IT services to meet internal and external customer requirements. The provisioning of IT services could be at any of the operational sites.

All work is recorded via industry-leading management portals which include CAFM/DCIM and Service Management tools. These duties are required to be carried out in line with the constraints imposed by contractual SLAs. The Data Centre is operational 24x7x365; therefore, the post will include an on-call element.

The client operates a "promote from within" policy; candidates with the appropriate skills and mind-set will have access to training and resources that will benefit their professional development.

They offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, underpinned with excellent training and career progression prospects.

• Pension Scheme with up to 5% Employer Contribution
• Life Assurance (4 x Salary)
• 33 Days annual leave
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

• Complete statutory and non-statutory maintenance of critical M&E assets
• Complete condition monitoring of critical M&E and IT assets
• Respond to issues in an efficient manner to maintain business SLAs
• Complete and document fault finding as part of cause analysis
• Provision IT services following an approved workflow
• Report and track issues via the appropriate management tool
• Keep management and other departments up to date at all times
• Promote and adhere to health and safety requirements
• Assist Operations and Security Staff as required

The individual will have a keen eye for detail and a proactive attitude towards their duties. They will possess good communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as managing their own workload and time efficiently. They should be keen to learn through on-the-job training, formal training, and personal study.

• Previous experience working within a Facilities organisation operating as an Electrical or Mechanical Engineer
• Previous experience working in a Facilities organisation within a critical environment
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Previous experience working in a Data Centre
• Knowledge of High Voltage systems and networks
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of M&E statutory maintenance legislation
• Ability to remain focused under pressure
• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Good time management skills
• Ability to diagnose and prioritise problems
• Professional working attitude

• HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• C&G 2382 – Requirements for Electrical Installations
• C&G 2391 – Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing
• C&G 2392 – Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification
• C&G 7189 – Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
• C&G 6188 – Heating and Ventilating

This job description is a guide to the job on offer and the work that the successful candidate is likely to undertake. It may be changed, e.g. as part of regular performance reviews. This is a full-time position, with an initial 6-month probation period.