Senior Critical Facilities Technician - Data Center's

Senior Critical Facilities / Data Center Critical Technician / Engineer - Northern Holland
I'm currently supporting a growing Data Center owner/operator as they continue their expansion across the Netherlands.

Due to continued investment and new campus developments, we're looking for experienced Senior Data Center Critical Environment Engineer / Technician to join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining some of Europe's most advanced mission‑critical facilities.

If you enjoy working with cutting‑edge electrical infrastructure, critical power systems and complex engineering environments where reliability is everything, this is an outstanding opportunity.

The Role
As a Senior DC Critical Environment Engineer, you'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity, availability and performance of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure supporting 24/7 operations.

You'll work alongside commissioning, construction and operations teams to ensure all critical systems are installed, maintained and operated to the highest engineering standards whilst delivering 100% uptime for customers.

This is a technically diverse position with exposure to:

High Voltage & Low Voltage Electrical Distribution

Static UPS Systems

Emergency Standby Generators

Switchgear & Protection Systems

Building Management Systems (BMS)

Chilled Water & Large‑Scale Cooling Systems

Critical HVAC Infrastructure

Commissioning & Integrated Systems Testing

Change Management & Critical Maintenance Planning

Key Responsibilities

Operate, maintain and troubleshoot mission‑critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

Support commissioning activities, witnessing FAT, SAT and integrated systems testing.

Validate equipment performance, sequence of operations and operational documentation before handover.

Coordinate customer installations and power deployments with engineering and construction teams.

Review and follow SOPs, MOPs, ERP procedures and Change Management processes.

Plan and execute preventative and corrective maintenance while protecting critical loads.

Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety legislation, electrical regulations and operational standards.

Support ISO, certification and internal audit programmes.

Identify opportunities to improve reliability, resilience and operational efficiency across the facility.

What We're Looking For
You'll have experience working within high‑availability or technically demanding environments, such as:

Critical Facilities

Power Generation

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Hospitals

Utilities

You’ll also have:

Minimum 3 years' experience within a critical engineering environment.

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification (Bachelor/HBO or equivalent).

NEN 3140 & NEN 3840 certification, or demonstrable High Voltage operational experience (essential).

Knowledge of critical power, HVAC, UPS or building services infrastructure.

Experience working with preventative maintenance, commissioning or operational engineering.

Comfortable working in both Dutch and English language.

Ability to travel occasionally between Data Centre locations (10–25%).

What’s On Offer?

Employee Share Scheme

Why Join?
You’ll become part of a business that’s investing heavily in its European expansion, offering genuine career progression, exposure to state‑of‑the‑art hyperscale infrastructure, and the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry’s leading technical specialists.

If you're looking to develop your career within one of the fastest‑growing data centre organisations in Europe, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

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