Datacenter Operations Specialist
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Engineering
HVAC Tech / Heating Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Building Services Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Role: Data Center Facility Engineer / Manager
Location: London, UK
Duration: 12 months with potential conversion into permanent.
Start Date: ASAP
Role Overview :Mechanical HVAC background
Critical facilities experience
Strong hands-on maintenance background
Change management experience
Strong mechanical hands-on experience in a critical environment.
Top Must-Haves:Must-Have Skills Core Requirement
- Strong mechanical engineering background
- Critical environment experience
- Mission Critical Facilities
- Other critical infrastructure environments
- Cooling systems
- Dry coolers
- Cooling towers
- HVAC plant
- Air handling systems
- BMS (Building Management Systems)
- SCADA systems
- Critical environment procedures
- Change management
- Documentation
- Banks
- Financial institutions
- Mission-critical buildings
- 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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