Data Centre Engineer

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts (4 on, 4 off), rotating between days (6am - 6pm) and nights (6pm - 6am).

Imagine working in an environment where your skills are continuously sharpened, your ideas are valued, and your career progression is actively funded. Our client is a leading name in data centre infrastructure, offering a unique blend of critical technical challenges and a remarkably supportive, family-like culture where more than half the team has stayed for over 5 years.

From day one, you will have access to on-the-job mentoring, external training, and an unlimited Udemy learning licence to help you master new technologies and elevate your career.

As a Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, no two days will be the same. You will be the backbone of the Data Centre site, ensuring maximum uptime, safety, and efficiency. This is a highly varied and dynamic role where you will mix hands‑on M&E technical maintenance with crucial IT infrastructure support and contractor management.

• Infrastructure Excellence: Monitor, maintain, and optimise critical site systems, environment, and M&E infrastructure. Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to guarantee facility reliability.
• First‑Fix & Small Projects: Provide rapid first‑fix support on M&E systems and minor fabric repairs, whilst independently delivering small‑scale project works.
• Safety & Authority: Act as the Low Voltage (LV) Authorised Person on‑site‑planning, documenting, and safely executing electrical works with strict adherence to protocols.
• Contractor & Project Supervision: Oversee and coordinate third‑party vendors and engineers, providing technical guidance on larger, complex infrastructure tasks.
• Smart Hands IT Support: Bridge the gap between M&E and IT by assisting remote tech teams with hardware installs, cable management, reboots, and connectivity checks.
• Operations & Audit: Manage the ticketing system efficiently, capture precise asset data, and contribute to vital management reports and site audits.

You are a proactive, solution‑oriented engineer who thrives in a critical environment. You pride yourself on high standards of safety and love the challenge of keeping critical operations running flawlessly.

• A multi‑skilled Maintenance Engineer with experience in critical, industrial, or commercial environments.
• A completed electrical apprenticeship (or equivalent), ideally backed by 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Comfortable with basic IT skills (including MS Word and Excel).
• Eligible for, or currently holding, National Security Clearance (SC Clearance).
• Flexibility to provide holiday and overtime cover to support your team when needed.

• LV switching & UPS Circuitry
• HVAC & BMS Systems
• Generators & Fire Preventative Systems

Our client values transferable skills, passion, and potential far more than a flawless checklist. If you are driven to learn, you might be exactly who they are looking for.

Our client believes in rewarding hard work with a brilliant benefits package and a genuine focus on work‑life balance and well‑being.

• Financial Security: 5% matched pension, life assurance, and an attractive salary.
• Health & Well‑being: Private healthcare coverage.
• Green Perks: Cycle‑to‑work scheme and an Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.
• Perks & Culture: Free breakfast and snacks on‑site, a monthly team pizza lunch, and a genuinely friendly, supportive team atmosphere.
• Continuous Growth: Fully funded external training and an all‑access Udemy licence.

Ready to take the next step in your engineering career? Apply today!