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Mechanical & Electrical Engineer \n Location: Portsmouth Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts (4 on, 4 off), rotating between days (6am - 6pm) and nights (6pm - 6am). \n Why Join Our Client? \n 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. \n 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. \n The Opportunity \n 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. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Infrastructure Excellence: Monitor, maintain, and optimise critical site systems, environment, and M&E infrastructure. Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to guarantee facility reliability.\n, • First-Fix & Small Projects: Provide rapid first-fix support on M&E systems and minor fabric repairs, whilst independently delivering small-scale project works.\n, • Safety & Authority: Act as the Low Voltage (LV) Authorised Person on-site-planning, documenting, and safely executing electrical works with strict adherence to protocols.\n, • Contractor & Project Supervision: Oversee and coordinate third-party vendors and engineers, providing technical guidance on larger, complex infrastructure tasks.\n, • 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.\n, • Operations & Audit: Manage the ticketing system efficiently, capture precise asset data, and contribute to vital management reports and site audits.\n\n Who We Are Looking For \n 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. \n Essential Criteria: \n\n • A multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with experience in critical, industrial, or commercial environments.\n, • A completed electrical apprenticeship (or equivalent), ideally backed by 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.\n, • Comfortable with basic IT skills (including MS Word and Excel).\n, • Eligible for, or currently holding, National Security Clearance (SC Clearance).\n, • Flexibility to provide holiday and overtime cover to support your team when needed.\n\n Desirable Experience: \n If you have experience in any of the following, we want to hear about it: \n\n • LV switching & UPS Circuitry\n, • HVAC & BMS Systems\n, • Generators & Fire Preventative Systems\n\n Not a perfect match on paper? Apply anyway! 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. \n What's In It For You? \n Our client believes in rewarding hard work with a brilliant benefits package and a genuine focus on work-life balance and well-being. \n\n • Financial Security: 5% matched pension, life assurance, and an attractive salary.\n, • Health & Well-being: Private healthcare coverage.\n, • Green Perks: Cycle-to-work scheme and an Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme.\n, • Perks & Culture: Free breakfast and snacks on-site, a monthly team pizza lunch, and a genuinely friendly, supportive team atmosphere.\n, • Continuous Growth: Fully funded external training and an all-access Udemy licence.\n\n Ready to take the next step in your engineering career? Apply today!

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: _ We have exciting opportunities for Associate Directors to join our expanding team. Following significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we are looking for high calibre leaders to support our clients deliver a wide range of high-profile projects across Infrastructure, to be a leader in the industry and help mentor and develop the future generation of Project Managers. We want you to join us and to transform together. As a member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering a diverse range of highly complex projects and programmes. You would be based in our London office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams based across the South-East region. Dependant on client requirements, the majority of our roles support a hybrid working pattern. In return there is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination. Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend: Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend work on business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes across the Utilities sector, including clean and waste water treatment facilities, mains installation and replacement, environmental improvement, asset management, developer services, Major Projects, Strategic Resource Options and many more. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience, and behavioural attributes: Significant experience managing multiple disciplines / teams / advisors / clients on infrastructure projects/programmes across the lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients. Proven and demonstrable success, and able to challenge / set strategy. Excellent leadership skills, capable of setting high standards and managing performance against these, utilising people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations. Able to succeed in ambiguous and challenging environments. Leads and is accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of those within your sphere of responsibility. Has a practical understanding of CDM and is able to apply this appropriately across teams. Ability to anticipate client challenges and determine applicable solutions, innovating as necessary, through your depth of understanding of stakeholder needs. Can do this sustainably. Promoter of inclusive teamwork, building and fostering trust with empathy, diving a ‘one business’ collaboration mindset within T&T and across clients. Foster client and industry partnerships, developing and growing relationships. Able to use your leadership skills and influence to bring our purpose and vision to life, expanding your impact as you do. Coach and mentor others and encourage development of people around you, and you have a thirst for learning; using this to develop best practice. You spot, harness and nurture emerging potential. Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients. Creative, curious and growth mindset, and acts as a role model. Promoter of inclusive environments, acting as a role model. Beneficial Experience: Experience of utilities/water infrastructure project and / or programme management, including end to end lifecycle experience or specialism in development or delivery stages. Experience of complex and multiple forms of procurement and managing NEC / other form contracts. High level of commercial management including complex commercial arrangements Experience of building and leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects and programmes in differing environments, ideally multiple sectors. Experience of consultancy and/or client-side project management. Familiarity with public sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s length bodies relevant to infrastructure. Familiarity with sustainability and application to projects / programmes. Delivery within complex operational environments Experience of working and reporting in complex stakeholder and regulatory environments Preferrable qualifications: Degree level qualification in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience. Chartered status with the APM, ICE, or an equivalent professional institution. Project management certification (e.g. APM / PRINCE2 / MSP / ChPP). NEC Accreditations or qualifications. CSCS / equivalent. NEBOSH or equivalent H&S qualifications CDM awareness Sustainability (e.g. Carbon Literacy). Soft skills / leadership certification. Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at _ #LI-SM2 SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: _ _ _ It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: _ _ _ It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: _ _ _ It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

On site role based at Pulsant's Fareham data centre predominantly, with occassional travel to Pulsants other DCs in the Southern region. 12-hour shifts, 4 on 4 off. Days (6am 6pm) and nights (6pm-6am). Learn new skills via on the job and external training and company provided Udemy learning resources. About Pulsant Pulsant is a leading UK data centre and digital infrastructure platform which provides highly interconnected colocation and private Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) capabilities nationwide. Our dedicated team of around 300 professionals (with an average tenure of 7 years), support around 700 clients across the UK. In this varied role, youll provide first-fix support on M&E and minor fabric repairs, oversee and coordinate contractors, and ensure all Health & Safety requirements are met to the highest standard. Youll deliver small project works both independently and as part of a team, while also offering technical guidance and supervision on larger tasks. With the ability to contribute to reports and audits for the management team, youll play a key part in keeping our operation running smoothly, safely, and efficiently. Key responsibilities: Deliver responsive, high-quality support to internal and external clients, consistently exceeding expectations Maintain accurate records, complete reports, and ensure timely updates across all systems Uphold strict health and safety, security, and compliance standards across the site and facilities Follow Pulsant processes, including incident escalation and access control procedures Monitor systems, environment, and M+E infrastructure Manage tickets efficiently, logging issues and providing timely, professional responses Support day-to-day site operations, ensuring security, integrity, and smooth functionality Perform preventative maintenance (PPM) and ensure facility upkeep and reliability Manage stock, assets, and critical spares within the data centre Escort and assist third-party vendors and engineers on site Contribute to infrastructure rollouts, migrations, decommissions, and refresh projects Capture and maintain accurate asset data, including photos and serial numbers for auditing and troubleshooting Involvement with testing and handover, and knowledge and understanding of any new M+E infrastructure installed monitoring the facility. Responsible for undertaking the duties of an LV Authorised person on site, including planning, documentation and implementation with a strict adherence to safety protocols. This role requires the willingness of providing holiday cover and overtime support within the team and occasionally other sites within the region. As part of this role, you will be required to handle confidential information and/or sensitive data in a professional manner and in line with existing Company processes and policies. Provide on-site remote hands/smart hands support for remote IT teams during incidents and requests including performing basic troubleshooting, equipment reboots, and component replacements (where authorised) Carry out physical IT tasks including cable management, hardware installs/moves, and connectivity checks Support cross-connects, console access, and power verification activities Assist with rack installation, cabling, and hardware deployment to optimise performance What / who we're looking for: Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, with experience working within a critical, industrial or commercial environment. Completed electrical apprenticeship or similar - ideally with 18th edition wiring regulations. Basic IT skills, Word and Excel. Experience in some of the following would be very beneficial - L.V. switching, HVAC Systems, UPS Circuitry, Generators, BMS Systems, Fire Preventative Systems. Currently hold or able to obtain (eligible for) SC Clearance. For further info on this refer to our FAQ document on SC Clearance under the Documents section. Pulsant offers: A supportive work environment with a focus on career growth, development, work life balance and well-being. A friendly, family-like atmosphere where almost half of the team have been with Pulsant for 5+ years Benefits include 5% pension, private healthcare, cycle to work scheme, Electric vehicle scheme, free breakfast and snacks, monthly pizza lunch, Udemy license and more. TPBN1_UKTJ

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Location: Portsmouth Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts (4 on, 4 off), rotating between days (6am - 6pm) and nights (6pm - 6am). Why Join Our Client? 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. The Opportunity 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. Key Responsibilities 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.Who We Are Looking For 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. Essential Criteria: 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.Desirable Experience: If you have experience in any of the following, we want to hear about it: LV switching & UPS Circuitry HVAC & BMS Systems Generators & Fire Preventative SystemsNot a perfect match on paper? Apply anyway! 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. What's In It For You? 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