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Technical Data Centre Shift Manager – Data Centre Operations – High Voltage Experienced Package @74,000K plus Overtime • Location: Slough, • Continental Shift Pattern, • 12 Hour Shift s Days and Nights, • Site – AI READY Data Centre, • Opportunity – Progressive contract and promotion and career development, • Salary £65,000 Plus Shift Allowance @5K, • Bonus @ £4K per year, • Overtime, • Health Care, • Pension, • Parking on Site and Free EV charging Do you thrive under pressure, keeping systems running where downtime isn’t an option? Join our Data Centre Solutions team as a Shift Manager — a key leadership role within one of the world’s most advanced and fast-paced technical environments. As a Shift Manager, you’ll be the on-site technical lead, driving operational excellence across critical electrical and mechanical systems. You’ll guide a skilled team of engineers, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient maintenance across a high-availability facility that powers global operations. This is a hands-on leadership role — ideal for candidates with a strong high-voltage (HV) background, experience in live switching, and deep understanding of critical facility operations. You’ll be trusted to: • Lead and coordinate shift teams delivering both planned and reactive maintenance., • Act as an Authorised Person (HV), ensuring safety documentation and switching schedules are completed to the highest standard., • Oversee all works under the Permit to Work system, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance., • Respond swiftly to Building Management System (BMS) alarms and manage incidents in real time., • Maintain mechanical and electrical systems (including cooling, power, and water) to industry standards such as L8., • Supervise vendors and subcontractors to ensure high performance and adherence to operational processes., • Drive technical training, mentoring, and team development., • Lead from the front — ensuring the safety, reliability, and resilience of critical infrastructure always. About You You’re a technically strong professional who’s calm under pressure, confident in your decision-making, and driven by the challenge of managing complex systems in 24/7 environments. You’ll bring: • HV Authorisation and demonstrable experience in HV/LV switching operations., • A Level 3 NVQ (or equivalent) in a relevant electrical or mechanical discipline., • Strong working knowledge of critical environments such as data centres, hospitals, or financial facilities., • Proven ability to lead shift teams and manage incident response in real time., • Up-to-date knowledge of Wiring Regulations, health and safety compliance, and permit-to-work systems., • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with clients, contractors, and colleagues., • PASMA / IPAF certification, • Emergency First Aid at Work, • Work with cutting-edge critical systems in a highly secure, high-availability environment., • Lead a team of talented engineers who value collaboration, ownership, and excellence., • Access structured career development, technical training, and leadership pathways., • Be part of a global organisation where your work keeps mission-critical operations running smoothly, • Ready to lead from the front in one of the industry’s most technically advanced environments?, • Apply now to take your career forward with a world leader in data centre operations.

Building Services Engineering Data Centre - Shift Manager - £70,000-£74,000 + Facilities Engineering Contractor is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and real estate management services. We are seeking an experienced Shift Manager to lead our engineering team at a data centre in Slough. This role is responsible for supervising planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with site policies, health and safety standards, and regulatory requirements. The Shift Manager will also act as the site Authorised Person, managing all safety documentation and operational controls, while coordinating daily shift operations and technical leadership. Key Responsibilities • Oversee and coordinate all shift maintenance activities (planned/reactive) to meet SLAs, • Monitor Building Management Systems and respond to alarms/emergencies, • Implement and manage the Permit to Work system, ensuring vendor compliance, • Ensure SOPs/EOPs and switching schedules are aligned with safety procedures and company policy, • Maintain compliance of cooling and domestic water systems (L8), • Manage spare parts inventory and ensure availability for maintenance tasks, • Supervise subcontractors and ensure adherence to site protocols, • Promote a professional and safety-first environment, • Develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, • Provide technical leadership and guidance to the shift team, • Review and approve RAMS, and prepare comprehensive job packs, • Monitor team performance, conduct reviews, and support training and development, • Manage shift ROTA, including leave, sickness, and return-to-work processes, • Maintain site documentation, statutory log books, and vendor report records, • Lead on-site incident management and emergency response drills Qualifications & Skills • HV Authorisation (required), • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline, • Current Wiring Regulations certification, • Emergency First Aid at Work, • Manual Handling, PASMA & IPAF (preferred), • Proven experience in a critical environment and real-time fault management, • Strong knowledge of Health & Safety compliance in maintenance environments, • Experience working with complex systems (e.g., Fire, PMS, BMS), • Strong organisational and leadership skills, • Excellent communication, both written and verbal, • High level of integrity and accountability, • Able to work independently and as part of a team, • Physically fit and able to work at height, • Flexible with shift hours and operational demands

The Opportunity Due to continued growth, we have opportunities for Southern based field Service Engineers to repair and maintain Airedale and other manufacturer’s refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. Role Requirements • Carry out all repair and maintenance work to Airedale and other manufacturers’ refrigeration and air conditioning equipment to a high standard of accuracy, • Work and liaise closely with customers, • Submit paperwork in a prompt and efficient manner, • Report day to day activity to the Service Team Leader to ensure availability and productivity, • Liaison with other Service Support Engineers to ensure works are completed on time., • Submit site reports within prescribed timeframe, • Submit expenses paperwork and timesheets within prescribed timeframe, • Act in a professional manner towards customers to promote company image at all times., • Follow health and safety policies and procedures at Airedale and at customer sites, • Maintain an excellent attendance record, • Able to work outside of normal office hours on a regular basis including weekend Skills & Experience • Chillers – experience of service, maintenance and repair of chillers and chiller systems, • Close Controls system – Ability to work through controls systems for Diagnosis of faults, service and repairs, • Experience of working within a high pressure environment, • Strong electrical experience with the ability to read detailed electrical schematics to diagnose faults accurately., • Strong mechanical experience – water/fridge systems., • Knowledge of different compressor technologies would be an advantage – Screw, Scroll, Turbocor., • Organised, with a proactive positive personality, and an ability to self-manage., • Good communication and report writing skills, • Full UK driving license, • Computer literate PC knowledge – general skills in Microsoft office, • Excellent customer service/facing skills, • Controls navigation knowledge – Carel/Trend Required Qualifications • CITB – Safety handling of Refrigerants F-Gas 2079 qualified or equivalent, • Health and safety training for Skills Card (would be an advantage), • CSCS – Skills card (would be an advantage), • IPAF/PASMA (would be an advantage), • SSSTS (would be an advantage) Excellent Benefits • Competitive basic and overtime package., • 7% Employer Pension contribution (min 1% employee), • Life assurance, • 25 days holiday + statutory days, • Holiday Purchase scheme, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Airedale Rewards scheme – discounts on shopping/restaurants/cinema etc, • Inhouse training school, • Working for a UK based leading manufacturer, • High quality of equipment and workwear About Airedale Formed in the UK in 1974, Airedale is a world leader in the delivery of innovative thermal management solutions in mission critical environments like data centres. At our heart we’re a technology company, working with huge global colocation and hyperscale clients to design, build, install and optimise precision cooling systems that operate 24/7/365 in data centres all over the world. We are engineers, we are problem solvers and we are passionate about the role that air conditioning plays in an increasingly connected world. We’re also passionate about sustainability and we’re part of the Modine group, a global organization with fiscal 2022 revenues of $2.1 billion, who’s vision is to help engineer a cleaner, healthier world. Prospective candidates must have proof that they have the right to work in the UK. We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding the position. CVs will only be accepted directly by interested candidates and no speculative CVs will be accepted

Communications Engineer Supervisor Location: Hillingdon (Fully On-Site) Contract: Minimum Six months Rate: £250 Per Day – Inside IR35 I am working with one of the world’s largest solutions companies who have an outstanding reputation for delivering complex technology and infrastructure projects across major UK transport hubs and I have a contract opportunity for an experienced Communications Engineer Supervisor to lead the installation and delivery of network infrastructure within one of the busiest airports in Europe. This is a site-based role, working days and nights as required where you will oversee teams installing and testing physical infrastructure as well as active network equipment across a busy, high-security environment. The position calls for someone who is technically capable, safety-conscious, and confident managing people on the ground whilst also support with the hands on installation work. Responsibilities • Supervising and supporting engineers carrying out installation works across multiple sites, • Delivering daily activity briefings (NABS/DABS) and completing point-of-work risk assessments, • Producing accurate end-of-shift reports and updates to senior engineers, • Promoting and enforcing a strong health and safety culture at all times, • Ensuring working areas are safe, tidy, and compliant with project standards, • Liaising with other contractors to clarify scope and prevent overlap or conflict, • Checking all tools and equipment are inspected and certified before use, • Leading on installation tasks including:, • Pulling, dressing, and terminating CAT6, voice, and fibre cabling, • Installing containment systems (tray, basket, conduit), • Terminating and testing panels, outlets, and fibre using Fluke DSX and OTDR, • Splicing multicore fibre (Fujikura 60s/70s experience preferred), • Performing patching, fault finding, and verification testing, • Identifying and escalating H&S or implementation risks in a timely manner, • Conducting on-site surveys and compiling survey documentation Experience Required • A strong background in structured cabling — including CAT6, network cabling, fibre optics, and CCTV cabling — with hands-on experience of testing, terminations, and containment systems, • Proven experience supervising IT or communications infrastructure projects in complex, live environments (aviation or rail preferred), • A proactive, organised, and safety-led mindset with strong communication skills, • SSSTS certification (mandatory), • Flexibility to work day or night shifts as required Preferred (but not essential): PASMA, IPAF, Working at Height, Confined Space, and Asbestos Awareness. Additional training will be provided where required. This role offers the chance to work on one of the UK’s most visible infrastructure programmes, leading from the front on delivery, quality, and safety.