Data Centre Shift Engineer

Data Centre Shift Engineer

Location: Croydon, South London
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Benefits
Shift Pattern: Continental / Shift Based
Environment: Mission-Critical Data Centre

The Opportunity

We are recruiting an experienced Data Centre Shift Engineer / Critical Facilities Engineer to join the engineering team at a major financial-services data centre in Croydon.

Working as part of an established shift team, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance and reliability of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure, ensuring the facility maintains the highest levels of uptime and resilience.

This is a hands-on engineering position suited to someone with experience in data centres, critical environments or similarly high-availability facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure within a live data centre.

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across:

  • HV/LV electrical distribution

  • UPS systems

  • Generators

  • Switchgear

  • Critical cooling / HVAC

  • CRAC/CRAH systems

  • BMS and associated infrastructure

• Monitor plant and equipment to ensure maximum availability and resilience.

• Respond to alarms, faults and critical incidents, escalating where required.

• Carry out fault finding and first-line diagnosis across electrical and mechanical systems.

• Work under site permit-to-work and safe systems of work.

• Support HV/LV switching and isolation activities alongside authorised personnel.

• Review and work in accordance with RAMS, permits and operational procedures.

• Coordinate and supervise specialist subcontractors completing works on site.

• Complete shift reports, maintenance records and technical documentation.

• Ensure all work meets relevant H&S, compliance and operational standards.

• Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the facility.

What We're Looking For

• Strong electrical or mechanical engineering background with relevant technical qualifications.

• Previous experience within data centres, critical environments or other mission-critical facilities is highly desirable.

• Good knowledge of critical infrastructure including UPS, generators, LV distribution and switchgear.

• Understanding of HV systems would be advantageous.

• Working knowledge of HVAC, cooling systems and BMS.

• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.

• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capabilities.

• Good understanding of permits, isolations, RAMS and safe systems of work.

• Comfortable working within a shift environment where uptime, safety and resilience are critical.

Package

Up to £60,000 basic salary + comprehensive benefits package

An excellent opportunity for a Data Centre Shift Engineer to join a high-profile critical environment in Croydon, working with sophisticated electrical and mechanical infrastructure and offering strong opportunities for continued technical development and progression.