Critical Shift Engineer
Salary: £51000 - £56000 per annum + + Package
Job Title: Critical Shift Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical Bias)
Location: Woking
Salary: £50,000 – £51,000 + 10% Annual Bonus (OTE £55,000+)
Shift Pattern: Continental Days Only
6:00am – 6:00pm
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a Data Centre Shift Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical Bias) to join a prestigious client directly at their critical data centre facility in Woking.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced building services engineer seeking a career within a mission-critical environment. The successful candidate will join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining the site’s critical infrastructure and ensuring maximum uptime.
Key Responsibilities
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across critical building services systems.
- Monitoring and maintaining plant equipment to ensure operational reliability and efficiency.
- Supporting the continuous operation of critical infrastructure within the data centre environment.
- Completing all maintenance documentation, logbooks, permits to work, and compliance records.
- Responding to equipment faults and ensuring timely resolution.
- Working closely with the engineering team to maintain industry-leading uptime standards.
- Supporting subcontractors and specialist service providers on site.
Typical Equipment Maintained
- UPS systems
- Generators
- AHUs & FCUs
- Chillers and cooling systems
- Pumps and motors
- LV electrical systems
- Emergency lighting
- Fire alarm systems
- BMS controls
- General building services plant
Requirements
Mechanical or Electrical Qualifications (Level 3 Preferred):
- NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or equivalent; or
- City & Guilds Level 3 in a relevant engineering discipline.
For Electrical Bias Engineers:
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (essential)
- Testing & Inspection (2391) advantageous
Ideal Candidate
- Mechanical or Electrical bias with experience in commercial building services maintenance.
- Previous experience working in critical environments such as data centres, hospitals, banking, pharmaceutical, or other high-availability sites is advantageous.
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
- Good understanding of health & safety and permit-to-work systems.
- Professional, client-facing approach with excellent communication skills.
- Comfortable working a continental days-only shift pattern.
What’s on Offer?
- £50,000 – £51,000 basic salary
- 10% annual performance bonus
- Direct employment with a prestigious data centre operator
- Days-only continental shift pattern
- Excellent training and career progression opportunities
- Exposure to a highly critical, state-of-the-art facility
- Long-term career stability within a growing sector
Job Reference: DH CSE WOK_1781099101
Salary: £51000 - £56000 per annum + + Package
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