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Area General Manager – Data Centres

Job Posted: 10 days ago

Salary: £ 85,000 - 95,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Slough, Berkshire

Expire in: 18 days

Job Description

Area General Manager – Data Centres

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £85,000–£95,000 per annum
Bonus: Discretionary bonus
Contract: Permanent

Nexus Careers is working with a leading data centre and critical facilities provider to recruit an experienced Area General Manager to oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centres in Berkshire.

This is a senior technical leadership role with responsibility for engineering performance, operational delivery, people management and client relationships across multiple critical sites.

The successful candidate must come from a strong technical engineering background and have proven experience managing teams and services within data centres, critical environments or complex building services operations.

Key Responsibilities

  * Oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centre sites.

  * Lead and develop Data Centre Managers, Engineering Managers and technical teams.

  * Ensure critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure is maintained safely and reliably.

  * Drive engineering performance, resilience and operational consistency across the portfolio.

  * Oversee planned, reactive, statutory and lifecycle maintenance programmes.

  * Manage technical incidents, escalations and root-cause investigations.

  * Ensure compliance with permits, safe systems of work and operational procedures.

  * Monitor performance against contractual KPIs, SLAs and client expectations.

  * Maintain senior-level relationships with clients and key stakeholders.

  * Review operational reports and present performance updates.

  * Support technical projects, asset replacement and infrastructure upgrades.

  * Manage budgets, forecasts, expenditure and commercial performance.

  * Identify efficiencies, cost savings and service improvement opportunities.

  * Ensure appropriate staffing, succession planning and team development.

  * Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Candidate Requirements

  * Strong technical background within electrical, mechanical or building services engineering.

  * Senior management experience within data centres or critical environments.

  * Experience overseeing multiple sites or a regional engineering portfolio.

  * Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

  * Proven experience leading managers, engineers and specialist contractors.

  * Good commercial and financial awareness.

  * Strong client, stakeholder and contract management skills.

  * Relevant technical, engineering or management qualifications.

  * Confident leadership style with strong communication and decision-making skills.

Package and Benefits

  * £85,000–£95,000 basic salary.

  * Discretionary bonus.

  * Senior multi-site leadership position.

  * High-profile cluster of data centre environments.

  * Excellent training and professional development.

  * Genuine progression into more senior regional or director-level positions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically credible senior leader to take responsibility for engineering performance across a strategically important data centre portfolio.

Apply now or contact Nexus Careers for further information

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