Consultant name: Jim Hines
Call for more information on this position:
Job reference: CM-138
Date posted: 03/02/2026
Senior Technical Operations Manager – Data Centres – Onsite – Slough or Essex
• Attractive Salary Package Up to £120K
• 15% Annual Discretionary bonus
• 25 Days Annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
• Private Healthcare
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 access and support (able to access various support and wellbeing services)
• Cycle to work scheme Kao Data is committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all employees.
Our customers are scaling fast — and we’re looking for a senior technical leader who knows how to run mission-critical infrastructure flawlessly while leading people brilliantly.
This is a hands-on senior role at the heart of data centre operations, combining deep M&E expertise, calm operational governance, and a modern, people-first management style across multiple live facilities.
What you’ll own
-End-to-end technical authority for critical M&E systems
-24/7/365 operational resilience, reliability & zero-impact delivery
-Leadership of multidisciplinary operations teams and outsourced FM partners
-Strategic input into future facilities, expansions, testing & handover
-Operational & capex budgets, cost optimisation and asset-level P&L awareness
-KPI, SLA and facility-health reporting that actually drives decisions
-Risk management, compliance, incident response & business continuity
-Senior escalation point for major incidents — steady hands required
How you’ll lead
✔ Clear, credible technical leadership
✔ High standards, no drama, no surprises
✔ Strong governance without bureaucracy
✔ A culture of accountability, trust and continuous improvement
✔ Collaborative, commercially aware, and customer-focused
What we’re looking for
Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience – Data Centre Facility Services
Senior data centre operations leadership in mission-critical environments
Proven experience running complex, multi-site infrastructure
Comfortable managing outsourced FM models
Confident with budgets, reporting, risk and stakeholders
Calm under pressure, decisive when it matters
If you’re the kind of leader who can talk chilled water one minute and strategy the next, who builds strong teams and resilient facilities, and who thrives in a growing, technically ambitious data centre environment — we should talk
Jim Hines