Data Centre Shift Engineer - Longcross, UK
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Job ID 215554
Posted 05-Jun-2025
Service line GWS Segment
Role type Full-time
Areas of Interest Data Centers, Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management
Location(s) Bracknell - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Job Title: Data Centre Shift Engineer
Business Sector: Data Centre Solutions - Critical Environments
Location: Longcross
COMPANY PROFILE
CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.
Role Summary & Responsibilities
Management of holiday, sickness cover requirements and HR issues including completion of appraisals of shift staff
Work with management to ensure training plans are in place and implemented
Maintain the image, appearance and professional standing of CBRE GWS technical team at all times
Supervision of technical M&E shift team and senior technical representative out of hours.
Act as point of contact for technical service delivery
Plan and manage workload on shift; scheduling works based on priorities to ensure completion of PPM’s / CM’s and reactive work orders within defined SLA's; highlight any concerns to TSM
Ensure high degree of communication at shift handover via verbal handover period, shift log book, email and status board
Liaison with other FM Workplace Solutions service providers to provide an integrated service. Provide timely customer feedback verbally face to face, email or calling card
Act as Authorised Person for control of work - CBRE GWS and specialist contractors to agreed.
Permit to Work System (all project work to be controlled via CBRE GWS)
Carry out electrical switching operations on systems within Change Control Process and authorization limits to agreed switching programmes
Lead in shift training by scenarios and lessons learnt; knowledge from O&M's I site drawings. Operate critical plant where authorised
Ensure compliance to client and CBRE GWS health and safety processes and procedures at all times for all work carried out by CBRE GWS staff and sub-contractors
Carry out toolbox talks, workplace assessments and audits at required frequencies supporting TSM as required
Adherence to CBRE GWS business processes and procedures with correct financial approvals.
Ensure appropriate budgetary control is exercised on all CBRE spend (parts, tools, instruments, training, PPE)
Provide a weekly performance report on workload status using maintenance management system (Real Suite)
Submit monthly status to TSM as contribution to the client monthly report to include any problem areas I HSE issues I SLA highlights
Experience & Skills Required:
Essential
City & Guilds Electrical Competency Parts 1 & 2 or equivalent
Good building services knowledge
Critical Environment Experience
Good Customer relationship skills
Working knowledge of "Permit to work" systems
Understand and interpret technical drawings / processes
Experience of CMMS and BMS systems
Desirable
Time served electrical apprenticeship
Experience of working in Data Centres
HV switching qualification/experience
18th Edition IEE Regulations
Experience of Microsoft Office applications
ACoPs L8
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.