Data Centre Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of live data centre environments, ensuring availability and reliability.
• Lead on-site engineering teams, technicians and third-party contractors.
• Oversee critical infrastructure, including HV/LV, UPS, generators, chillers, cooling systems and BMS.
• Manage PPM, reactive maintenance and critical facilities activities.
• Lead responses to critical incidents, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Deliver data centre projects, including migrations, relocations, upgrades, expansions and fit-outs.
• Ensure project work is completed safely within live environments without disrupting operations.
• Manage MOPs, RAMS, permits, change control and maintenance windows.
• Oversee power and cooling capacity, suppliers, SLAs, KPIs and operational budgets.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing the day-to-day operations of live data centres.
• Strong knowledge of critical facilities infrastructure, including UPS, generators, HV/LV and cooling systems.
• Experience managing engineering teams and contractors.
• Background in critical environment maintenance, PPM and incident management.
• Proven experience delivering data centre projects while maintaining live operations.
• Understanding of MOPs, RAMS, permits and operational change control.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Location: Bristol (onsite)

Length: 12 months

Rate: £650 p/d (Inside IR35)