Data Center Infrastructure Technology Expert, DCS EMEA

he position bridges construction, commissioning, and live operations, ensuring smooth transition into steady-state operations and continuous improvement across hyperscale data center facilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as regional SME for mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems across hyperscale data center environments.
• Provide field engineering support to operations teams to maintain high availability, safety, and operational stability.
• Review design and construction deliverables to ensure field operability, maintainability, and compliance with hyperscale standards.
• Lead fault investigations, root cause analysis, and implementation of permanent corrective actions for critical infrastructure issues.
• Support operational readiness activities, including commissioning handover and transition into live production environments.
• Perform technical audits, risk assessments, and lifecycle evaluations of critical infrastructure assets.
• Manage vendor performance to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery of maintenance and infrastructure works.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, or Building Services Engineering.
• 4+ years' experience in data centers or other critical environments (field engineering, operations, or facilities).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of UPS, generators, LV/HV distribution, cooling systems, fire/life safety, and BMS.
• Experience working in live production environments with responsibility for uptime and operational performance.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and engineering documentation.
• Experience supporting vendors, contractors, or field service teams in mission-critical environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis capability.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data centers or critical environments with increasing technical responsibility.
• Experience with commissioning processes (L1-L5), integrated systems testing, and operational acceptance.
• Apprenticeship or technical trade background in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Certifications such as CIBSE, ASHRAE, BSRIA, Uptime Institute, or equivalent.
• Prior Senior Authorised Person (SAP) or equivalent electrical safety authorization, preferably in hyperscale, cloud, or large-scale colocation data centers.
• Strong understanding of construction-to-operations transition, RIBA stages, and field engineering assurance.
• tExperience in asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, or failure reduction programs.