Chief Engineer
Core
Technical lead for hard services across a data centre portfolio, managing maintenance, technical standards, resources, vendors, and engineering team performance.
Role type
Senior IC Chief Engineer (Data Centre Hard Services)
Builds
Maintenance of electrical, mechanical, fire, water, fuel, building, and monitoring systems in mission-critical data centres
Domain
Real Estate / Data Centre Infrastructure
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Technical leadership, maintenance governance, procedure and quality control, resource management, vendor and call-out management, engineering reporting, people leadership, safety and compliance, statutory compliance
Preferred skills
Experience in hyperscale or colocation data centres
Technologies
MOPs, OEM requirements, K3 controls, isolation controls
Responsibilities
Lead the hard-services team and act as the single point of contact for engineering service delivery; Plan, coordinate, and review preventive and corrective maintenance across multiple systems; Ensure work follows approved procedures and client standards; Allocate personnel, materials, tools, and time; Coordinate specialist vendors and validate technical findings; Establish consistent technical reports and complete incident analysis; Manage recruitment, performance assessment, and training for the engineering team; Ensure worksite safety and compliance with environmental requirements; Track and coordinate periodic licence and certificate renewals.
