Data Centre Hardware Planner – London (Hybrid)
Location: London Office + Data centre sites– Crawley, Docklands, Woking
What You’ll Own
- Oversee installation, de-installation and maintenance of data processing equipment (e.g., mainframes, servers, storage platforms, printers and network components).
- Plan and implement vendor-led changes to infrastructure and computing environments.
- Execute and oversee installation and preventative maintenance in line with documented plans.
- Configure moderately complex hardware environments.
- Analyse infrastructure capacity and make recommendations for optimisation and performance improvements.
- Manage data centre facility operations including space allocation, security and outage prevention.
- Monitor environmental and safety conditions, responding effectively to incidents or emergencies.
- Lead disaster readiness activities including controlled shutdowns, damage assessment, and restoration of services.
- Develop and maintain operational documentation and reporting.
- Support large-scale data centre consolidation or migration programmes (working alongside Project/Programme Managers).
- Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure as required.
How you’ll own it
- Apply strong technical knowledge across hardware technologies and data centre systems.
- Maintain high operational standards to ensure reliability and availability of critical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors and stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.
- Demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making, particularly in high-pressure or incident scenarios.
- Proactively identify risks, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
Added bonus if you have:
- Experience with copper and fibre structured cabling, patching and power systems
- Strong knowledge of data centre infrastructure, AutoCAD, networking and telecommunications protocols
- Solid understanding of disaster recovery planning and execution
- Excellent communication skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
- Ability to estimate work effort and manage sub-project delivery
- Experience working in fast-paced, mission-critical environments
- Physical capability to work in data centre environments (lifting up to 50lbs, standing, bending, kneeling)
What you’ll bring
- Curious – You ask the right questions and continuously seek to improve
- Accountable – You take ownership and deliver high-quality outcomes
- Dynamic – You adapt quickly and stay agile in a fast-moving environment
