Data Centre IFM Technical Manager in Peterborough

b Overview /b p You will lead on-site IFM and engineering operations at a data centre, ensuring safe, compliant and resilient plant performance. You’ll manage local teams and partners, implement governance, and maintain critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure. You’ll drive maintenance, incident response and continuous improvement, contributing to uptime and client confidence. This role offers hands-on leadership in a high‑availability environment and the chance to shape estate-wide standards at the site level. /p b Responsibilities /b ul li Lead day-to-day IFM and engineering operations at the data centre, applying governance and standards /li li Control local HV/LV electrical systems, mechanical infrastructure, UPS, standby generation, cooling, BMS, EPMS, fire systems through teams and partners /li li Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, client standards and company procedures /li li Plan and verify preventive, predictive, condition-based and corrective maintenance; manage defects and risks /li li Exercise stop-work authority for unacceptable risk and escalate issues promptly /li li Maintain operational readiness to support critical services and agreed availability /li li Manage change planning, outages, dependencies and readiness /li li Lead initial incident response, stabilize operations and provide updates to stakeholders /li li Support root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions /li li Maintain site emergency response and business continuity arrangements /li li Maintain regulatory compliance and control permits, risk assessments and safe work /li li Ensure personnel and contractors hold required competencies and authorisations /li li Perform site inspections, audits, and close findings timely /li li Maintain asset, performance and compliance records; evidence and dashboards /li li Coordinate asset lifecycle and technology management; use CAFM, BMS and EPMS for monitoring /li li Coordinate soft services delivery (cleaning, waste, reception, landscape, workplace support) /li li Control site budgets and supplier performance; ensure safety and engineering integrity in KPIs /li li Act as principal IFM contact for client representatives; provide clear performance and incident reporting /li li Provide leadership and development for the on-site IFM team; maintain competence and coverage /li li Foster culture of safety, discipline, accountability and continuous improvement /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li Substantial operational experience in data centres or high-availability facilities /li li Practical knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical systems, maintenance delivery, permit-to-work and change control /li li Experience supervising multidisciplinary engineering teams and contractors /li li Experience supporting audits, compliance inspections and incident investigations /li li Knowledge of incident response and escalation processes /li li Experience with safety, risk assessment and reporting in critical environments /li li Strong communication and stakeholder management skills /li li Authorised Persons experience or equivalent site authorisation desirable /li li Professional registration or active progression desirable /li li On-call or escalation flexibility and ability to work across multiple sites /li li Experience in using performance and asset data to drive decisions /li /ul ul li leadership and people management /li li clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences /li li problem solving under pressure /li li HV/LV electrical systems /li li mechanical infrastructure and equipment /li li UPS and standby generation /li /ul