Engineering and Technical Standards Manager in London

As the Engineering Standards Manager, you will be responsible for creating Operational Engineering Standards, Processes and ways of working by collaborating with various stakeholders across Verne. These standards need to meet our Customer and Business expectations whilst enabling us to scale in a consistent way. You need to be an excellent communicator (Verbal & Written) and someone who can engage at all levels within our organisation and our customers to implement and embed these processes and standards. This is a hands-on job with an objective to help and support the site teams, ensuring a framework is in place for technical and engineering standards, processes and ways of working that enables a compliant, consistent and customer-focused operational team across Verne.

Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging with all stakeholders within Operations and other departments within Verne, ensuring that all inputs are received to enable process and standards development, roll out, review and improvement. Customer input may also be required from time to time.
• Technical & Engineering Standards & Process Development: Standards, Processes and ways of working need to be developed and documented ensuring these are fit for purpose and aligned to Verne’s and Customers’ expectations, especially Hyperscalers. Creation of an Operational Handbook to ensure all Operational Standards and Processes are stored within a central repository and easily accessible and navigated by people at all levels within Verne.
• Technical and Engineering Standards & Process Implementation: Once Standards, Processes and ways of working have been defined by engaging with all required stakeholders and documents created, it is critical to ensure everyone is informed and relevant training with feedback is required ensuring Processes and Standards are understood and implemented. This needs to be a hands-on approach where engagement with the teams is required and scenario-based exercises might be required to ensure full understanding to enable implementation.
• Technical and Engineering Standards & Process Review, Improvement and Upkeep: Standards and Processes should be reviewed and amended (if required) at least annually or if a need arises to update. Regular quality checks should be carried out, ensuring full compliance to Standards, Processes and ways of working. Actions should be recorded and tracked until completed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical or similar)
• Datacentre Experience: Have a really good understanding of datacentre operations and all required standards, processes and ways of working.
• Stakeholder Influence: Strong track record of interfacing with teams cross-organisationally at all levels.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding and experience of data centre power, cooling, and security systems, as well as CMMS platforms.
• Communication: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

Skills & Abilities:

• Leadership and technical and operational management
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, private equity-backed company.
• A dynamic, innovative, and inclusive working environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• The chance to work with a talented and ambitious international team.