Data Centre IFM Technical Manager

Data Centre IFM Technical Manager

Date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, GB, PE1 1

Contract Type: Full Time

Company: Mitie Group

Application Deadline: 2026-11-17T10:00:11.207

Role Overview

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and we're committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Data Centre IFM Technical Manager to lead integrated facilities management operations within a critical data centre environment, ensuring the safe, compliant and resilient operation of essential engineering infrastructure. You'll play a key role in maintaining business-critical services, leading engineering teams and specialist partners, and working closely with client stakeholders to deliver exceptional operational performance.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engineering and IFM operations across critical electrical and mechanical systems, ensuring safety, compliance and operational resilience.


• Manage maintenance, change control, incident response and technical assurance activities across the site.


• Lead and develop on-site engineering teams, contractors and service partners, driving high performance and continuous improvement.


• Oversee compliance with statutory regulations, permit-to-work processes, safe systems of work and audit requirements.


• Act as the primary operational contact for client stakeholders, providing clear communication on performance, risks, planned works and incidents.

Required Qualifications

• HNC, HND, Degree or recognised apprenticeship in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.


• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) as a minimum.


• Relevant HV/LV or critical environment authorisation, or the ability to obtain site-specific authorisation.

We're Looking For

• Proven experience within a data centre, critical environment or high-availability engineering facility.


• Strong knowledge of critical infrastructure including electrical distribution, UPS, generators, cooling systems, BMS and fire systems.


• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors and service providers.


• Confidence leading incident response, change management and operational risk activities.


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What's In It For You?

• Opportunity to lead operations within a highly prestigious and technically challenging data centre environment.


• Exposure to critical engineering systems and large-scale infrastructure projects.


• Career development opportunities within one of the UK's leading facilities management companies.

It's a place for you at Mitie, join us today!

Additional Details

• Ref: Location: Peterborough


• Employment: Full time


• Role Classification: 2

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providers.Confidence leading incident response, change management and operational risk activities.Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.What's In It For You?Opportunity to lead operations within a highly prestigious and technically challenging data centre environment.Exposure to critical engineering systems and large-scale infrastructure projects.Career development opportunities within one of the UK's leading facilities management 's a place for you at Mitie, join us today!Ref: Location:Peterborough Employment:Full time Role Classification:2