Contracts Manager / Critical Facilities Manager

Description

To lead the onsite engineering and contractor teams responsible for all building infrastructure, mechanical and electrical plant, and critical systems. Acting as the primary client interface, you will ensure service excellence, compliance, and operational resilience across the facility.

• Identify opportunities for innovation, optimisation, and added value across the campus.
• Own Health & Safety leadership across engineers, contractors, and visitors.
• Take responsibility for budget oversight, procurement, and accurate reporting.
• Lead and mentor the onsite team, overseeing training, development, and performance management.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements, operational procedures, and site protocols.
• Manage planned, reactive, and corrective maintenance across critical systems.
• Escalate and respond to major incidents in and out of working hours.
• Drive compliance, risk management, and performance tracking across all maintenance activities.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives across processes, service delivery, and team culture.
• Build and manage strong client relationships, representing the site at operational meetings.

Requirements

A state-of-the-art hyperscale data centre campus in Slough is seeking a highly capable Critical Facilities Manager to oversee the operational integrity of a world-class facility. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a flagship new site, ensuring 100% uptime while leading a high-performing engineering team within one of the most advanced technical environments in Europe.

If you are driven by operational excellence and thrive in fast-paced, high-responsibility environments — this is a career-defining opportunity.

The successful candidate will be a technically minded leader with strong experience in mission-critical engineering, compliance, and team management. This role offers significant autonomy, continuous investment in innovation, and outstanding long-term career progression for the right individual.

• Experience in compliance management and critical works planning.
• Proven team leadership / supervisory experience.
• Strong background in critical engineering, ideally within a data centre or high-resilience environment.
• High visibility and autonomy within a mission-critical environment.
• Exposure to soft services / wider facilities management alongside engineering operations.
• 100% compliance across all statutory and operational requirements.
• Recognised Engineering Qualification (Mechanical or Electrical).
• Competent with Microsoft Office tools and digital maintenance platforms (CMMS).
• Effective financial stewardship across P&L, work-in-progress, and procurement.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Accurate reporting and governance documentation, including logbooks and CMMS upkeep.
• High attention to detail with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Financial oversight or budget management experience.

Benefits

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Car Allowance or Travel
• Great Onsite Facilities
• Zero missed PPMs or avoidable service interruptions.
• Opportunity to shape culture, standards, and future strategy.
• Annual Bonus @ 15% - 20%
• Health Care
• Clear, structured career progression into senior operational leadership.
• Evidence of personal development and career progression.
• £70,000 to £74,000 DOE
• Free Electric Charging
• Collaborative and Positive Working Environment
• Brand-new flagship facility with cutting-edge infrastructure.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance