Area General Manager – Data Centres

Area General Manager – Data Centres

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £85,000–£95,000 per annum
Bonus: Discretionary bonus
Contract: Permanent

Nexus Careers is working with a leading data centre and critical facilities provider to recruit an experienced Area General Manager to oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centres in Berkshire.

This is a senior technical leadership role with responsibility for engineering performance, operational delivery, people management and client relationships across multiple critical sites.

The successful candidate must come from a strong technical engineering background and have proven experience managing teams and services within data centres, critical environments or complex building services operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering operations across a cluster of data centre sites.
• Lead and develop Data Centre Managers, Engineering Managers and technical teams.
• Ensure critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure is maintained safely and reliably.
• Drive engineering performance, resilience and operational consistency across the portfolio.
• Oversee planned, reactive, statutory and lifecycle maintenance programmes.
• Manage technical incidents, escalations and root-cause investigations.
• Ensure compliance with permits, safe systems of work and operational procedures.
• Monitor performance against contractual KPIs, SLAs and client expectations.
• Maintain senior-level relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Review operational reports and present performance updates.
• Support technical projects, asset replacement and infrastructure upgrades.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, expenditure and commercial performance.
• Identify efficiencies, cost savings and service improvement opportunities.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, succession planning and team development.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong technical background within electrical, mechanical or building services engineering.
• Senior management experience within data centres or critical environments.
• Experience overseeing multiple sites or a regional engineering portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading managers, engineers and specialist contractors.
• Good commercial and financial awareness.
• Strong client, stakeholder and contract management skills.
• Relevant technical, engineering or management qualifications.
• Confident leadership style with strong communication and decision-making skills.

Package and Benefits

• £85,000–£95,000 basic salary.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Senior multi-site leadership position.
• High-profile cluster of data centre environments.
• Excellent training and professional development.
• Genuine progression into more senior regional or director-level positions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically credible senior leader to take responsibility for engineering performance across a strategically important data centre portfolio.

Apply now or contact Nexus Careers for further information