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Day Shift Engineer

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Northgate, West Sussex, United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Nov 2026
💰 £48,400/yr(£44,000/yr – £48,400/yr)

About the role

Day Shift Engineer - Data Centre

Gatwick Area | £44,000 + 10% Bonus | Continental Days Only

I'm recruiting for a Day Shift Engineer to join a major data centre owner/operator at a modern campus in the Gatwick area.

This is a client-side Data Centre Engineering position working a continental days-only pattern, ideal for an electrical engineer who wants to stay in a critical environment without working nights.

Package

£44,000 basic

10% annual bonus - £4,400

£48,400 potential annual cash earnings

Continental days only

Overtime available
12-hour shifts

Approx. 14-15 shifts per month

Strong training and development

Excellent wider benefits

The Role

As a Day Shift Engineer, you'll support the safe and reliable operation of critical infrastructure across a modern data centre campus in the Gatwick area.

Duties will include:

Planned and reactive maintenance

Electrical and mechanical fault-finding

UPS and standby generators

BMS monitoring

Critical cooling systems

Switching and isolations

Safe systems of work

Emergency operating procedures

Contractor support and supervision

General site inspections and plant monitoring

The ideal Day Shift Engineer will have an electrical bias and experience within a data centre, critical environment, Building Services or other high-resilience engineering setting.

A relevant electrical or mechanical qualification is required, with previous exposure to critical M&E systems highly desirable.

This is a strong opportunity to move into a client-side Data Centre Engineering role in the Gatwick area on a days-only shift pattern.

If this sounds like your next move, apply via the link provided. Know someone who'd be a great fit? Please share this post with them.

Day Shift Engineer | Shift Engineer | Data Centre Engineer | Critical Facilities Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Building Services Engineer | Data Centre | Critical Engineering | Gatwick | West Sussex

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