Data Centre Manager | Woking

Location: Woking, UK (on-site)

Sector: Data Centres | Critical Infrastructure | Facilities Operations

Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We’re hiring for a Data Centre Manager to lead a large data centre – a flagship site based in Woking. This is a high-profile opportunity within a rapidly growing global operator, and they’re looking for someone who’s already proven themselves in live DC environments — this role isn’t one they can grow someone into.

You’ll be stepping into a leadership role with full responsibility for operational performance, site strategy, team management, and budget ownership. With a well-developed technical team already in place, the focus here is on strong people leadership, strategic planning, and delivering best-in-class operational performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take ownership of site-wide operations
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team and foster a high-performing, safety-focused culture
• Deliver strategic objectives across service delivery, infrastructure excellence, sustainability, and compliance
• Own and manage the site budget, forecasting, and resource planning
• Oversee all aspects of customer services, incident management, and operational readiness
• Ensure alignment with wider business goals through cross-functional collaboration with project, commercial, and implementation teams
• Lead H&S and governance compliance across the facility – permits, audits, documentation and standards adherence
• Contribute to long-term site planning and investment prioritisation

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience managing large-scale, live data centres
• Strong leadership and people management skills – comfortable managing a large team and leading through others
• Budget ownership experience and a strategic approach to operational delivery
• Calm under pressure – able to manage incidents and drive continuous improvement
• A balanced mindset: operationally sharp, customer-focused, commercially aware
• Not necessarily hands-on technically – your value is in oversight, leadership, and driving performance
• A "wide shoulders" leader – someone the business can trust to run their most important UK facility

Why Apply?

• Take charge of a major facility at the forefront of the UK’s digital infrastructure
• Work with a highly capable technical team — your focus will be leadership, not micromanagement
• Be part of a business with significant momentum and international reach
• Real impact, real autonomy, and real opportunity for further growth

Ready for a big challenge?

If you’ve managed major data centre operations before and want to step into a role where your leadership will shape performance at the highest level – let’s talk.

Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.