Data Center Critical Environment Engineer - M&E/HVAC Services

Data Center Critical Environment Engineer - Northern Holland

OTE €95,000+ | €70,000–€80,000 Basic + Overtime + 20% Bonus + Company Car + Shares + €5,250 Training Budget

Electrical Engineers | HV Engineers | Critical Facilities Engineers | Data Centre Engineers | Commissioning Engineers

I'm currently supporting one of Europe's fastest-growing Data Center owner/operators as they continue their significant expansion across the Netherlands.

Due to continued investment and new campus developments, we're looking for experienced Data Center Critical Environment Engineer to join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining some of Europe's most advanced mission-critical facilities.

If you enjoy working with cutting-edge electrical infrastructure, critical power systems and complex engineering environments where reliability is everything, this is an outstanding opportunity.

The Role

As a DC Critical Environment Engineer, you'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity, availability and performance of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure supporting 24/7 operations.

You'll work alongside commissioning, construction and operations teams to ensure all critical systems are installed, maintained and operated to the highest engineering standards whilst delivering 100% uptime for customers.

This is a technically diverse position with exposure to:

• High Voltage & Low Voltage Electrical Distribution
• Static UPS Systems
• Emergency Standby Generators
• Switchgear & Protection Systems
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Chilled Water & Large-Scale Cooling Systems
• Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
• Critical HVAC Infrastructure
• Commissioning & Integrated Systems Testing
• Change Management & Critical Maintenance Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Support commissioning activities, witnessing FAT, SAT and integrated systems testing.
• Validate equipment performance, sequence of operations and operational documentation before handover.
• Coordinate customer installations and power deployments with engineering and construction teams.
• Review and follow SOPs, MOPs, ERP procedures and Change Management processes.
• Plan and execute preventative and corrective maintenance while protecting critical loads.
• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety legislation, electrical regulations and operational standards.
• Support ISO, certification and internal audit programmes.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, resilience and operational efficiency across the facility.

What We're Looking For

You'll have experience working within high-availability or technically demanding environments, such as:

• Data Centres
• Critical Facilities
• Power Generation
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Semiconductor
• Industrial Process Plants
• Hospitals
• Utilities
• Heavy Manufacturing

You'll also have:

✔ Minimum 3 years' experience within a critical engineering environment.

✔ Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification (Bachelor/HBO or equivalent).

✔ NEN 3140 & NEN 3840 certification, or demonstrable High Voltage operational experience (essential).

✔ Knowledge of critical power, HVAC, UPS or building services infrastructure.

✔ Experience working with preventative maintenance, commissioning or operational engineering.

✔ Comfortable working in both Dutch and English language.

✔ Ability to travel occasionally between Data Centre locations (10–25%).

What's On Offer?

💶 €70,000–€80,000 Basic Salary

💰 OTE €95,000+

⏰ Paid Overtime

🎯 10% Personal Bonus

🏆 10% Company Bonus

🚗 Company Car or Mileage Allowance

📈 Employee Share Scheme

💼 Pension

🏥 Voluntary Health Insurance

🏖 25 Days Holiday

🇳🇱 8% Holiday Allowance

📚 €5,250 Annual Training & Development Budget

Why Join?

You'll become part of a business that's investing heavily in its European expansion, offering genuine career progression, exposure to state-of-the-art hyperscale infrastructure, and the opportunity to work alongside some of the industry's leading technical specialists.

If you're looking to develop your career within one of the fastest-growing data centre organisations in Europe, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Apply now or send me a direct message to discuss the opportunity in confidence.