Gateshead / OR Any UK Office LocationHybridFull-time
AI Summary
The Operational Excellence Specialist drives standards, compliance, and continuous improvement across Pulsant's 14 UK data centres, developing SOPs, supporting facilities management compliance, and delivering operational performance reports.
About this role
Hybrid working role - offering 2 days a week from home
Choice of office location - Gateshead, Maidenhead or Edinburgh
The Operational Excellence Specialist sits within Pulsant's Operational Excellence and Continous Improvement function. As part of this team of 5, you'd play an important role in driving standards, compliance, energy efficiency, sustainability, health and safety and a consistent approach across Pulsant's estate of 14 data centres in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and support standard operating procedures across all Data Centre sites to ensure a consistent and effective approach.
Act as the subject matter expert for facilities management compliance, providing guidance on environmental, regulatory, and operational requirements.
Monitor and support compliance across all locations, ensuring procedures are followed and providing evidence and reporting for internal and external audits and requirements.
Deliver training and guidance to help teams consistently apply operational procedures and best practices.
Review Data Centre Operations risk register items and ensure any required improvements are reflected in procedures, communicated effectively, and embedded across teams.
Stay informed of industry developments and best practice, working closely with problem management and continuous improvement teams to enhance operational performance.
Maintain an accurate, accessible, and up-to-date library of operational procedures and processes.
Design, produce, and share compliance, KPI, and operational performance reports, providing meaningful insights to stakeholders across the business
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Experience managing multiple projects and SOP's concurrently - ideally in a technology environment.
Knowledge of the purpose and challenges involved in operating and maintaining critical infrastructure (such as power and cooling.)
Curious and proactive.
Attentive to detail.
Strong organisational skills.
A strong comunicator who is confident approaching, speaking with and collaborating with multiple stakeholders at different levels across the business.
A keen interest in the rapidly expanding and evolving data centre industry.
If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement listed above, we still encourage you to apply. We value transferable experience and potential - and you might be exactly who we’re looking for!
Benefits
A supportive work environment with a focus on career growth, learning and development, work life balance and well-being.
A friendly, family-like atmosphere where almost half of the team have been with Pulsant for 5+ years.
Benefits include 5% pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, EV scheme, free breakfast and snacks, Udemy license and more.
Leave benefits - in addition to your annual leave you get your birthday day off, annual wellbeing day and 2 x charity days per year. "}">
