OPEN TO CANDIDATES FROM ALL OVER EUROPE - as long as you hold an EU passport (or otherwise have the right to live and work in the Netherlands without sponsorship), you can apply from any country. Accommodation, a living allowance and travel are all paid. This is a self-employed (freelance) position.Data Centre Facilities EngineerNetherlands (Amsterdam area) | Competitive rate | Self-employed contractHere's one for the hands-on critical environment engineers. A live, high-availability data centre in the Netherlands needs experienced facilities technicians who can walk onto site, get familiar quickly, and start carrying their weight on shift with minimal hand-holding. You'll be operating and maintaining the kit that keeps the facility alive, and helping bring the site's existing team on in skill and confidence as you go.The roleDay to day you'll run inspections and switching, chase down faults across the electrical and mechanical plant, respond to incidents, and keep the paperwork straight: working from site procedures and drawings rather than guesswork. There's a genuine mentoring element too - the client wants people happy to share what they know, from informal walk-downs to proper training sessions with the resident technicians.What you'll be doingOperating, inspecting and maintaining live critical plant on a shift basisFault-finding and troubleshooting across electrical and mechanical systemsSwitching operations, isolations and incident responseWorking from site procedures (SOPs, MOPs, EOPs), single-lines and schematicsMonitoring the site through BMS/DCIM platforms once familiarisedCoaching and training resident technicians: walk-downs, fault-finding exercises, proceduresSupporting incident investigations and root cause analysisThe kit you'll knowYou won't need every one of these, but the more the better: standby generators and DRUPS, static UPS, chillers and chilled water plant, cooling towers and DX units, LV/MV switchgear and busbar, static and automatic transfer switches, fire detection and suppression, and the electrical distribution and critical cooling systems that tie it all together.What you'll needSolid hands-on experience in critical facilities or data centre operationsStrong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding ability in live environmentsComfort reading technical drawings and following strict operating proceduresA team-first attitude on shift, plus the confidence to teach as well as doA disciplined approach to safety in a mission-critical settingThe right to live and work in the Netherlands without sponsorship (e.g. an EU passport)What's on offerCompetitive rate on a self-employed basisAccommodation provided, living allowance and travel paidLong-run work in one of Europe's busiest data centre marketsThe chance to be the senior head in the room from day oneApply now with your CV - we're shortlisting immediately and interviews are quick.

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