Engineering Manager - Data / Control Centres
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Job Type
Full-time
Category
architecture-and-engineering
Posted
May 31, 2026
Lead Project Engineer / Engineering Manager - control Centre
📍 Birmingham / Washwood Heath | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office/Site)
💰 £85,000 – £92,000 (potential to £101,500 subject to approval) + 12% Pension + Benefits
🚄 HS2 Washwood Heath Depot – National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC)
⏳ Long-Term Programme | Flagship Critical Infrastructure Asset
Shape One of the UK’s Most Critical Control Centres (Data Centres)
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior client-side engineering leadership role, taking ownership of the National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC), a mission-critical facility at the heart of Britain’s new high-speed railway. This control centre building is similar to a Data Centre & will have similar power, cooling and building systems to cope with large amount of computers and electrical equipment. Candidates from both from rail & non rail environments are sought.
The NICC is a highly complex op...
📍 Birmingham / Washwood Heath | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office/Site)
💰 £85,000 – £92,000 (potential to £101,500 subject to approval) + 12% Pension + Benefits
🚄 HS2 Washwood Heath Depot – National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC)
⏳ Long-Term Programme | Flagship Critical Infrastructure Asset
Shape One of the UK’s Most Critical Control Centres (Data Centres)
This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior client-side engineering leadership role, taking ownership of the National Infrastructure Control Centre (NICC), a mission-critical facility at the heart of Britain’s new high-speed railway. This control centre building is similar to a Data Centre & will have similar power, cooling and building systems to cope with large amount of computers and electrical equipment. Candidates from both from rail & non rail environments are sought.
The NICC is a highly complex op...