Technical Manager · On-Site

Location:

Region: Milan
Country: Italy

Role:

  • Industry: Data Centres
  • Job Type: Permanent
Working Arrangement: On-site
Salary: Negotiable

Application Details:

Expiry Date: 02/11/2026
Job Reference: 2108202607

Technical Manager · On-Site

Location: Italy, Milan

Contract: Permanent

Sector: Hyperscale and colocation data centre construction

 

Role overview

The Technical Manager (Electrical) holds technical governance across all electrical scopes delivered in Italy. The role sits above individual project teams, owning design review, installation standards, energisation readiness and subcontractor technical competence across the Italian portfolio. It combines hands on electrical authority (LV and MV AP) with the regulatory knowledge required to deliver compliant installations under Italian construction and electrical legislation.

 

Key responsibilities

 

Technical governance

  • Act as the technical authority for all electrical works delivered on Italian projects.
  • Approve engineering methodologies, method statements and installation sequences prior to works commencing.
  • Provide technical support to the estimating team during tender and pre construction stages.
  • Own and run the technical lessons learned programme, feeding findings back into design and delivery standards.

 

Design and documentation review

  • Review IFC drawings, single line diagrams and technical submittals for compliance, buildability and coordination.
  • Interface with client design teams, consultants and independent commissioning agents.
  • Chair or attend client technical meetings, representing the business on all electrical matters.

 

Installation oversight

  • Oversee installation quality across cable containment, MV and LV installation, earthing and bonding, equipment installation and power distribution systems.
  • Carry out technical audits of works in progress and issue corrective actions where standards are not met.
  • Approve subcontractor technical competence and verify supporting documentation prior to appointment.

 

Testing, commissioning and energisation

  • Carry out and sign off pre energisation inspections.
  • Witness testing and verify results against specification.
  • Review commissioning documentation packs (Level 1 to Level 5 as applicable).
  • Sign off energisation readiness and act as Authorised Person for LV and MV switching operations where required.

 

Compliance

  • Ensure all works comply with Italian construction legislation, CEI standards and the Italian electrical code.
  • Ensure compliance with D.Lgs 81/2008 health and safety requirements.
  • Verify subcontractor compliance with construction CBA (Contratto Collettivo Nazionale) requirements.

 

Essential requirements

 

Education

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Power Engineering, or a Higher National Diploma supported by extensive data centre experience.
  • Fluent English, written and spoken.

 

Qualifications

  • LV Authorised Person qualification.
  • MV Authorised Person qualification.
  • Demonstrable experience of energisation procedures.
  • Proven competency in electrical testing and commissioning.

 

Experience

  • Minimum 10 years electrical installation experience.
  • Minimum 5 years within data centre environments (hyperscale, colocation or mission critical).
  • Track record of holding technical responsibility across multiple concurrent projects.

 

Knowledge

  • Italian construction legislation and permitting environment.
  • CEI standards, including CEI 64-8 and CEI 11-27.
  • Italian electrical code requirements.
  • D.Lgs 81/2008.

 

Desirable

  • Italian language, written and spoken.
  • PES, PAV or PEI designation under CEI 11-27.
  • Experience delivering for hyperscale end clients.
  • Prior country level or multi project technical authority role.
  • Working knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier standards.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

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Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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