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Electrical Shift Engineer

Job Posted: 18 days ago

Salary: £ 46,472 - 47,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Grays, Essex

Expire in: 10 days

Job Description

Electrical Critical Shift Engineer
 
Location: Grays, Essex
Site: Critical Data Centre
Employer: Leading Facilities Management Company
Salary: £46,500 + Overtime + Excellent Benefits Package
Shift Pattern: Continental Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)

 The Opportunity We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Critical Shift Engineer to join a market-leading Facilities Management provider on a prestigious critical data centre contract based in Grays, Essex.

 This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer with experience in critical environments or commercial building services to join a highly skilled engineering team. You'll play a key role in maintaining the resilience, reliability, and performance of essential infrastructure within a mission-critical facility where uptime is paramount.

 With plenty of overtime available, this role offers excellent earning potential on top of the basic salary.

 Key Responsibilities  
Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on critical electrical and building services systems. 
Ensure the continuous operation of all critical infrastructure, maintaining maximum uptime and reliability. 
Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on electrical systems and associated plant. 
Monitor and operate critical systems through the Building Management System (BMS). 
Complete permits to work, logbooks, and statutory compliance documentation. 
Support specialist subcontractors and supervise works carried out on site. 
Respond promptly to alarms, incidents, and emergency call-outs, following critical environment procedures. 
Ensure all work is completed in line with Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and client procedures. 
Participate in the continental shift rota, providing effective engineering cover across the site.  Plant & Equipment You'll be responsible for maintaining a range of critical electrical infrastructure, including:
  
LV electrical distribution systems 
UPS systems 
Standby generators 
Emergency lighting 
Lighting and small power 
Building Management Systems (BMS) 
AHUs and FCUs 
Pumps and motors 
Fire alarm systems 
Power monitoring systems 
Critical cooling and associated plant  About You

Essential  
City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. 
18th Edition Wiring Regulations. 
Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience. 
Experience within commercial building services, critical environments, or data centres. 
Good understanding of safe systems of work, permits to work, and statutory compliance. 
Ability to work independently and as part of a shift engineering team.  Desirable  
Previous experience working within a critical environment or data centre. 
HV/LV Authorised Person or switching experience. 
Knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS). 
IOSH Working Safely or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.  What's on Offer  
Basic salary of £46,500. 
Plenty of overtime available, paid at enhanced overtime rates. 
Excellent benefits package. 
Ongoing training and career development. 
Opportunity to work on a high-profile critical data centre contract. 
Long-term career prospects with a leading Facilities Management provider

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