Electrical Shift Engineer – Data Centre – £60,000 £3,000 Shift Allowance

Electrical Shift Engineer – Data Centre – £60,000 + £3,000 Shift Allowance
Location: Docklands, London
Salary: £60,000 + £3,000 Shift Allowance
Shift Pattern: Continental Shift

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading facilities maintenance provider working on a high-profile, mission-critical data centre in Docklands.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically qualified engineer with strong commercial or critical-environment experience to join a professional engineering team responsible for maintaining the site’s critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
The successful candidate will work as part of a Continental Shift Team, ensuring the data centre remains operational, safe and compliant 24/7.

Experience within a data centre, critical environment, banking, hospital, pharmaceutical or other 24/7 operational facility would be highly advantageous. You will need strong knowledge of electrical systems, UPS, generators, LV distribution and BMS, together with a good understanding of mechanical building services.

Package: £60,000 basic salary + £3,000 shift allowance (£63,000 total package).

Key Responsibilities
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
Responding to electrical and mechanical faults and emergency callouts.
Monitoring and maintaining critical electrical infrastructure.
Carrying out inspections and testing of LV electrical systems and power distribution.
Maintaining and fault-finding on UPS systems, generators and associated critical power infrastructure.
Working with BMS and monitoring building services systems.
Emergency lighting testing and maintenance.
Fault finding on electrical systems, lighting, wiring and controls.
Supporting maintenance of AHUs, FCUs and HVAC systems.
Assisting with routine checks of fire alarm systems and other life-safety systems.
Completing site logbooks, maintenance records, permits and RAMS.
Ensuring all works are completed in accordance with site procedures, health & safety requirements and client standards.
Attending client meetings and maintaining a professional, customer-focused approach.
Supporting the wider engineering team with general building services duties where required.
Escalating critical faults appropriately and following site escalation procedures.Requirements
Fully electrically qualified with relevant City & Guilds Level 2 & 3 qualifications.
17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
Proven experience working within commercial building maintenance or a critical environment.
Strong knowledge of UPS, generators, LV systems and power distribution.
Experience working with HV/LV systems and electrical fault finding.
Good understanding of HVAC, AHUs, FCUs and BMS.
Experience working within a 24/7 critical environment would be highly desirable.
Previous data centre experience would be advantageous.
Good understanding of PPM and reactive maintenance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to complete maintenance documentation, logbooks and RAMS accurately.
Ability to work effectively as part of a shift team.
Professional and customer-focused approach.
Multi-skilled mechanical/electrical experience is highly desirable.
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly professional engineering operation within a critical data centre environment, offering long-term career development and the opportunity to work with sophisticated critical infrastructure.

If you're an electrically qualified engineer with experience in critical power, UPS, generators and LV distribution and are looking for a stable role on a Continental Shift pattern, we'd be keen to hear from you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed