Electrical Shift Lead

Electrical Shift Lead

Salary: £52,000 per annum, including shift allowance
Location: Central London
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: Continental Shift Pattern, 7am–7pm / 7pm–7am

The Opportunity

We are recruiting an experienced Electrical Shift Lead to join an established engineering team at a critical healthcare testing facility in Central London.

This is a hands-on position combining electrical building services maintenance with day-to-day shift leadership. You will work closely alongside a Mechanical Shift Engineer, ensuring that planned maintenance, reactive repairs and essential building services are managed safely and efficiently.

The role requires someone who is technically confident, well organised and comfortable communicating with building management, tenants, clients and specialist subcontractors.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs and electrical fault finding across building services systems.

Lead and work alongside a Mechanical Shift Engineer, coordinating maintenance activities and responding to operational priorities.

Provide accurate and detailed handovers to the alternating shift, including outstanding defects, ongoing works and any operational concerns.

Liaise regularly with tenants, the building management team and the client to provide maintenance updates and resolve site issues.

Manage and coordinate subcontractors attending site, ensuring work is completed safely and to the required standard.

Issue and manage Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) for maintenance and contractor activities.

Support the safe and reliable operation of critical electrical and mechanical building services.

Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, faults and completed repairs.

Follow health and safety procedures appropriate to a live clinical laboratory environment.

No Authorised Person (AP) responsibilities are required for this role.

Requirements

Strong electrical building services maintenance experience.

Proven experience carrying out PPM, reactive maintenance and electrical fault finding.

Ability to lead or coordinate engineering activities while remaining hands-on.

Good understanding of mechanical building services and the ability to work effectively with a mechanical engineer.

Experience supervising subcontractors and working with RAMS.

Good communication skills when dealing with tenants, building management and clients.

Willingness to work continental day and night shifts.

Previous experience in healthcare, laboratories, data centres or other critical environments is advantageous but not essential.

Continental Shift Pattern

12-hour shifts, 7am–7pm and 7pm–7am, operating the following cycle:

4 days on, 4 off

4 nights on, 4 off

3 days on, 3 nights on

4 off

4 days on, 6 off

Salary

£52,000 per annum, inclusive of shift allowance.

This is a permanent opportunity within an established engineering team responsible for supporting the continuous operation of a critical healthcare facility.

Apply

If you are an experienced Electrical Shift Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer or Building Services Engineer looking to step into a shift leadership role, we would like to hear from you.

Apply with your CV for a confidential discussion with 360 Recruitment.

We act as an Employment Agency/Business with regards to this vacancy. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed