Lead Engineer

Are you a qualified Electrician with experience of leading a team of engineers on complex commercial buildings? Are you looking to join a client side team where your career can accelerate within building services? Do you like the sound of a 35 hour week, 30 days holiday + bank holidays? Please read on and apply!

We have a new Lead Engineer role (Electrical bias) based in central London for a world leading University. You will be joining a dedicated engineering division, providing first class maintenance services to a large campus, with multifaceted buildings that include some technical medical sites. You will have the opportunity to work for an organisation that promotes from within and offers exceptional access to training and development. This is a career move for a qualified electrical engineer wanting to join a prestigious client side team. 

In addition to a salary of up to £43,000 you will be offered:

  • 30 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Enhanced pension
  • Commitment to life long learning and development

Within this Lead Engineer role you will take the position of maintenance supervisor to a team of engineers. The hours for this role are Monday - Friday 8-4. Your duties as the Maintenance Supervisor will include:

  • Carry out the planned preventative maintenance programme and ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines, statutory acts and regulations. 
  • Electrical maintenance with your role split 60% on the tools and 40% off the tools 
  • Support the team with the allocation of reactive maintenance ensuring SLAs are met
  • Assist with the personal development of team members
  • Maintain a Safe Systems of Work process and manage permits
  • Liaise with, monitor and control the activities of all outside contractors working on site
  • Liaise with suppliers, raise orders, and ensure sufficient stock is kept on site
  • Manage and conduct fault finding across all buildings
  • Deal responsibly with emergencies and breakdowns

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

  1. City & Guilds or time serviced apprenticeship, fully qualified electrician with a Level 3 and 18th edition (This is essential)
  2. Experience of building services maintenance (M&E) within commercial buildings
  3. Awareness of Health Safety regulations and guidance
  4. Managerial experience to include leading a small team of engineers 

This is the ideal role for a qualified electrician with supervisory experience to join a highly respected higher education institution in London. Please apply now! Interviews for this role will take place in October. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion.  We welcome all applicants regardless of identity, personal characteristics or background

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