Data Center Electrical Engineer — Critical Uptime

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS); Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting an Electrical Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate will install and maintain plant and equipment, rectify faults swiftly, and respond to breakdown maintenance requests within SLAs.

You will work with power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling; test power quality; provide emergency standby; contribute to risk assessments and method statements; work over contractual hours as needed; maintain documentation and support Facilities Management on

Qualifications

• Must have completed an apprenticeship or an equivalent formal training programme in electrical installation and maintenance that includes sufficient relevant practical experience to enable assessment as electrically competent.
• Must hold a City and Guilds level 3 technical certificate or equivalent in an electrical discipline.
• Must hold a City and Guilds 2382 Level 3 certificate in the requirements for electrical installations BS 7671 (18th Edition) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• React to breakdown maintenance requests within the required SLA's.
• Technical awareness of computer room/call centre/trader operations and experience of power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling etc.
• Repairs to modular UPS systems.
• Test and diagnose power quality issues including harmonic distortion using onsite power analysers.
• Able to apply a risk focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments.
• Provide emergency response standby, call out.
• Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager.
• Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies consistent with the SLA.
• Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation & records are kept updated.
• Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements.
• Must be willing to work over & above contractual hours.
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works.
• Undertake Upgrade & Install work.
• Understand and interpret technical drawings / instructions / processes & O&M's
• Ensure completion of all reactive Helpdesk Requests
• Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading/working conditions of critical equipment regularly
• Ensure that financial processes are adhered to at all times
• Complete an incident report for all abnormal incidents affecting systems availability (draft prepared within 24 business hours of an incident)
• Determine the root cause and action items required to restore availability and prevent a recurrence
• Review and submit to the Technical Services Manager ensuring all actions are documented reviewed and completed
• Entering relevant quotes and remedial works onto the in-house system

Skills

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Education

City and Guilds level 3 technical certificate

City and Guilds 2382 Level 3 (18th Edition)

Apprenticeship in electrical installation and maintenance

Tools

Building Management Systems (BMS)

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is recruiting an Electrical Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate will install and maintain plant and equipment, rectify faults swiftly, and respond to breakdown maintenance requests within SLAs.

You will work with power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling; test power quality; provide emergency standby; contribute to risk assessments and method statements; work over contractual hours as needed; maintain documentation and support Facilities Management on