Electrical Engineer

CBRE Local UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is recruiting an Electrical Bias Engineer for our London team, focusing on breakdown maintenance and power system reliability in critical environments.

You will diagnose faults, maintain UPS and power distribution, and ensure safety standards and documentation are up to date. The role requires willingness to work outside contract hours and strong communication across teams.

Qualifications

• 18th Edition electrical wiring regulations; fault finding and operator use of BMS.
• Experience with VAV and FCU systems, chilled water circuits and chilled beams.
• Experience with HVAC systems and understanding of CDM process.
• Excellent communication and customer service delivery.
• Ability to organise tasks and manage materials.
• Knowledge of H&S procedures & COSHH, working at heights, risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• React to breakdown maintenance requests within the SLA.
• Maintain data centre plant and systems.
• Repair modular UPS systems and power distribution.
• Test and diagnose power quality issues with on-site analysers.
• Produce risk assessments and method statements for planned works.
• Escalate urgent issues to the Technical Services Manager.
• Complete incident reports within 24 business hours.

Skills

18th Edition

Fault finding

BMS experience

HVAC systems

VAV/FCU

Chilled water

Electrical testing

Emergency response

Safety training

AP safety roles

Water hygiene L8

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

Building Management Systems (BMS)

Job description

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Electrical Bias Engineer

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting an Electrical Engineer to join the team located in London

Role Summary:

• 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

Experience Required:

Essential

• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring RegulationsDesirable
• Experience working with building management systems including fault finding and operator use
• Experience with VAV systems, FCU systems, passive and active chilled water circuits and chilled beams
• Experience and understanding of HVAC systems
• Understanding of a CDM process
• Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
• Evidence of Excellent Customer Service Delivery
• Able to organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements.
• Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessment etc.
• Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH
• Testing and Inspection of Electrical systems
• Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols
• Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes
• Be or have been an Authorised Person e.g. (AP15/12)
• Water hygiene L8