Electrical Engineer

Sodexo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform and tools provided

On-call rota

£500 AP allowance per year for AP qual

Job summary

Sodexo at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to maintain critical hospital electrical systems on site. You’ll work in a live healthcare environment, ensuring safety, compliance and uninterrupted patient care while supporting a skilled Estates team.

You will deliver PPM and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs across LV distribution, switchgear, generators, UPS/IPS, and related electrical services in line with HTM guidance.

Qualifications

• Level 3 electrical qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Experience in healthcare estates, hospitals or similar critical environments.
• Proven experience delivering PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to work on-call and cover shifts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across electrical building services systems.
• Diagnose faults, undertake repairs and restore services safely and efficiently.
• Maintain and support critical infrastructure including LV distribution, switchgear, generators, UPS/IPS.
• Ensure all works meet HTM guidance, BS7671, regulations and site procedures.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation and safety management processes.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, service reports and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with Estates colleagues, clinical teams and contractors to minimise disruption and maintain service continuity.
• Assist with lifecycle replacement programmes, testing and commissioning.
• Identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical safety

Permit-to-work

Strong communication

Teamwork

Record keeping

Safety culture

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (Electrical)

Tools

Maximo

CAFM

Job description

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• Location: Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
• Hours: 40 hrs - 10:30am - 7pm Monday to Friday + On-call
• Uniform and tools provided
• Participation in on-call rota required
• Additional AP Allowance of £500 per annum for employees holding a current AP qualification
• Holiday entitlement and Sodexo benefits package

Before You Apply - What We Need From You

This role is idealfor an experienced Electrical Engineer who thrives in a critical healthcareenvironment and understands the importance of safety, compliance and servicecontinuity.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Level 3 Electrical Qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent)
• Experience working within healthcare estates, hospital engineering or a similarly regulated critical environment
• Proven experience delivering both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across electrical building services systems
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, safe systems of work and permit-to-work procedures
• Ability to work on-call and provide your own transport when covering call-outs

Highly desirable:

• HTM Level 3 training or equivalent healthcare estates experience
• Authorised Person (AP) qualification or experience supporting AP responsibilities
• Experience working with LV systems, generators, UPS/IPS systems and critical infrastructure

If you're looking an opportunity to use your technical expertise to support patient care and helpkeep hospital services running safely and efficiently, we'd love to hear fromyou.

Job Introduction

Healthy outcomesstart with safe, reliable environments.

At Sodexo, we're looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Healthcare Estates team at QueenMary's Hospital, Roehampton .

This is anopportunity to play a vital role in maintaining the electrical infrastructurethat supports patient care every day. Working in a live hospital environment,you'll ensure critical systems remain safe, compliant and operational whilesupporting the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.

You'll join a skilledEstates team responsible for maintaining essential services across thehospital, where your expertise will directly contribute to patient safety,operational resilience and compliance with healthcare engineering standards.

Join Sodexo and bepartof something greater.

What You'll Do:

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across a wide range of electrical building services systems.
• Diagnose faults, undertake repairs and restore services safely and efficiently.
• Maintain and support critical infrastructure including LV distribution systems, switchgear, emergency lighting, generators, UPS and IPS systems.
• Ensure all works are completed in accordance with HTM guidance, BS7671, statutory regulations and site procedures.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation and safety management processes.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, service reports and compliance documentation.
• Work closely with Estates colleagues, clinical teams and specialist contractors to minimise disruption and maintain service continuity.
• Assist with lifecycle replacement programmes, testing, commissioning and minor project works.
• Identify risks, plant condition concerns and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement across the hospital estate.

What You Bring:

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent Electrical qualification.
• Experience working within healthcare estates, hospitals, PFI environments or similarly critical facilities.
• Strong experience maintaining and repairing electrical building services systems .
• Proven ability to diagnose faults and carry out repairs safely and effectively.
• Good understanding of HTM standards, statutory compliance and healthcare engineering requirements.
• Experience working within permit-to-work and isolation procedures.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics and engineering documentation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong organisational and record-keeping abilities.
• A proactive, safety-first approach.
• HTM Level 3 or equivalent healthcare engineering training.
• Authorised Person (AP) qualification or experience.
• Experience with CAFM, Maximo or similar maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of generators, emergency lighting, IPS, UPS and standby power systems.
• Experience within NHS, healthcare or other highly regulated environment

Why Join Sodexo:

Working at Sodexo means being part of somethingbigger. You'll play a key role in supporting healthcare services that impactthousands of patients, visitors and colleagues every day. In return, you'llreceive opportunities for professional development, leadership growth and thechance to make a real difference within one of the UK's leading healthcaresupport service providers.

Sodexoreserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications .