Electrical Engineer

Sodexo; London Borough of Wandsworth; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform and tools provided

Sodexo employee benefits package

Job summary

Join Sodexo’s Healthcare Estates team as an Electrical Engineer at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton. You’ll maintain critical electrical infrastructure in a live hospital, ensuring safety, compliance and continued patient care.

You’ll work closely with Estates colleagues and clinical teams to minimise disruption and uphold service continuity. You’ll deliver PPM and reactive maintenance across LV systems, switchgear, emergency lighting, standby power and related infrastructure, while adhering to

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds or equivalent electrical qualification.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Experience in healthcare estates or critical hospital environments.
• Experience delivering PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to diagnose faults across electrical building services.
• Understanding HTM standards and permit-to-work procedures.
• Able to work on-call and cover call-outs with own transport.
• Strong documentation and compliance records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PPM and reactive maintenance on electrical building services.
• Diagnose faults and perform safe repairs.
• Maintain LV distribution, switchgear, emergency lighting, generators, UPS/IPS.
• Ensure works follow HTM guidance, BS7671 and site procedures.
• Support permit-to-work and safety management processes.
• Keep accurate maintenance records and reports.
• Coordinate with Estates and clinical teams to minimise disruption.
• Assist lifecycle replacement, testing, commissioning and minor projects.
• Identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Foster safety, compliance and continuous improvement across the estate.

Skills

Safety-first

Communication

Teamwork

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Tools

CAFM/Maximo

HV/LV systems knowledge

Job description

Job Description

• Job Title: Electrical Engineer
• Location: Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
• Salary: £23.07 per hour / £47,958.60
• 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 ideal for an experienced Electrical Engineer who thrives in a critical healthcare environment and understands the importance of safety, compliance and service continuity.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Level 3 Electrical Qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent)


• Current 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification


• 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 for an opportunity to use your technical expertise to support patient care and help keep hospital services running safely and efficiently, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Introduction

Healthy outcomes start with safe, reliable environments.

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

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

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

Join Sodexo and be part of 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:

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent Electrical qualification.


• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations 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.

Desirable

• HTM Level 3 or equivalent healthcare engineering training.


• Authorised Person (AP) qualification or experience.


• C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing qualification.


• 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 something bigger. You'll play a key role in supporting healthcare services that impact thousands of patients, visitors and colleagues every day. In return, you'll receive opportunities for professional development, leadership growth and the chance to make a real difference within one of the UK's leading healthcare support service providers.

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