Electrical Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform and tools provided

On-call rota

AP allowance £500 per annum

Sodexo benefits package

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Healthcare Estates team at QueenMary's Hospital, Roehampton. In this live hospital environment you will maintain LV distribution, switchgear, emergency lighting and UPS, ensuring safety and service continuity for patients and staff.

You will deliver PPM and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, support HTM standards and permit-to-work processes, and work with clinical teams and contractors.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Electrical Qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Current 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Experience in healthcare estates or hospital engineering.
• Proven experience delivering both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding skills across electrical building services.
• Knowledge of HTM standards, compliance and permit-to-work.
• Ability to work on-call and provide own transport for call-outs.
• HTM Level 3 training or AP responsibilities desirable.
• Experience with LV systems, generators, UPS/IPS and critical infra desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance across electrical building services.
• Diagnose faults, undertake repairs and restore services safely and efficiently.
• Maintain critical infrastructure including LV distribution, switchgear, emergency lighting, generators and UPS/IPS.
• Ensure works meet HTM guidance, BS7671, regulations and site procedures.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation and safety management processes.
• Maintain accurate records and compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with Estates teams, clinical staff and contractors to minimise disruption.
• Assist lifecycle replacements, testing, commissioning and minor projects.
• Identify risks and opportunities for safety, compliance and service continuity.

Skills

Electrical qualification

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Healthcare estates experience

PPM & reactive maintenance

Fault finding

Permits to work

On-call capability

Own transport

Education

Level 3 Electrical Qualification (NVQ/City & Guilds)

Job description

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 bepart 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.
  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)
• 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 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.

• 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

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.

Helpus maintain the environments that help patients recover.

• 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