Electrical (HV/LV)

OCS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning employer

Digital learning

Retail perks with Wagestream

Job summary

OCS is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to act as Technical Authority for all Electrical Systems on the BBC Account. You will guide OCS staff, BBC customers, and SCPs to maintain technical compliance and drive improvements across the electrical safety program.

Join a collaborative team delivering high standards; you will develop operating instructions, lead audits, and support capital expenditure prioritisation while ensuring training and competency benchmarks are met.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering Degree required or equivalent.
• HNC or equivalent; 18th Edition Regulations essential.
• 5+ years in HV/LV installation, testing, maintenance.
• Chartered or Incorporated status desirable; AP(HV/LV) desired.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical annual performance analysis and surveys; communicate findings.
• Analyse testing data and optimise maintenance routines from trends.
• Develop and maintain electrical SOPs and logbooks; ensure site safety program is followed.
• Provide technical guidance and RCA participation; introduce new working methods.

Skills

Electrical safety oversight

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Maintenance planning

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

HNC or equivalent

18th Edition Regulations

Chartered status (desirable)

Tools

HV/LV testing equipment

CAFM data review

Job description

About The Role

OCS are looking for an enthusiastic and capable individual to form a key part of the team.

• As part of a small team of technical specialists, provide the role of Technical Authority for all Electrical Systems on the BBC Account, supporting OCS delivery of the highest levels of technical service and support.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership, advice and direction to OCS staff, BBC Customers and Supply Chain Partners (SCP) to ensure the BBC Account remains technically compliant
• Collaboratively work alongside BBC Workplace team to achieve BBC’s short, medium and long-term technical strategies, providing OCS technical input and considerations.
• Act as the authoritative technical point of contact for all Electrical system operating standards and performance requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement for system performance, processes, procedures, and monitoring for the Electrical Systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of the electrical annual performance analysis and condition surveys, ensuring they are completed on time, to the required standard and findings are effectively communicated and acted upon.
• Analyse electrical testing and inspection data: adjust and optimise maintenance routines based on historical trends.
• Analyse complex electrical systems where required to understand faults and performance limitations and make recommendations to address short-falls and delivery improvements. Develop, introduce and maintain electrical operating instructions and related documents e.g. Standard Operation Procedures (SOP's) and logbooks that define the site electrical safety program.
• Provide electrical subject matter expertise in support of deviation investigation, participation with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities. Also, where necessary introduce new ways of working to the site operations teams.
• Provide control and assume overall responsibility for compliant electrical systems including statutory tasks, ensuring the OCS Compliance Manager is kept informed of status and performance of equipment.
• Proactive engagement in LCAM electrical system reviews ensuring continuous improvement.
• Ensure risks are appropriately documented and managed via OCS UK/ BBC systems.
• Alongside the BBC Account Authorising Engineer, monitor all staff and SCP’s who service electrical systems ensuring they are suitably trained, certified and competent.
• Conduct account Level 2 technical audits, alongside other members of the Engineering Pillar.
• In conjunction with Operational Technical Leads, set, support and deliver professional electrical engineering standards, training requirements, competency standards (Knowledge, Skills & Experience) and support competency assessment delivery, where required.
• Perform routine management monitoring to measure site program effectiveness.
• Review data integrity in the client CAFM system to ensure statutory requirements are met or exceeded, ensure correct maintenance for all electrical assets is in place.
• Conduct AP (HV/LV) duties as required.
• Provide technical support to ensure necessary capital expenditure is prioritised and risks reduced.
• Recommend improvement opportunities and champion implementation

Personal Specification – Required

• Electrical Engineering HNC or equivalent.
• 18th Edition Regulations
• In-depth technical and operational knowledge of Electricity at Work Regs, to allow operational control to be gained over compliance for electrical systems.
• City & Guilds 2360 Part 1 & 2 or equivalent NVQ & C&G 2383 -18.
• 5 years + experience of installation, testing and maintenance and operation of HV/LV distribution systems.
• AP(HV/LV) Desired
• C&G 2391-52 Inspection & Testing, & C&G 2396 Design & Verification of Electrical Installations
• Electrical Engineering Degree.
• Achieved or be working towards Chartered or Incorporated status.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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