Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Sodexo; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing platform access

Employee Assistance Programme

24h virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan

Learning & development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Job summary

Electrical Maintenance Engineer role in London (EC1A 4HT) with Sodexo, responsible for leading proactive and reactive electrical maintenance across a high-profile corporate environment. You will manage HV and LV systems, fault diagnosis and building services, ensuring safety, compliance and continuous operation.

You will work a day-time 12-hour shift pattern (07:00–19:00) on a 4-on/4-off cycle, receive Sodexo benefits, and have opportunities for professional development within a client-facing

Qualifications

• Recognised Level 3 Electrical qualification or equivalent.
• Strong experience in commercial building services or facilities management.
• Proven experience in planned and reactive electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Knowledge of RAMS, permits, isolation and LOTO.
• Ability to work independently and diagnose faults.
• Experience with CMMS and Microsoft Office for records.
• HV qualification/experience and working safely in HV environments.
• Experience in corporate/high-profile client environments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventive and reactive electrical maintenance across the site.
• Fault finding, diagnostics, repairs and authorised minor electrical works.
• Supporting the safe operation and maintenance of HV and LV electrical systems.
• Responding to electrical faults, alarms, power issues and building services incidents.
• Carrying out regular plant room, equipment and building inspections.
• Supporting mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, BMS, controls and other building services within your competence.
• Working safely within permit-to-work, risk assessment, safe isolation and LOTO procedures.
• Maintaining accurate records, maintenance logs and work orders through the CMMS.
• Providing clear shift handovers and communicating outstanding issues, risks and ongoing works.
• Identifying recurring faults and opportunities to improve reliability, energy performance.
• Providing a professional and customer-focused engineering service to DLA Piper employees, visitors and stakeholders.

Skills

Planned & reactive maintenance

Fault finding

Independent working

Communication skills

Team shift work

Safety awareness

Education

Level 3 Electrical qualification

Electrical Inspection & Testing – 2391/2394/2395

HV qualification

JIB accreditation / Eng Tech registration

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

The following content displays a map of the jobs location - London

Competitive per annum plus Sodexo Benefits

Working Hours:

40

Location:

London

Closing Date:

05/11/2026

Job Category:

Maintenance and Engineering

UK Corporate Services

Job Introduction

• Full time
• 4 on 4 off - 12-hour shifts - day time shifts - 07:00–19:00
• Competitive per annum plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
• Tools provided
• Opportunities for professional development

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

London, EC1A 4HT

Engineer a brighter future.

We are looking for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer with HV qualification to join our engineering team at our prestigious London office.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an electrically biased engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced, client-facing environment and has a strong background in planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and building services.

You will play a key role in keeping the building safe, compliant and fully operational, responding to faults and alarms while delivering high standards of planned and preventative maintenance.

Join our team and play a key role in delivering excellence and innovation in Hard FM and Technical Facilities Services.

Join our team and play a key role in delivering excellence and innovation in Hard FM and Technical Facilities Services .

As a Electrical Maintenance Engineer you'll:

• Carrying out planned, preventative and reactive electrical maintenance across the site.
• Fault finding, diagnostics, repairs and authorised minor electrical works.
• Supporting the safe operation and maintenance of HV and LV electrical systems.
• Responding to electrical faults, alarms, power issues and building services incidents.
• Carrying out regular plant room, equipment and building inspections.
• Supporting mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, BMS, controls and other building services within your competence.
• Working safely within permit-to-work, risk assessment, safe isolation and LOTO procedures.
• Supporting emergency response and business continuity requirements.
• Coordinating and monitoring specialist contractors where required.
• Maintaining accurate records, maintenance logs and work orders through the CMMS.
• Providing clear shift handovers and communicating outstanding issues, risks and ongoing works.
• Identifying recurring faults and opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and energy performance.
• Providing a professional and customer-focused engineering service to DLA Piper employees, visitors and stakeholders.

What we're looking for:

• Recognised Level 3 Electrical qualification or equivalent.
• Strong practical experience in commercial building services or facilities management.
• Proven experience in planned and reactive electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Good understanding of safe systems of work, including RAMS, permits, isolation and LOTO.
• Ability to work independently, diagnose faults and make sound technical decisions.
• Practical understanding of wider building services such as HVAC, mechanical systems, BMS and plumbing.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work as part of a shift team, including nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Comfortable using CMMS and Microsoft Office systems for maintenance and compliance records.
• Electrical Inspection & Testing – 2391/2394/2395 or equivalent.
• HV qualification and experiencewith the ability to work safely within an HV environment.
• Previous appointment as an Electrical Authorised Person (AP), Responsible Person or Competent Person.
• Experience with UPS, generators, HVAC, pumps, motors and other critical building infrastructure.
• JIB accreditation or Engineering Technician registration.
• IPAF, PASMA, confined space, first aid or IOSH qualifications.
• Experience working within a corporate, legal, financial or other high-profile client environment.

Why Sodexo? :

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications