Electrical Shift Engineer

Options Resourcing Ltd; Grays; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime paid at enhanced rates

Excellent benefits package

Ongoing training and career developmen

Long-term career prospects with a lead

Job summary

Leading Facilities Management Company in Grays, Essex is recruiting an Electrical Critical Shift Engineer for a mission-critical data centre. You will maintain essential electrical and building services, ensuring uptime and reliability across the site.

The role suits an electrically biased engineer with experience in critical environments or data centres, offering strong overtime earnings and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Experience with electrical maintenance and fault finding in commercial/building services.
• Experience in data centers or critical environments.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work and permits to work.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on electrical systems.
• Maintain continuous operation of critical infrastructure to maximise uptime.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on electrical equipment.
• Monitor systems via Building Management System (BMS).
• Complete permits to work, logbooks and compliance documentation.
• Support subcontractors and supervise on-site works.
• Respond to alarms and incidents per critical environment procedures.
• Participate in continental shift pattern coverage.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Education

City & Guilds Level 3

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

Job description

Electrical Critical Shift Engineer

Location: Grays, Essex

Site: Critical Data Centre

Employer: Leading Facilities Management Company

Salary: £46,500 + Overtime + Excellent Benefits Package

Shift Pattern: Continental Shift Pattern (Days & Nights)

The Opportunity We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Critical Shift Engineer to join a market-leading Facilities Management provider on a prestigious critical data centre contract based in Grays, Essex.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer with experience in critical environments or commercial building services to join a highly skilled engineering team. You'll play a key role in maintaining the resilience, reliability, and performance of essential infrastructure within a mission-critical facility where uptime is paramount.

With plenty of overtime available, this role offers excellent earning potential on top of the basic salary.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on critical electrical and building services systems.
• Ensure the continuous operation of all critical infrastructure, maintaining maximum uptime and reliability.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on electrical systems and associated plant.
• Monitor and operate critical systems through the Building Management System (BMS).
• Complete permits to work, logbooks, and statutory compliance documentation.
• Support specialist subcontractors and supervise works carried out on site.
• Respond promptly to alarms, incidents, and emergency call-outs, following critical environment procedures.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and client procedures.
• Participate in the continental shift rota, providing effective engineering cover across the site.

Plant & Equipment

You’ll be responsible for maintaining a range of critical electrical infrastructure, including:

• LV electrical distribution systems
• UPS systems
• Standby generators
• Emergency lighting
• Lighting and small power
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• AHUs and FCUs
• Pumps and motors
• Fire alarm systems
• Power monitoring systems
• Critical cooling and associated plant

About You

Essential

• City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience.
• Experience within commercial building services, critical environments, or data centres.
• Good understanding of safe systems of work, permits to work, and statutory compliance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a shift engineering team.

Desirable

• Previous experience working within a critical environment or data centre.
• HV/LV Authorised Person or switching experience.
• Knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS).
• IOSH Working Safely or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.

What's on Offer

• Basic salary of £46,500.
• Plenty of overtime available, paid at enhanced overtime rates.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Ongoing training and career development.
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile critical data centre contract.
• Long‑term career prospects with a leading Facilities Management provider