Electrical Shift Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Excellent benefits package

Career development

Job summary

Leading Facilities Management Company is seeking an Electrical Critical Shift Engineer for a prestigious data centre in Grays, Essex. The role focuses on maintaining critical electrical infrastructure, ensuring uptime, and supporting a shift team across days and nights.

You will work on LV distribution, UPS, generators, fire alarms, and BMS systems, with ample overtime and a strong benefits package. Essential qualifications include City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 and 18th Edition wiring regs.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance experience in critical environments or data centres.
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills in electrical systems.
• Knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS) and electrical safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and building services.
• Ensure continuous operation of critical infrastructure with maximum uptime.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on electrical systems and plant.
• Monitor and operate critical systems via BMS and maintain logs.
• Complete permits to work, logbooks, and compliance documentation.
• Support subcontractors and supervise on-site works.
• Respond to alarms and incidents following critical procedures.
• Follow Health & Safety policies and client procedures.
• Participate in continental shift rota for site coverage.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

BMS knowledge

Education

City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

Tools

BMS

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.