Electrical Technician

CBRE; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is looking for an Electrical Bias Engineer in Bristol, responsible for installing and maintaining plant and equipment. The role includes responding to breakdowns, conducting site surveys, and ensuring all critical maintenance documentation is updated.

The ideal candidate will have at least 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations and experience in critical environments. Excellent communication skills and proven customer service delivery are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in critical environments and plant maintenance.
• Understanding of HVAC systems and associated equipment is essential.
• Health & Safety qualifications like IOSH or NEBOSH.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain plant and equipment in data centers.
• Respond promptly to breakdown maintenance requests.
• Provide emergency response standby and call out.

Skills

Experience with building management systems

HVAC systems understanding

Excellent communication skills

Evidence of excellent customer service

Knowledge of health and safety procedures

Education

18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations

Tools

Testing and Inspection tools

Job description

Electrical Bias Engineer

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. Electrical Bias Engineer role involves installing and maintaining new plant and equipment, ensuring prompt rectification of plant faults and defects.

Role Summary

• React to breakdown maintenance requests within the required SLA’s
• Technical awareness of computer room/call centre/trader operations and experience of power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling etc
• Repairs to modular UPS systems
• Test and diagnose power quality issues including harmonic distortion using onsite power analysers
• Apply a risk focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments
• Provide emergency response standby, call out
• Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager
• Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies consistent with the SLA
• Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation & records are kept updated
• Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
• Must be willing to work over & above contractual hours
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works
• Undertake Upgrade & Install work
• Understand and interpret technical drawings / instructions / processes & O&M’s
• Ensure completion of all reactive Helpdesk Requests
• Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading/working conditions of critical equipment regularly
• Ensure that financial processes are adhered to at all times
• Complete an incident report for all abnormal incidents affecting systems availability (draft prepared within 24 business hours of an incident)
• Determine the root cause and action items required to restore availability and prevent a recurrence
• Review and submit to the Technical Services Manager ensuring all actions are documented, reviewed and completed
• Enter relevant quotes and remedial works onto the in-house system

Experience Required

Essential

• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations

Desirable

• Experience working with building management systems including fault finding and operator use
• Experience with VAV systems, FCU systems, passive and active chilled water circuits and chilled beams
• Experience and understanding of HVAC systems
• Understanding of a CDM process
• Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
• Evidence of Excellent Customer Service Delivery
• Organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements
• Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessment etc.
• Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH
• Testing and Inspection of Electrical systems
• Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols
• Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes
• Authorised Person e.g. (AP15/12)
• Water hygiene L8