Hospital Electrical Engineer – Maintenance & Fault Response

Equans UK & Ireland; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Life Cover 1.5x salary

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work

Holiday purchase

CSR days

Learning opportunities

Referral rewards

Employee networks

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equans UK & Ireland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital team in Smethwick. This full-time role (40 hours per week) involves proactive maintenance, diagnostic fault finding and response to BMS alerts during night shifts, with duties including ensuring safety and compliance.

You will work on emergency lighting, nurse calls, general electrics, fire alarms, and systems requiring Competent Person and Authorised Person status after training; DBS

Qualifications

• City and Guilds levels 2 and 3.
• AM2 certification.
• 18th Edition wiring regulations knowledge.
• Previously worked within a maintenance environment.
• Desirable: experience in healthcare maintenance.
• Role requires DBS Standard check clearance.

Responsibilities

• Respond to reactive maintenance calls, diagnose faults and repair complex electrical systems in line with standards and procedures.
• Respond to BMS alerts and night‑shift calls, assign tasks to the right team and hand over records to Helpdesk on shift changes.
• Obtain Competent Person status for systems such as LV electrical, access control, alarms and medical gas installations.
• Become an Authorised Person after appropriate training.
• Work on emergency lighting, nurse calls, general electrics and fire alarms.

Education

City and Guilds levels 2 and 3

AM2

18th Edition

Job description

Equans UK & Ireland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital team in Smethwick. This full-time role (40 hours per week) involves proactive maintenance, diagnostic fault finding and response to BMS alerts during night shifts, with duties including ensuring safety and compliance.

You will work on emergency lighting, nurse calls, general electrics, fire alarms, and systems requiring Competent Person and Authorised Person status after training; DBS