HV AP Shift Leader

PRS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PRS is seeking an experienced HV AP Shift Leader to join a leading facilities management team in the City of London on a critical environment site. The role requires an electrically biased engineer with HV AP authorisation and prior shift leadership experience.

You will lead the on-site engineering team, manage HV/LV distribution, UPS, generators and switchgear, and ensure adherence to safety procedures and permits-to-work while coordinating maintenance activities and reporting on shift

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering background with HV/LV knowledge.
• Experience in data centres or critical environments.
• HV AP authorisation and shift leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the shift engineering team to deliver operations and maintenance.
• Act as HV AP, oversee HV switching and safe systems of work.
• Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance on critical electrical/mechanical infrastructure.

Skills

Electrical engineering

HV/LV knowledge

Shift leadership

Data centre experience

Permits & switching procedures

Education

Electrical engineering or equivalent

Tools

UPS systems

Generators

Switchgear

Job description

HV AP Shift Leader - Critical Environment

Competitive Salary + Benefits

We are currently recruiting for an experienced HV AP Shift Leader to join a leading facilities management provider, supporting a prestigious financial services client within a large-scale, mission-critical environment in the City of London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased engineer with strong critical facilities experience, High Voltage Authorised Person (HV AP) authorisation and previous shift leadership experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the shift engineering team, ensuring all operational and maintenance activities are delivered effectively.
• Act as an appointed High Voltage Authorised Person (HV AP), overseeing HV switching operations and ensuring safe systems of work.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Maintain and operate HV/LV electrical distribution systems.
• Oversee critical infrastructure, including UPS systems, generators, switchgear and associated electrical plant.
• Manage reactive maintenance, fault finding and critical incident response.
• Allocate workloads, coordinate contractors and ensure engineering tasks are completed within agreed timeframes.
• Complete and oversee switching schedules, risk assessments, method statements and permit-to-work documentation.
• Maintain accurate shift reports, engineering records and statutory compliance documentation.
• Ensure all engineering activities meet health and safety requirements and site-specific operational procedures.
• Act as the senior engineering contact during the shift, escalating operational issues where required.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a Shift Leader, Lead Engineer or Senior Shift Technician position.
• Strong electrical engineering background with excellent HV/LV knowledge.
• Experience within a data centre, banking, financial services or other critical environment.
• Knowledge of UPS systems, generators, switchgear and critical electrical distribution.
• Strong understanding of safe systems of work, permits and switching procedures.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills.