Lead Electrical Engineer

ISS Facility Services UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Day Engineer, where your expertise in electrical maintenance will ensure peak performance of critical data equipment. This role offers a dynamic environment with ongoing training and genuine progression opportunities. You will conduct essential repairs, manage issues, and oversee external contractors while mentoring onsite team members. Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that values your contributions and fosters your growth in the facilities management sector.

Benefits

Ongoing training

Mentoring opportunities

Career progression

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer with strong electrical bias.
• Experience in building maintenance and FM environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct essential repairs and manage issues to ensure equipment performance.
• Supervise contractors and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Team Leadership

Fault Diagnosis

M&E Systems Management

Education

18th Edition Certification

City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3

Tools

BMS Systems

UPS Systems

Emergency Lighting Systems

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Senior Recruitment Partner on behalf of ISS Facility Services UK

Location: London, NW1 3AN

Hours of work: 40

Contract Type: Permanent

Based within a busy corporate banking environment, the Lead Day Engineer plays a vital role in ensuring all on-site equipment operates at peak performance.

This role offers exposure to a dynamic environment, with ongoing training, mentoring, and genuine progression opportunities.

Job Description

With a strong electrical bias, you will be responsible for conducting essential repairs, proactively reporting faults, and managing issues to resolution—helping to guarantee maximum resilience for critical data equipment, including continuous power and cooling to data halls.

In addition to your technical duties, you will oversee external contractors when required, ensuring all work complies with statutory regulations and adheres to both site and ISS processes.

You’ll also play a key part in mentoring onsite team members, sharing knowledge and supporting their development.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain engineering standards to ensure reliable operation of Plant and M&E systems
• Respond efficiently to M&E maintenance issues and help desk requests
• Manage and action all client help desk calls
• Ensure use of Method Statements and Risk Assessments for all maintenance tasks
• Attend call outs and handle M&E breakdowns and emergencies
• Diagnose and repair faults in M&E systems and controls
• Supervise contractors to ensure statutory and site compliance

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Fully qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer with 18th Edition certification
• Holds City & Guilds Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation (2230, 2330, 2356, or 2357) or AM1/AM2
• Experienced in building maintenance and FM environments, with team leadership preferred
• Working knowledge of UPS systems and L8 compliance (preferred)
• Proficient with FCUs, critical alarms, BMS systems, and emergency lighting systems

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [e-mail]

If you are interested in learning about other opportunities at ISS, please join our Talent community by clicking on the following link: TalentPlace

To find out more about what we do - https://www.uk.issworld.com/

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Management

• Industries

  Facilities Services and Repair and Maintenance

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