Lead Multi Skilled Engineer

CBRE Group, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in London is seeking a Lead Engineer to manage maintenance delivery costs and ensure services meet SLAs in critical environments. The role covers planning, auditing, procurement, and reporting, with emphasis on safety, compliance, and effective stakeholder communication.

Ideal candidates bring strong electrical/engineering background, 18th Edition knowledge, and proven ability to work in data-centre/critical environments. On-site role with UK-wide scope.

Qualifications

• Excellent contract/supplier management skills.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills at all levels.
• Self-motivated, resourceful and proactive.
• Confident decision maker.
• PC and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform).
• Ensure client services, data networks, and critical environments meet client requirements or SLAs.
• Operate dilapidation and update plans for critical environments.
• Oversee change control process for business critical areas.
• Provide technical management reports as required.
• Provide emergency response standby/call-out.
• Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes.
• Support critical environment related technical audits.
• Support cost-effective procurement of maintenance services.
• Operate within annual engineering budgets for maintenance and repair.
• Maintain documentation/records for critical engineering activities.
• Advise FM team on changes in critical environment requirements.
• Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing; report audit results.
• Ensure PPMs and Critical Facility PPMs are carried out on schedule.
• Monitor environmental conditions and equipment loadings.
• Liaise with EHS specialist for audit compliance.
• Ensure maintenance aligns with H&S procedures and permit-to-work.
• Escalate urgent issues to the Technical Services Manager.

Skills

Contract/Supplier management

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Decision making

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Title: Lead Engineer

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting a Lead Engineer to join the team located in Kenwood.

Role Summary:

• Able to manage costrelated to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
• Ensuring all client services, computer rooms, data networks, manufacturing and revenue earning services meet client requirements or appropriate SLAs
• Operate dilapidation and update plans relating to critical environments
• Operate change control process covering business critical areas
• Provide technical management reports as required
• Provide emergency response standby/call-out
• Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes
• Support critical environment related technical audits
• Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services.
• Operate within annual engineering budgets for the maintenance and repair of the services
• Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation/records are kept in clearly identified and retrievable systems
• Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
• Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing and report as required the Statutory Compliance Audit Report to the Technical Services Manager
• Ensure all PPM’s and Critical Facility PPM’s are carried out to schedule
• Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading and working conditions of critical equipment regularly
• Liaise with the CBRE EHS specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times
• Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with CBRE H&S procedures, using the permit to work system where applicable and action improvements identified during the building and workplace inspections and reviews
• Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager

Experience Required:

• Electricianwith recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G)
• 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations - essential
• Previous experience in operating data centres/critical environments - desirable
• Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols
• Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmentalprogrammes
• IOSH or equivalent H&S training
• Excellent contract/supplier management skills
• Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
• Self-motivated, resourceful and pro-active
• Confident decision maker
• Understanding of water hygiene (L8) - desirable
• BMS Controls experience / HVAC experience - desirable
• Operational experience of UPS, Standby Power and Critical Environment Cooling
• Operational experience of managing Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality Systems
• PC and MS office skills