Lead Shift Engineer

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in London seeks a Lead Shift Engineer to manage maintenance of plant and systems in datacentres and office environments. Apply a risk-focused approach to operations and support a range of critical facilities.

The role requires experience with critical environments, strong management of contractors, and a proactive, decision‑driven mindset. You will work within CBRE H&S guidelines and maintain compliance and budgets.

Qualifications

• Electrician with Level 3 qualifications
• 18th Edition Regulations essential
• Experience in data centres/critical environments desirable
• Knowledge of emergency standby/call-out protocols
• Monitor utilities and environmental programmes
• IOSH or equivalent health & safety training
• Excellent contract/supplier management skills
• Excellent facilitation and communication at all levels
• Self-motivated, resourceful and pro-active
• Confident decision maker
• Water hygiene (L8) desirable
• BMS controls / HVAC experience desirable
• UPS, standby power and critical environment cooling experience
• Environmental, health & safety and quality systems experience

Responsibilities

• Manage own time and allocate works to other team members
• Control costs related to maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
• Ensure all client services, data rooms and office environments meet client requirements or SLAs
• Maintain dilapidation and update plans for critical environments
• Handle change control for business-critical areas
• Provide technical management reports and emergency response support
• Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes
• Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services
• Operate within annual engineering budgets for maintenance and repair
• Ensure maintenance documentation/records are organized and retrievable
• Advise Facilities Management on changes in critical environment requirements
• Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing and report audits to Technical Services Manager
• Ensure PPMs for critical facilities are carried out as scheduled

Skills

Electrical qualifications

18th edition

HSE training

Contract management

Supplier management

Communication skills

Decision making

Water hygiene

BMS/HVAC

UPS/ cooling

Education

Level 3 electrical qualifications

Tools

PC/MS Office

Job description

CompanyProfile
CBRE is theglobal leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's mostpowerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clientsworldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globallycapable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees andoperate in 48 countries.

CompanyProfile
CBRE is theglobal leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's mostpowerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clientsworldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globallycapable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees andoperate in 48 countries.
GlobalWorkplace Solutions (GWS) is a division of CBRE uniquely positioned to providea complete set of services to corporate occupiers of commercial real estateacross EMEA. GWS is redefining ‘workplace’ because we believe every place ofwork can become a competitive advantage for our clients. Productivity,reliability, engagement, quality, brand — the workplace contributes to businessresults, whether it’s an office, a retail outlet, a laboratory, a data centre,a manufacturing environment or a virtual location.
Job Title: Lead Shift Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading globalprovider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruitinga Lead Shift Engineer to join the team located in London.
The successful candidate will be able to apply arisk-focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in datacentres/critical environments and general office environments.
Role Summary

• Able to manage own time and allocate works to other team members
• Able to manage cost related 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

• Electrician with recognised Level 3 qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G, NVQ)
• 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 environmental programmes
• 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