Lead Shift Engineer: Critical Facilities & Data Centers

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

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.