Lead UPS Engineer

OCS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

The OCS Academy - digital learning

Retail perks with Hapi app

Flexible pay via Wagestream

Award-winning employer

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland seeks a hands-on Team Lead for its UPS and critical power maintenance team. You will manage two engineers, oversee fault diagnosis, testing, and repair of UPS, batteries, switchgear, and control systems, and coordinate with subcontractors to deliver planned and reactive tasks.

You will ensure crew training, maintain site procedures, and keep contract documentation up to date with regular reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small technical team.
• Ability to diagnose faults and perform testing on UPS, batteries and switchgear.
• Experience with installation, commissioning and PPM for critical power equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 2 x UPS Engineers and ensure training/experience adequacy.
• Carry out site visits for service and maintenance (PPM) and fault diagnosis.
• Document corrective actions and support subcontractors while conforming to safety procedures.
• Oversee planning, execution and reporting per contract requirements (via PLOW’s).
• Provide first line diagnosis and resolution for critical equipment.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical troubleshooting

UPS systems

Site visits

Documentation

Contractor management

Job description

About The Role:

• Manage a team of 2 x UPS Engineers
• Ensure that all members of the technical staff are sufficiently trained and experienced for the tasks they complete.
• To include but not limited to: Carry out site visits for service and maintenance (PPM) requirements, fault diagnosis, testing and repairs on all types, makes and manufacture of UPS, batteries, switchgear, control systems and associated critical electrical assets.
• Document and support the corrective actions identified,
• Support and facilitate specialist subcontractors/vendors during planned, reactive or project tasks while ensuring they conform to the site procedures and agreed safety documentation.
• Ensure that personnel issued works instructions and documentation required to complete tasks in accordance with the 12-week plan
• Carryout battery impedance testing and battery replacements and installations.
• Ensure all contract documentation is processed, issued, receipted and distributed to appropriate stakeholders and records are kept in accordance with the contract requirement and contractor processes, primarily; Via PLOW’s, Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reporting.
• Provide first line response, diagnosis and resolution for critical equipment.
• Carry out investigations and inspections of UPS, batteries, switchgear, control systems, associated electrical assets
• Carry out installation and commissioning of UPS and battery systems and assist on installations for a wide variety of critical power equipment.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnoverin excess of£2bn.We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with ourWagestreamApp! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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