OCC and Maintenance Engineer

CBRE; Basildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major commercial real estate services firm is looking for an OCC and Maintenance Engineer based in Basildon. The role involves providing 24/7 onsite support, performing routine equipment maintenance, and overseeing third-party contractors. Candidates should have experience in operating and maintaining MEP plant, respond to emergencies, and knowledge of electrical installations. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• Experience with operation and maintenance of site MEP plant and controls.
• Ability to respond to operating anomalies and emergencies on a 24/7 basis.
• Familiarity with safety procedures related to high pressure systems and ISO procedures.
• Knowledge of electrical installation, BS7671 18th edition, and commissioning of control panels.

Responsibilities

• Provides 7x24 onsite support and responds to operational emergencies.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and repair of site MEP services.
• Provide supervision of third-party installation, maintenance and repair contractors.
• Perform facilities site rounds and scheduled inspections and testing.
• Perform periodic testing of alarm and reporting systems, statutory tests and checks.

Skills

Operation and maintenance of site MEP plant and controls

Ability to respond to operating anomalies on a 24/7 basis

Familiarity with safety procedures related to high pressure systems

Knowledge of electrical installation

Job description

Overview

OCC and Maintenance Engineer

Job ID 245839

Posted 30-Oct-2025

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Data Centers, Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Basildon - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Role

OCC and Maintenance Engineer in Basildon

Responsibilities

• Provides 7x24 onsite support and respond to operational emergencies.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and repair of site MEP services.
• Provide supervision of third-party installation, maintenance and repair contractors.
• Perform facilities site rounds and scheduled inspections and testing.
• OCC Engineer responsibilities shall include but not be limited to the following duties;
• Provide first response for operating anomalies, operation and monitoring of the site MEP plant to ensure uninterrupted operation on a 24/7/365 basis (SCADA etc.).

• Resilience management to ensure that adequate resilience is maintained during maintenance activities.
• Familiar with the operation of all site MEP plant down to PLC menu access level and the changing of settings and parameters with a laptop if necessary, as directed by the data center facilities management team.
• Familiar with the operation and safety procedures related to high pressure compressed air systems (35 bar).
• Perform reconfiguration of plant standard operating arrangement as directed by the data center facilities management team.
• Perform daily and weekly plant rounds, checks, recording and correlation of data as requested by the data center facilities management team.

• Perform periodic testing of alarm and reporting systems, statutory test and checks and other tests, inspections or reporting as requested by the data center facilities management team.
• Generate and close out defect work dockets and update the PEMAC data.
• Supervision of third-party contractors and visitors to site.
• Ensure customer safe systems of work and ISO procedures are adhered to at all times by staff and visitors.
• Respond to all accidents, injuries and incidents.
• Carry out investigation and diagnosis of faults and breakdowns as directed by the Customer Data Center Facilities Management Team.

• Electrical installation and modification in accordance with current regulations (BS7671 18th edition).
• Construction, modification, and commissioning of control panels.
• Carry out ad hoc daily power works installs as requested by DCO/DCE on a daily basis.
• Inspection, verification, testing and certification of electrical systems in accordance with BS7671 and customer ongoing rolling program as directed by the Customer Data Center Facilities Management Team.
• Carry out minor repairs where feasible to do so, as opposed to passing over to the day maintenance team. Filters, strainers, lamp replacement etc.
• Complete project and/or upgrade work as agreed with the Customer Data Center Facilities Management Team.
• Participate in commissioning of systems and plant measuring and setting flow rates, configuring controllers, debugging logic programs etc.

• Continuously check and validate site record drawings and documentation for clarity, condition and request replacements where required. Mark-up/advise any discrepancies/alterations to the Customer Data Centre facilities Management Team. Once updated information/drawings are provided, ensure that new records & drawings are in place and old versions removed.
• Issue and management of all CBRE and CBRE subcontractor permits.
• Participation as required in the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 and ISO 45001 certification process and audits, and the correlation of data as required for internal/external audit purposes and internal reporting.
• Participation in the correlation/compilation of data as required and other tasks in relation to our annual audits (SOC 2, ISO’s etc.).
• Fire systems management
• Emergency lighting maintenance and testing.
• Research in relation to replacement parts and procurement as directed by the Customer Data Center Facilities Management Team.

• Provide input to the site maintenance plan in relation to suggested changes/anomalies.
• Monitor all EU & APAC critical office facilities (MER), and provide intervention as directed by the member of the Customer Data Center Facilities Management Team responsible for the operation of these sites. Works or remediations in EU & APAC critical office facilities are not in the scope of services under this SOW.
• Snow clearance/gritting using on site equipment.
• Fuel delivery management.
• Critical stores management and inventory.
• First aid equipment management and ordering.
• Hazardous waste management and disposal using licensed third parties as required.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Experience with operation and maintenance of site MEP plant and controls.
• Ability to respond to operating anomalies and emergencies on a 24/7 basis.
• Familiarity with safety procedures related to high pressure systems and ISO procedures.
• Knowledge of electrical installation, BS7671 18th edition, and commissioning of control panels.

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