Shift Engineer

CBRE, Inc.; Ilford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is recruiting for an Electrical Shift Engineer to join our team in East London. The role focuses on maintaining power systems in data centres and critical environments, performing repairs on modular UPS equipment, and ensuring uptime with proactive and reactive maintenance.

The position requires experience in power systems, adherence to safety standards, and willingness to work outside contracted hours to meet service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience with power quality analysis and harmonic distortion.
• Experience in data centres or critical environments.
• Ability to apply risk-based maintenance and respond to emergencies.
• Willing to work extra hours above contract.

Responsibilities

• Repairs to modular UPS systems.
• Provide emergency response standby, call out.
• Escalate urgent issues to the Technical Services Manager.
• Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies in line with SLA.
• Maintain critical engineering maintenance documentation & records.
• Advise Facilities Management on changes in critical environment requirements.
• Undertake site surveys, produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments.

Skills

Power systems experience

UPS experience

Data centre operations

Electrical troubleshooting

Tools

IEE 17th/18th Edition Wiring & Installation

Electrical testing (2394/2395)

Job description

• Technical awareness of computer room/call centre/trader operations and experience of power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling etc
• Repairs to modular UPS systems
• Test and diagnose power quality issues including harmonic distortion using onsite power analysers
• Able to apply a risk focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments
• Provide emergency response standby, call out
• Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager
• Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies consistent with the SLA
• Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation & records is kept updated
• Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
• Must be willing to work over & above contractual hours.
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works
• Undertake Upgrade & Install work
• Understand and interpret technical drawings / instructions / processes & O&M's
• Ensure completion of all reactive Helpdesk Requests
• Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading/working conditions of critical equipment regularly
• Ensure that financial processes are adhered to at all times
• Complete an incident report for all abnormal incidents affecting systems availability (draft prepared within 24 business hours of an incident)
• Determine the root cause and action items required to restore availability and prevent a recurrence
• Review and submit to the Technical Services Manager ensuring all actions are documented reviewed and completed
• Entering relevant quotes and remedial works onto the in-house system
  17th or 18th Edition IEE: Wiring & Installation
• 2394 / 2395 electrical testing and inspection
• Previous experience within building maintenance and multi tenanted commercial buildings
• Experience of working within a team in a commercial environment
  London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 105,000 people worldwide. The company's core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting for a number of Electrical Shift Engineers to join our team located in East London. The successful candidate will be able to install and maintain new plant and equipment when required, ensuring that plant faults and defects are swiftly rectified.