📍 London
💷 R47,000 per annum
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent
⏰ 40 Hours Per Week
🏢 Facilities Management | Hard FM | Electrical Engineering | M&E | Secure Environment | Critical Infrastructure
We are recruiting for an experienced Mobile Electrical Engineer to join a professional Facilities Management engineering team supporting a large, secure and technically complex environment in London.
⚡ This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Electrical Engineer with strong M&E maintenance and fault-finding experience who is looking to work within a unique and highly secure environment.
🏢 The successful candidate will work as part of a small engineering team operating across multiple buildings within a large complex, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs.
🚐 A full driving licence is essential, as engineers will be required to travel between facilities across the site. A vehicle and all necessary tools and equipment will be provided.
🔧 The role will involve working independently and as part of a team to ensure electrical and mechanical systems remain safe, reliable, compliant and operational, while maintaining excellent standards of Health & Safety and customer service.
🔧 Responsibilities & Duties
• ⚡ Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across multiple buildings and facilities.
• 🚨 Respond proactively to reactive maintenance requests, breakdowns and faults.
• 🔍 Carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding, diagnostics and effective repairs.
• 🛠️ Inspect, maintain and repair electrical systems, equipment, plant and associated building services.
• ⚙️ Undertake M&E maintenance activities within areas of competence and qualification.
• 🔌 Carry out electrical maintenance, repairs and minor works as required.
• 🏗️ Support general building services maintenance across multiple facilities.
• 🚐 Travel between buildings and facilities across the secure site as required.
• 🧠 Work independently when diagnosing faults and resolving maintenance issues.
• 👥 Work collaboratively with other engineers and members of the wider facilities team.
• 📋 Complete planned and reactive maintenance tasks within agreed timescales and to the required standard.
• 🛡️ Work in accordance with statutory requirements, Health & Safety procedures, site rules and safe systems of work.
• 📑 Follow relevant risk assessments, RAMS, permits and other safe working procedures.
• 🦺 Correctly use PPE, tools, equipment and access equipment in accordance with relevant requirements.
• 🔐 Maintain high standards of security and compliance when working within a highly secure environment.
• 👷 Escort subcontractors and external contractors while they are working on site, ensuring site procedures and security requirements are followed.
• 🤝 Liaise professionally with site contacts, management, contractors, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• 📞 Respond promptly to urgent maintenance issues to minimise disruption to site operations.
• 📝 Maintain accurate written and electronic records of all maintenance activities undertaken.
• 💻 Update CAFM and other maintenance systems with accurate job information, findings and completion details where required.
• 📊 Report faults, defects, equipment issues and potential risks to the appropriate management team.
• 🔍 Identify recurring faults and maintenance issues and recommend appropriate solutions.
• 📈 Contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance standards, equipment reliability and service delivery.
• 🗂️ Ensure all relevant paperwork, maintenance records and technical documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• ⏱️ Complete allocated jobs within agreed response and completion times.
• 🚨 Respond appropriately to emergency maintenance situations and urgent engineering requirements.
• 🛠️ Undertake other reasonable engineering and maintenance duties relevant to the role and level of responsibility.
👨🔧 Requirements
• ⚡ Proven experience working as an Electrical Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mobile Electrical Engineer, M&E Engineer, Building Services Engineer or similar.
• 🎓 NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 🔧 Proven experience within an M&E engineering or Facilities Management environment.
• ⚡ Strong electrical maintenance experience.
• ⚙️ Good understanding of mechanical and electrical building services.
• 🔍 Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• 🛠️ Proven experience carrying out both planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
• 📋 Good understanding of maintenance procedures and safe working practices.
• 🛡️ Strong understanding of Health & Safety requirements within an engineering environment.
• 📑 Understanding of RAMS, risk assessments, permits and safe systems of work.
• 🚗 Full driving licence – essential.
• 🚐 Ability and willingness to drive between multiple buildings and facilities within the site.
• 👁️ Must have full colour vision and must not be colour blind, due to site driving and safety requirements.
• 🇬🇧 UK National – essential.
• 🔐 Developed Vetting (DV) clearance – mandatory.
• 📍 Must have a 10-year UK footprint to meet security clearance requirements.
• 💻 Ability to accurately complete electronic maintenance records and job documentation.
• 🗣️ Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 🤝 Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• 🧠 Proactive approach to fault finding, problem solving and maintenance activities.
• 👤 Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• 👥 Strong team-working skills and willingness to support colleagues.
• 🔄 Flexible approach to maintenance requirements and operational priorities.
• 🛡️ Safety-first approach to engineering work and decision making.
⭐ Desirable Experience
• 🏢 Previous experience working within a secure or high-security environment.
• 🔐 Previous experience working on sites requiring security clearance.
• 🏛️ Experience working within government, defence, critical infrastructure or similarly secure environments.
• ⚡ Strong electrical installation, maintenance and repair experience.
• ⚙️ Multi-skilled M&E engineering experience.
• 🔍 Strong experience with electrical fault finding and diagnostics.
• 🏢 Experience maintaining multiple buildings within a large estate.
• 🚐 Previous mobile engineering experience.
• 💻 Experience using CAFM or computerised maintenance management systems.
• 👷 Experience escorting subcontractors or contractors within secure environments.
• 🛡️ Experience working within environments with stringent Health & Safety and compliance requirements.
• 📘 Additional electrical qualifications such as 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• 🔌 Experience with LV electrical systems and associated building services.
• ⚙️ Additional mechanical engineering or building services qualifications.
💼 What's On Offer
• 💷 R47,000 per annum
• 🕒 Full-time, permanent position
• 📍 London
• ⏰ 40 hours per week
• 🚐 Mobile engineering role across a large secure site
• 🏢 Opportunity to work within a unique, high-security environment
• ⚡ Electrical-focused M&E engineering position
• 🔧 Combination of planned and reactive maintenance responsibilities
• 🏗️ Opportunity to work across multiple buildings and facilities
• 🚐 Vehicle provided for site-based travel
• 🛠️ Tools and equipment provided
• 🔐 Opportunity to work within a critical infrastructure environment
• 🎓 Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• 🤝 Supportive and professional engineering team
• 📈 Opportunity to develop technical and multi-skilled engineering capabilities
• 🛡️ Strong focus on Health & Safety, compliance and engineering standards
• 🔒 Stable, long-term employment opportunity
⚡ This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer, Mobile Electrical Engineer or M&E Engineer with strong maintenance and fault-finding experience who is looking for a long-term opportunity in London within a highly secure and technically demanding environment.
🔧 The successful candidate will have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification, strong practical electrical and M&E maintenance experience, excellent fault-finding skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
🚐 A full driving licence is essential for this position, as the role requires travel between multiple buildings across the site. Full colour vision is also required due to site driving and safety requirements.
🔐 Due to the secure nature of the environment, candidates must be UK Nationals with a 10-year UK footprint and able to obtain DV clearance.
🏢 If you are a qualified Electrical or M&E Engineer with a proactive, safety-first approach and experience in planned and reactive maintenance, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a unique secure environment in London
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