Senior Electrical Engineer

Insight Executive Group are working in partnership with a FTSE 100 company who are currently looking to recruit a Senior Electrical Engineer to work across their London sites. Our client is a provider of student accommodation who pride themselves on the very best student experience and this role is crucial in providing that support to all its users.

This is a full-time permanent role paying up to £55k with a £4k car allowance.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for organising and delivering planned electrical work and supporting reactive electrical maintenance, in a safe and compliant manner throughout the London portfolio. leading a team of specialist electricians and working alongside internal and third-party partners and will support the development and execution of the national Estates and Facilities Management strategy, asset condition and lifecycle planning, ensuring consistent delivery of quality standards. The role holder is the Electrical Authorised person in the region and accountable for health and safety in their area of work.

The successful Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for:

• being the focal point for expertise in Electrical safety across their region, acting as a technical specialist for electrical maintenance works within commercial buildings
• carrying out Authorised Persons (AP) duties across their geographic area
• supporting the constant development and implementation of the Electrical safety procedures as part of the broader Health and Safety strategy
• the upkeep and issuing of electrical safety documentation within their area of responsibility
• locating and rectifying a wide range of electrical faults. Understanding the cause and risk to asset condition and investment. Future planning to mitigate risk, protect the asset and customer experience
• organising and executing LV switching, isolations, earthing, identification of point of works in line with the electrical safety procedure
• providing expert electrical expertise within a modern building services environment
• supporting and contributing to the delivery of a comprehensive electrical safety-training programme
• maintenance of electrical assets within plant rooms, and domestic and commercial installations
• assisting in the mobilisation of new and refurbished properties in regards electrical specification
• assisting in the delivery of transformational change projects providing technical support and advice throughout

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be able to demonstrate:

• Desirable relevant engineering qualification- be electrically qualified within the following range:
  • HNC/HND
  • ONC/OND
  • NVQ Level 4
• It would be advantageous to being registered to a professional body IET or similar
• management/supervisory and relevant post experience.
• Hold qualifications in LVAP operations – Electrically Authorised Person
• C&G 2391 or equivalent qualification (testing and inspection)
• latest edition of BS7671 qualification
• being technically competent and qualified to safely operate, and make safe to work on or test, the equipment, systems, or installations for which appointment is sought
• previous experience with L2 fire safety systems
• previous experience within working building services environments

If you match the above criteria and are interested in the role please send your CV through to me for discussion about the role – many thanks.