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Job Title: Lead Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting a Lead Engineer to join the team located in London.
The successful candidate will be able to apply a risk-focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments and general office environments.

Role Summary:

Able to manage own time and allocate works to other team members

Able to manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)

Ensuring all client services, computer rooms, data networks, manufacturing and revenue earning services meet client requirements or appropriate SLAs

Operate dilapidation and update plans relating to critical environments

Operate change control process covering business critical areas

Provide technical management reports as required

Provide emergency response standby/call-out

Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes

Support critical environment related technical audits

Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services.

Operate within annual engineering budgets for the maintenance and repair of the services

Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation/records are kept in clearly identified and retrievable systems

Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements

Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing and report as required the Statutory Compliance Audit Report to the Technical Services Manager

Ensure all PPM's and Critical Facility PPM's are carried out to schedule

Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading and working conditions of critical equipment regularly

Liaise with the CBRE EHS specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times

Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with CBRE H&S procedures, using the permit to work system where applicable and action improvements identified during the building and workplace inspections and reviews

Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager

Experience Required:

Electrician with recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G)

17th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations - essential

Previous experience in operating data centres/critical environments - desirable

Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols

Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes

IOSH or equivalent H&S training

Excellent contract/supplier management skills

Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels

Self-motivated, resourceful and pro-active

Confident decision maker

Understanding of water hygiene (L8) - desirable

BMS Controls experience / HVAC experience - desirable

Operational experience of UPS, Standby Power and Critical Environment Cooling

Operational experience of managing Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality Systems

PC and MS office skills