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Role Overview: As a Shift Engineer, you will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of various electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment and systems. Your role will ensure 100% uptime availability through meticulous change management, troubleshooting, and proactive maintenance. You will oversee essential site/plant equipment, manage sub-contracted resources, and coordinate scheduled preventive maintenance (PPM) activities. This is a critical position for a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of engineering systems and a dedication to delivering exceptional service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems.
- Monitor and troubleshoot equipment support systems, promptly logging and addressing incidents.
- Manage mechanical plant and systems, electrical plant and systems, HVAC systems, generators, UPS, fire alarms, suppression systems, low and high voltage switching, and water systems.
- Utilize operational systems such as BMS, PMS, and CMS to their fullest capabilities.
- Coordinate sub-contracted resources to ensure safe and high-quality service delivery.
- Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
- Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- Experience in high-pressure precision engineering environments.
- HND in electrical or mechanical engineering or equivalent (preferred).
- Background in Critical Environment/Data Centre operations (preferred).
- Professional electrical or mechanical certification (NCC, REC, or national equivalent).
- Experience troubleshooting low and medium voltage electrical systems.
- Experience troubleshooting mechanical/HVAC systems.
- Knowledge of safe electrical practices according to relevant regulations.
- Strong problem-solving skills with proficiency in Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Familiarity with Change Management processes and procedures.
- Ability to follow documented procedures and track issues via Service Desk Ticketing.
- Sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
- Collaborative mindset to effectively work with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of BMS and a solid understanding of PPM/CAFM systems.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Ongoing training and development.
- A continental shift pattern promoting work-life balance and wellbeing.
