Electrical Lead Engineer

Randstad · London, London

Electrical Lead Engineer at Randstad, based in London, London. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
London, London
Contract
Permanent
Posted
3 weeks ago
Closes
8 Aug 2026
Sector
Electrical Engineer

Reference PR-1394637

About the role


Lead Maintenance Engineer

Location: Central London

Salary: £55,000 per annum + Excellent Overtime

Hours: 4 on 4 off DAYS ONLY

Role: Static, high end commercial site


The Role:

As the sole engineer on site, you will be the go-to technical expert for all building services maintenance. This is a hands-on position, with approximately 80% of your time spent on the tools, ensuring the site runs smoothly and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carrying out all planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs across the site in line with SLAs.

  • Performing electrical fault-finding and repairs on single and three-phase systems, distribution boards, control panels, and circuits.

  • Conducting routine electrical maintenance, including emergency light testing, statutory checks, and replacements of lamps, ballasts, and other components.

  • Managing and troubleshooting the building's power and lighting systems, and undertaking minor electrical installations such as replacing sockets, switches, and fused spurs.

  • Providing expert fault-finding, diagnostics, and repair on a wide range of HVAC plant, including Air Handling Units (AHUs), Fan Coil Units (FCUs), VRV/VRF systems, splits, and ventilation.
  • Managing general electrical and mechanical plant, including pumps, motors, and basic lighting and power systems.

  • Undertaking minor fabric and plumbing repairs as required.

  • Overseeing and managing specialist sub-contractors for services such as lifts and fire safety systems.

  • Ensuring all work is completed to the highest standard and all site documentation is kept up to date.


Essential Requirements:

  • Proven experience in a commercial building services maintenance role.

  • An electrical or mechanical engineering qualification (e.g., City & Guilds Level 3) & 18th edition

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.


skills

ability to follow job and safetry instructions,assembling furniture,assigning engineers,assiting contracts manager,attend client meetings,boilers,budgets/ wip management,building services,building maintenance,carpentry,carry out reports,changing lamps,client liaison,cleaning skills,closing down jobs,commercial,compliance,concept 500,concept evolution,contractor management,dealing with client and sub contractors,door closers,electrical maintenance,emergency lighting,fire alarms,general administration,geneva,hanging doors,hanging pictures/ noticeboards,h&s,kpi's,maintaining critical plant,maintenance schedules,manage ppm schedule,maximo,mechanical maintenance,office moves,orangise sub contract labour,oranise permits,organise labour and the procurement of materials and parts,painting and decorating,pipework,planet,p&l responsibility,plumbing,power distribution,ppm,previous cleaning experience,radiators,raising po's,reactive maintenance,reactive & planned maintenance,residential,risk assessments,service charge,showers,sinks,sla's,split systems,supervision of engineers,Team leadership,technical back up,testing and inspection,toilets,unblocking toilets,water treatment,wip reports,woodwork


qualifications

17th edition,1st fix, 2nd fix,ABIFM,ACIArb,asta power project,C&G 2391/ 2394/ 2395,C&G carpentry and joinery,C&G level 2 plumbing,C&G mechanical engineering,city & guilds electrical installations,city & guilds bms,city & guilds heating & ventilation,city & guilds pipefitting,city & guilds plumbing,CPCS,CSCS,driving licence,ECS,EHORB,FGAS,first aid,fit to work medical,HHSRS,HNC building services,HNC electrical engineering,HNC mechanical engineering,HNC quantity surveying,HND or HNC building services design,ICES,ICOB,ILM level 3,IOSH,IPAF,JIB Blue,JIB White,JIB Gold,Knowledge of 2D design applications,Knowledge of 3D design applications,L8,level 2 refrigeration air conditioning,LLM,MAPM,MBIFM,MICE,Microsoft Project,MIStructE,MRICS,NEBOSH,NVQ,NVQ level 2,NVQ level 3,NVQ level 7,primavera 6,PTS,RICS,Royal Town Planning Institute,shuttering, roofing,SMSTS,Software,SSSTS


education

asset degree,BA hons architecture,BEng civil engin

Reference: PR-1394637 · Posted 3 weeks ago · Closes 8 Aug 2026 · Listed via Randstad

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