Electrical Engineer
23 hours ago
City of London
Hiring: Electrical Engineer (LV Systems) Location: London Duration: 12-Month Contract Role Overview This role provides efficient and effective control of work services across projects, operational activities, and small works within the BP portfolio. The position is primarily site-based, with potential support across additional sites in London based on operational needs. You will play a key role in coordinating, planning, and monitoring subcontractor activities, ensuring safety, quality, and timely completion of all work while adhering to client requirements. This is a high-level electrical bias technician role focused on maintaining LV systems within a critical environment, with training provided on site-specific systems. Key Responsibilities • Coordinate, plan, and monitor subcontractor works, ensuring compliance with Control of Work procedures, • Ensure safe execution, quality delivery, and timely completion of all assigned work, • Supervise contractors, including out-of-hours activities where required, • Perform maintenance, fault finding, and repairs on LV and ELV systems, • Isolate plant systems and manage system operations, including pumps and controls, • Monitor and diagnose power quality issues (e.g., harmonic distortion), • Install and maintain plant, equipment, and system upgrades, • Manage spare parts and define timescales for remedial work, • Respond to breakdowns within SLA timelines and complete maintenance independently, • Conduct site surveys and prepare work requests, risk assessments, and method statements, • Complete PPM and reactive maintenance within SLAs, • Maintain engineering documentation to industry standards, • Liaise with client representatives regarding maintenance and repairs, • Supervise and manage contractor performance for maintenance and remedial works, • Issue and manage permits-to-work and isolation procedures, • Monitor environmental and equipment conditions, • Prepare incident reports including root cause analysis within 24 hours, • Support emergency response and business continuity planning, • Ensure compliance with health & safety and permit-to-work systems, • Maintain L8 compliance and water treatment systems, • Provide fault finding on motors, VFDs, soft starters, and control systems, • Work with BMS systems for operation and fault diagnosis, • Maintain HVAC systems including VAV, FCU, chilled water systems, and chilled beams, • Support modular UPS systems, power distribution, and switching programs, • Maintain DALI lighting systems including updates and addressing, • Communicate issues with stakeholders and advise on system improvements, • Contribute to continuous improvement and best practice initiatives, • Willingness to work beyond contracted hours when required Key Skills & Experience • Strong knowledge of building services (Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC), • Experience working with LV systems and electrical switching, • Good understanding of facilities management and HVAC systems, • Proven HSE knowledge with ability to implement policies and legislation, • Experience in contractor management and supervision, • Strong IT skills (MS Office, digital systems, permit tools), • Ability to read technical drawings and troubleshoot systems, • Experience with BMS controls and HVAC systems, • Knowledge of pumps, PRVs, tanks, and associated systems, • Experience with PLC wiring, inverters, and ELV systems, • Understanding of electrical wiring regulations, • Experience working with UPS, standby power, and critical cooling systems, • Knowledge of life safety systems (fire alarms, suppression, sprinklers), • Familiarity with utilities monitoring and environmental programs, • Strong decision-making and problem-solving ability, • Experience working in critical environments (data centers, trading floors, etc.), • Ability to manage permits, isolations, and compliance processes, • Knowledge of emergency response procedures Qualifications • Recognized electrical apprenticeship (essential), • City & Guilds or equivalent electrical/engineering qualification, • Minimum Level 2 qualification (Level 3 preferred for isolations), • Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in a critical environment, • BMS and HVAC experience required, • SMSTS / IOSH / NEBOSH (desirable), • Ideally current or previous Authorized Person (AP15/12 or similar), • Water hygiene (L8) knowledge preferred
