Electrical Day Maintenance Engineer – High Wycombe
My client is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join them on a Data Centre site in High Wycombe. The role is Monday to Friday 8-5 and will be on call one week in three. Compensation: £50k plus benefits.
Key Duties
* Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems (UPS, generators, cooling systems).
* Monitoring and troubleshooting to maintain uptime and operational efficiency.
* Supporting client operations and adhering to industry standards.
* Coordinating with internal teams and vendors for upgrades and incident resolution.
Candidate Requirements
* Proven experience in data centre or mission‑critical environments.
* Strong technical knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
* Ability to work in high‑pressure, high‑availability settings.
* Relevant certifications C&G electrical installation parts 1 and 2 preferred.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage own time and allocate works to other team members.
* Manage costs related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self‑perform).
* Ensure 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 maintenance and repair of the services.
* Ensure 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 QHSE specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times.
* Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with 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 Lead Engineer and Engineering Manager.
Personal Specification
* Electrician with recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G).
* 18th 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.
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