Electrical Engineer
Contract: Healthcare
Location: London, E13 8SL
Hours of work: 37.5
Shift Pattern: 7:00am - 3:00pm / 12:00pm - 8:00pm (rotating weekly)
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking an experienced and reliable Electrical Engineer to join our Estates team at Newham University Hospital. This role involves carrying out maintenance, repairs, and installations across a range of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems, with a primary focus on your electrical discipline. You will play a key part in ensuring a safe, compliant, and efficient environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Job Description
Working under the supervision of the Estates Officer, you'll complete both planned and reactive maintenance tasks to ensure service continuity. The successful candidate will also collaborate closely with clinical, technical, and management staff to deliver a high-quality service across the hospital estate.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out maintenance, repairs, and installations of electrical services and systems.
* Diagnose and repair faults promptly, ensuring reactive work is completed within agreed timescales.
* Support pre‑planned maintenance (PPM), testing, and inspection of electrical systems.
* Liaise with the Helpdesk Administrator to ensure all jobs are tracked and recorded accurately.
* Maintain and repair associated equipment, including catering, alarm, and essential building systems.
* Adhere to health and safety standards and follow hospital policies and procedures at all times.
* Collaborate with Estates and clinical teams, providing technical advice and ensuring minimal disruption to services.
* Work as part of an on‑call rota (1 in 4 weeks) to provide emergency cover outside of normal working hours – overtime paid.
Professional and Personal Competencies / Qualifications
* Proven experience in planned and reactive electrical maintenance, ideally within a hospital or commercial setting.
* Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving abilities.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Good communication skills and a customer‑focused approach.
* Willingness to undertake specialist training, e.g. Medical Gases or Legionella Competent Person.
* Competent with documentation and reporting associated with maintenance activities.
Qualifications
* City & Guilds 2230 Level 3, or
* NVQ 2356 / 2357, or
* City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 in Electrical Installation and AM2, or
* Level 3 in Electrotechnical Services
The Company
ISS is a world‑leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience. Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it's hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government's Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team
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