Job ID 251624
Posted 09-Dec-2025
Service line GWS Segment
Role type Full-time
Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance
Location(s) Birmingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Company Profile
CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.
Job Title: Electrical Bias Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting an Electrical Bias Engineer to join the team located in the Midlands, covering sites in Birmingham, Coventry and Leicester.
The successful candidate will be able to install and maintain new plant and equipment when required, ensuring that plant faults and defects are swiftly rectified.
Role Summary
React to breakdown maintenance requests within the required SLA's.
Technical awareness of computer room/call centre/trader operations and experience of power, UPS, CPS, distribution, cooling etc.
Able to apply a risk focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments.
Provide emergency response standby, call out
Escalate urgent issues identified through to the Technical Services Manager
Respond to work interruptions, outages or emergencies consistent with the SLA.
Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation & records is kept updated
Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works.
Understand and interpret technical drawings / instructions / processes & O&M's
Ensure completion of all reactive Helpdesk Requests
Review and submit to the Technical Services Manager ensuring all actions are documented reviewed and completed.
Entering relevant quotes and remedial works onto the in-house system
Experience Required
17th/18th Edition Qualified
Experience of working in Facilities Management desirable
Recent experience in a similar role
Understanding of a CDM process
Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
Evidence of Excellent Customer Service Delivery
Able to organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements.
Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessment etc.
Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH
Testing and Inspection of Electrical systems
Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols.
Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes.