Senior Mechanical & Electrical Engineer (Electrical bias)
Little Venice, London, UK • Leighton Buzzard LU7, UK • Greater London, UK
Job Description
The M&E maintenance and inspection team ensures critical assets are safe, compliant, and operational across the waterways. Responsibilities include inspections, planned preventative maintenance, emergency fault response, risk assessment, and prioritisation of work in line with safety and regulatory standards.
As a Senior M&E Engineer, you will lead a small team, provide technical expertise on M&E systems, and develop engineering solutions to support the Trust’s MEICA infrastructure. You will manage significant infrastructure risk and deliver sustainable outcomes.
Home‑based role with travel to Wales & South West and London & South East regions. Hub meetings at London Docklands, Little Venice, Leighton Buzzard, Sharpness & Gloucester. Expected site visits 1‑2 days per week plus occasional overnight stays. Flexible schedule with occasional early start, late finish or weekend.
Core hours: 37 hours, 5 days a week.
Commute to Gloucester, London Docklands (E14 9ST), Little Venice, Leighton Buzzard.
Role Overview
Lead the electrical delivery of priority projects, reviewing designs, producing documentation, and guiding multidisciplinary teams. Work with the Principal MEICA Engineer to drive project plans and embed inclusion and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
* Line management of M&E Supervisors, driving engagement, motivation, performance, and development across the team. Provide support through the Trust’s performance excellence framework, including setting clear objectives and coaching team members to maintain required technical skills and competencies.
* Provide expert advice on MEICA engineering issues across the Trust, supporting informed decision‑making at all levels.
* Develop and support MEICA inspection and maintenance programmes, delivered by contractors and internal teams, ensuring inspection outcomes are accurately recorded in SAP.
* Use maintenance outputs to prioritise major repairs, upgrades, and new installations, ensuring works are clearly defined and aligned to agreed strategies and standards.
* Manage and maintain high‑quality MEICA asset data across SAP, GIS, and other operational systems, ensuring timely and accurate input and analysis.
* Assess inspection data and make risk‑based recommendations on work prioritisation, balancing cost, time, resources, heritage, environmental, and safety considerations.
* Ensure compliance with M&E safety procedures within the area of responsibility, acting as Senior Authorised Person where required.
* Develop technical specifications and work briefs, ensuring timely delivery to programme, and provide technical oversight to ensure efficient and effective MEICA project delivery.
* Provide clear, evidence‑based recommendations to senior managers and colleagues, using professional expertise to guide decisions.
* Contribute to operational efficiency by aligning work with agreed plans and strategies.
* Respond to internal and external enquiries relating to MEICA assets, using relevant information sources to provide accurate and timely responses.
* Demonstrate organisational values and behaviours at all times, promoting diversity and inclusion by challenging practices that do not align with organisational policies and standards.
About You
A qualified Electrical or Mechanical Engineer, Chartered or Incorporated (or working towards), with a strong technical background and substantial experience delivering complex M&E engineering activities. Brings proven expertise in inspection, maintenance, and infrastructure risk assessment, alongside a solid understanding of health and safety, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Confident communicating technical information to a range of audiences, combining analytical thinking with practical delivery. Also an effective leader with experience managing and developing teams, working collaboratively across functions, and balancing wider business priorities to achieve safe, high‑quality outcomes.
Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
* Chartered or Incorporated Electrical or Mechanical Engineer (or equivalent), with membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IET, IMechE)
* Degree or HND in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or similar technical discipline).
* Substantial post‑incorporation experience delivering complex M&E engineering activities.
* Proven experience inspecting and delivering M&E engineering works.
* Experience assessing M&E infrastructure risk.
* Good understanding of health and safety requirements.
* Awareness of governance, financial controls, and compliance systems.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
* Ability to communicate technical information clearly, including presenting data to non‑technical audiences.
General Skills
* Experience line managing a range of M&E staff, including supervisors, technicians, and operatives.
* Ability to support wider business priorities, negotiating resources as needed.
* Strong collaboration skills, working across teams effectively.
* Encourages and demonstrates organisational values and behaviours in day‑to‑day work.
What We Offer
In addition to your annual base salary of £45,000 - £51,000, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community. We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments – whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition – please let us know what you need and how we can support you. All of our jobs can be considered on a part‑time, flexible or job‑share basis.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.
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