Job Information
CBRE Lead Engineer in London, United Kingdom
Lead Engineer
Job ID
158572
Posted
24-Apr-2024
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Building Management, Engineering/Maintenance
Location(s)
London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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: Lead Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting a Lead Engineer to join the team located in Kings Cross.
The successful candidate will be able to apply a risk-focused maintenance approach and operations of plant and systems in data centres/critical environments and general office environments.
Role Summary:
Able to manage own time and allocate works to other team members
Able to manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
Ensuring 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 the maintenance and repair of the services
Responsibility for ensuring 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 CBRE EHS specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times
Ensure maintenance is carried out in line with CBRE 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 Technical Services Manager
Experience Required:
Electrician with recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G)
17th 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
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)