_{11th June, 2025}

Lead Engineer
Hertford, Hertfordshire 
£60,000 - £65,000

Outstanding opportunity for an Lead Engineer to join our client's maintenance team on a high end data centre based in Hertford! This is a great role to expand your skills and knowledge within a state of the art, critical property, join a market leading building service provider, be part of an experienced team and to further develop your leadership skills. 

As the Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing a team of maintenance engineers, carry out PPM and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems, book in subcontractors, write up RAMs / Permits, report into the Account Manager and ensure all critical systems are running efficiently.

To be successful in this Lead Engineer role, you must be fully qualified in either electrical installations / engineering or a mechanical related trade (City and Guilds / EAL / NVQ or equivalent), at least 5 years experience in commercial building maintenance, a great understanding of critical systems and prior experience as a lead / supervisor.

Lead Engineer Duties:

• Perform planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and respond to reactive electrical tasks across the campus.
• Take ownership of the emergency lighting systems, including regular testing and maintenance in line with compliance requirements.
• Conduct site surveys, prepare quotations, and deliver additional electrical works as requested by the client.
• Support the management team in delivering a customer-focused, high-quality service across all operational functions.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health and safety standards, including adherence to Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Promptly escalate critical issues and respond to outages, service interruptions, and emergencies in accordance with the agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Oversee and coordinate the work of subcontractors when required.
• Recommend system and service improvements through the Engineering Manager.
• Communicate urgent tasks and high-priority issues clearly and promptly within the management team.
• Reporting to senior management.

Lead Engineer Requirements:

• Fully qualified in Electrical Installations / Engineering or a Mechanical related trade (City and Guilds / EAL / NVQ or equivalent)
• At least 5 years experience within commercial building maintenance 
• Prior experience as a lead / supervisor 
• Great understanding of critical systems 
• Experience in a Data Centre / High Voltage Switching - Desirable

Salary and Package:

• £60,000 - £65,000 per annum 
• High voltage training provided
• Continental shift pattern, days and nights
• Exposure to a high end, critical property
• Company pension scheme 
• Additional training 
• Overtime available 
• Internal progression 

If you're interested in the Lead Engineer role above, apply today with an up to date CV!

Posted by Alex Clark

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