Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Hospital Estates)

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Hospital Estates)

South London (Site Based)

£43,000 – £48,000 + Tools + Overtime + Progression + Training

Are you a qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer with experience maintaining critical building-services systems within a live hospital or healthcare environment?

Do you want a vital, hands-on role where your electrical fault-finding expertise directly supports patient safety, statutory compliance, and the smooth running of essential hospital infrastructure?

This company manages critical hospital estate infrastructure, providing robust, high-standard maintenance and emergency response across live healthcare facilities.

On offer is the opportunity to join a dedicated estates team in a key role carrying out planned preventive maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, and minor installation works on LV electrical systems, distribution boards, plant controls, and emergency lighting.

You will work strictly under electrical Safe Systems of Work (including permits, isolations, and lock-out/tag-out procedures) and have clear development avenues, including Authorised Person (AP) training and appointment.

The Role:

• Execute planned preventive maintenance schedules and handle rapid reactive repairs across LV distribution, power, lighting, emergency systems, and plant controls within occupied hospital buildings.
• Diagnose complex electrical faults promptly and complete minor installation works in compliance with BS 7671 standards.
• Safety & Compliance: Adhere strictly to hospital Safe Systems of Work (permit-to-work, electrical isolations, lock-out/tag-out) to guarantee patient safety and statutory compliance.
• Complete accurate service sheets, test records, risk assessments, and work orders using electronic maintenance systems.
• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota for breakdown responses while maintaining professional communication with clinical staff, contractors, and estates management.

The Person:

• Experience: Proven track record in electrical maintenance and fault-finding within a hospital, healthcare, or similar critical/occupied environment.
• Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering/Installation and18th Edition wiring regulations.
• Holds an Authorised Person (AP) status or is willing to undertake AP training
• Full UK driving licence

Keywords: Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Hospital Estates, Healthcare Facilities, LV Systems, BS 7671, 18th Edition, NVQ Level 3, 2391 Inspection & Testing, Authorised Person (AP), Safe Systems of Work, Lock-out/Tag-out, PPM, Plant Controls

Reference:BBBH27715

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