Electrical Shift Lead in Hillingdon, Greater London
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Job Title: Electrical Shift Leader
Purpose of the Job
• To lead electrical operations within a 24/7 critical site environment, ensuring maximum uptime, safety, and compliance at all times.
• To act as the senior electrical authority on shift, managing incidents, isolations, and escalations in a mission-critical setting.
• To provide strong leadership to shift engineers while maintaining hands-on technical involvement.
Key Responsibilities
• Operate on a continental shift pattern covering days & nights:
4 on / 4 off / 6 on / 4 off / 4 on / 6 off
• Act as the Electrical Shift Leader within a live critical environment.
• Lead, coordinate, and support engineers on shift to ensure safe working and site resilience.
• Carry out and oversee PPM and reactive maintenance on critical electrical systems.
• Operate, supervise, or support HV & LV systems (where authorised).
• Act as the primary escalation point for electrical faults, alarms, and incidents.
• Ensure accurate shift handovers, incident reports, and compliance documentation.
• Mentor and develop technicians, including those stepping up into leadership roles.
Personal Experience / Qualifications / Skills
• Strong electrical background within critical environments (Data Centres, Banking, Hospitals, Pharma, etc.).
• Previous experience as an HV/LV Authorised Person highly desirable (not essential).
• Previous Shift Leader / Senior Technician experience .
• Will consider Senior Technicians ready to step up into a leadership position.
• Calm under pressure with strong decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership capability.
Working Hours & Salary Package
• Shift pattern: Continental Days & Nights
• Salary: £55,000 – £60,000
Accountabilities
• Accountable to the Engineering / Operations Manager.
• Responsible for electrical safety, uptime, and compliance across the critical site during shift.
• Line management responsibility for shift engineers while on duty
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- Location:
- London Borough Of Hillingdon
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Lead, Electrical