Electrical Engineer - Smethwick

We're Hiring: Electrical Engineer 🏥🔧⚡ 📍 Smethwick 💷 Competitive Salary + Benefits 🕒 Full-Time | Permanent 🏢 Facilities Management | Hard FM | Electrical Engineering | Building Services | Healthcare Environment

We are recruiting for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a professional Facilities Management team supporting a large and complex estate in Smethwick.

⚡ This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Electrical Engineer with strong maintenance experience who is looking to work within a varied and technically demanding environment.

🏥 The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring electrical systems, equipment, plant and wider building services remain safe, reliable, compliant and operational.

🔧 The role will involve a combination of planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, fault finding, diagnostics, repairs and minor installation works, while working as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

🔧 Responsibilities & Duties

• ⚡ Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across a wide range of electrical systems and building services.
• 🚨 Respond proactively to reactive maintenance requests, breakdowns and faults.
• 🔍 Carry out electrical fault finding, diagnostics and effective repairs.
• 🛠️ Maintain, inspect and repair electrical systems, equipment and associated building services.
• 🔌 Undertake electrical maintenance activities within areas of competence and qualification.
• 🏗️ Assist with minor installation, upgrading, modification and adaptation works.
• 🧠 Work independently and use initiative when diagnosing faults and resolving maintenance issues.
• 📋 Complete maintenance tasks within agreed timescales and to the required standard.
• 🛡️ Work in accordance with statutory requirements, Health & Safety procedures, site requirements and safe systems of work.
• 🦺 Correctly use PPE and follow relevant safety and infection control procedures where applicable.
• 🪜 Safely operate access equipment, hand tools and power tools in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.
• 📑 Complete risk assessments and follow RAMS, permits and other relevant safe working procedures.
• 📝 Maintain accurate written and electronic maintenance records.
• 💻 Update CAFM and other maintenance systems with accurate job information and completion details.
• 🚨 Respond promptly to urgent maintenance issues to minimise disruption to building operations.
• 🤝 Liaise professionally with building users, departments, colleagues, contractors and other stakeholders.
• 🏢 Ensure maintenance works are carried out with minimum disruption to occupants and building operations.
• 📞 Participate in an out-of-hours on-call and emergency call-out rota when required.
• ❄️ Participate in seasonal duties such as gritting and snow clearance where required.
• 🚨 Respond to emergency recall-to-work requirements when required outside normal working hours.
• 👨‍🔧 Work flexibly alongside other engineering disciplines as part of a multi-skilled Hard FM team.
• 🎓 Undertake additional training to develop technical skills and maintain competency requirements.
• 🔐 Work towards or maintain Competent Person / Authorised Person responsibilities where appropriately trained and authorised.
• ⚡ Support the safe operation and maintenance of LV electrical systems and other electrical infrastructure.
• 🔌 Where appropriately trained, support HV/LV Authorised Person activities and electrical isolations.
• 📊 Identify recurring faults, maintenance issues and opportunities to improve reliability.
• 📈 Contribute ideas and practical solutions to improve maintenance performance and service delivery.
• 🗂️ Ensure all paperwork, job reports and technical documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• ⏱️ Complete allocated work within agreed timeframes.
• 🛠️ Undertake other reasonable duties relevant to the role and level of responsibility.

👨‍🔧 Requirements

• ⚡ Proven experience working as an Electrical Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or similar.
• 🎓 Recognised apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline to City & Guilds level.
• 📘 City & Guilds Level 2 and Level 3 electrical qualification.
• ⚡ 18th Edition Wiring Regulations – essential.
• 🔧 AM2 – essential.
• 🏢 Proven post-apprenticeship experience within a maintenance environment.
• ⚡ Strong practical experience within an electrical maintenance environment.
• 🛠️ Proven experience carrying out both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• 🔍 Strong electrical fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• 🏢 Experience working within Facilities Management, Building Services, Commercial or a similar complex environment.
• 🏥 Previous experience within a healthcare maintenance environment – desirable.
• 🔌 Good knowledge of electrical systems and associated building services.
• 📘 City & Guilds Inspection & Testing qualification – desirable.
• 🔐 Previous Competent Person or Authorised Person experience – desirable.
• ⚡ Experience with Low Voltage electrical systems – desirable.
• 🔌 Previous High Voltage experience and Authorised Person responsibilities – advantageous.
• 📚 GCSE/O Level Maths and English, or equivalent.
• 🦺 Strong understanding of Health & Safety requirements within an engineering and maintenance environment.
• 📑 Understanding of RAMS, risk assessments, permits and safe systems of work.
• 💻 Ability to accurately complete electronic maintenance records and CAFM documentation.
• 🗣️ Good verbal and written communication skills.
• 🤝 Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• 🧠 Proactive approach to fault finding and problem solving.
• 👤 Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• 👥 Strong team-working skills and willingness to support colleagues and share knowledge.
• 🔄 Flexible approach to working hours and maintenance requirements.
• 🌙 Willingness to work flexible shifts, including nights, when required to provide team cover.
• 🚗 Full UK driving licence.
• 📍 Willingness to travel between sites where required.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 🏥 Previous experience working within a healthcare maintenance environment.
• 🔐 Previous Competent Person or Authorised Person experience.
• ⚡ HV and LV electrical systems experience.
• 🔌 Experience undertaking electrical isolations and safe switching procedures.
• 📘 City & Guilds Inspection & Testing qualification.
• 🏢 Experience working within large, complex buildings or estates.
• ⚙️ Multi-skilled building services experience.
• 💻 Experience using CAFM or computerised maintenance management systems.
• 🛡️ Experience working within environments with stringent compliance and safety requirements.
• 🎓 Additional electrical, engineering or building services qualifications.

💼 What's On Offer

• 💷 Competitive salary
• 🕒 Full-time, permanent position
• 📍 Smethwick
• 🏢 Professional Hard FM / Facilities Management environment
• ⚡ Electrical-focused engineering role
• 🔧 Varied planned and reactive maintenance responsibilities
• 🏥 Opportunity to work within a complex and technically demanding environment
• 🎓 Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• 🔐 Opportunity to develop Competent Person / Authorised Person responsibilities
• 📈 Opportunities to broaden technical and multi-skilled engineering capabilities
• 📞 On-call and overtime opportunities where required
• 🤝 Supportive multi-disciplinary engineering environment
• 🔒 Stable, long-term employment opportunity

⚡ This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer or Electrical Maintenance Engineer with a recognised electrical apprenticeship, City & Guilds Level 2 & 3, AM2 and 18th Edition, looking for their next long-term opportunity in Smethwick.

🔧 The successful candidate will have strong post-apprenticeship maintenance experience, excellent electrical fault-finding skills and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider multi-disciplinary engineering team.

🏥 Previous healthcare maintenance experience would be highly desirable, particularly for candidates who have worked within complex buildings or environments where safety, compliance and service continuity are critical.

🚨 If you are a qualified Electrical Engineer with a strong maintenance background and the required electrical qualifications, we would be pleased to hear from you