Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Southampton

We're Hiring: Electrical Maintenance Engineer

📍 Location: Southampton 💷 Salary: £41,000–£43,000 per annum, depending on experience 🕕 Working Hours: 06:00–18:00 📅 Shift Pattern: Continental shift pattern – 12-hour day shifts 🏥 Working Environment: Healthcare / Hospital Estates 💼 Benefits: Company benefits package, training and professional development opportunities

Electrical Maintenance | Facilities Management | Planned Preventative Maintenance | Fault Finding | Healthcare Engineering | Statutory Compliance

⚡ The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced and qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support the maintenance and safe operation of essential building services within a hospital environment in Chandler’s Ford, near Eastleigh.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically capable engineer with strong electrical maintenance and fault-finding skills to join an established engineering team working within a critical healthcare environment.

You will be responsible for delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs and technical fault-finding across a range of electrical systems and building services. Your work will be essential in maintaining the reliability, safety and compliance of hospital infrastructure, helping to ensure a safe and functional environment for patients, clinical teams and hospital staff.

The role offers a competitive salary of £41,000–£43,000 per annum, a structured continental shift pattern and opportunities to develop your technical expertise within a specialist healthcare estates environment.

📋 Responsibilities & Duties

• ⚡ Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive electrical maintenance to ensure the safe and reliable operation of building services.

• 🔧 Diagnose, fault-find and repair electrical systems, including low-voltage (LV) distribution, electrical panels, lighting, emergency lighting, small power and containment.

• 🔋 Support the maintenance of UPS systems, batteries, generator interfaces and critical electrical infrastructure.

• 🏥 Maintain the electrical components of HVAC plant and associated building services systems.

• 🚨 Respond promptly to electrical faults, equipment failures and breakdowns, minimising disruption to essential hospital operations.

• 🦺 Ensure all maintenance activities comply with BS 7671, the Electricity at Work Regulations and relevant health and safety requirements.

• 🔒 Carry out safe isolations, complete risk assessments and follow permit-to-work procedures before undertaking maintenance activities.

• 📑 Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection results, test certificates and asset information using CAFM/CMMS systems.

• 🔍 Identify equipment defects, potential safety risks and opportunities to improve system reliability and operational efficiency.

• 🤝 Liaise professionally with hospital staff, engineering colleagues, management teams and specialist contractors to coordinate maintenance activities.

• 📊 Support statutory inspections, compliance audits, technical reporting and maintenance documentation requirements.

• 🛠️ Assist with minor electrical works, equipment upgrades and ongoing site improvement initiatives.

• 🌱 Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, reduce equipment downtime and optimise the performance of electrical systems.

• 👷 Work collaboratively with the wider engineering team to maintain high standards of service delivery, safety and compliance.

👤 Requirements

• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent industry-recognised training.

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Electrical Installation or Electrical Maintenance, such as City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3.

• Current knowledge of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).

• Previous experience in electrical maintenance within a commercial, healthcare or other critical environment.

• Strong electrical fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.

• Good understanding of electrical safety, safe isolation procedures and statutory compliance requirements.

• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and building services systems.

• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, technical documentation and maintenance instructions.

• Confident using IT systems, mobile devices and maintenance reporting software, including CAFM/CMMS platforms.

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise maintenance tasks and respond effectively to urgent issues.

• A proactive and safety-conscious approach, with the ability to work independently and contribute effectively to a wider engineering team.

• Professional communication skills and the ability to liaise with stakeholders in a busy healthcare environment.

⭐ Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience working within a hospital, healthcare estates or other critical infrastructure environment.

• Knowledge of relevant Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) guidance applicable to healthcare engineering and electrical systems.

• City & Guilds 2391 or an equivalent electrical inspection and testing qualification.

• Experience maintaining UPS systems, emergency generators and critical power infrastructure.

• Familiarity with statutory testing, electrical inspection procedures and compliance documentation.

• Basic mechanical maintenance or HVAC knowledge.

• Experience using CAFM/CMMS systems to manage planned maintenance schedules, work orders and asset records.

• Additional electrical, building services or healthcare engineering qualifications.

📅 Shift Pattern

The role operates on a rotating continental shift pattern, working 12-hour day shifts from 06:00–18:00, with a paid lunch break.

Week 1: • Monday and Tuesday

• Saturday and Sunday

Week 2: • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

This structured rotation provides a combination of working days and regular days away from site, supporting a consistent maintenance service across the hospital estate.

💼 What's On Offer

• 💷 £41,000–£43,000 annual salary, depending on experience.

• 📅 Structured continental shift pattern with 12-hour day shifts.

• 🏥 The opportunity to work within a critical healthcare and hospital estates environment.

• ⚡ Hands-on responsibility for maintaining essential electrical systems and building services.

• 📚 Opportunities for ongoing technical training, skills development and professional progression.

• 🦺 A strong focus on safe working practices, statutory compliance and engineering standards.

• 🤝 The opportunity to work alongside an established team of engineering and facilities management professionals.

• 🚀 The chance to develop specialist experience in healthcare estates and critical building infrastructure.

📌 Important Information – Qualifications & Interview Process

• Relevant electrical qualifications will need to be reviewed and verified before an interview can take place.

• The interview process will consist of two stages, both conducted via Microsoft Teams.

• Successful candidates may be required to undergo DBS clearance in line with the requirements of the healthcare environment.

Applicants should ensure their CV clearly outlines their electrical qualifications, maintenance experience and relevant technical competencies.

📣 Apply Now!

We are looking for a qualified and safety-conscious Electrical Maintenance Engineer with strong technical knowledge, excellent fault-finding skills and a commitment to maintaining essential building services.

If you have experience in electrical maintenance, understand the importance of compliance and want to develop your career within a healthcare engineering environment, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution