Critical Services Engineer

Description:

Critical Services Engineer - King's Cross Estate

Location

King's Cross, London

Employment Type

Permanent | Full Time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Critical Services Engineer to join our team supporting the prestigious King's Cross Estate.

This is a highly visible technical leadership role responsible for engineering governance, operational assurance, technical escalation support, quality assurance, and ownership of engineering standards across a complex critical environment.

You will act as a subject matter expert across critical infrastructure, driving reliability, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement across the estate.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Technical Authority

Act as estate-wide Subject Matter Expert (SME) for critical engineering systems

Provide technical leadership across:

HV/LV systems

Generators

UPS

Cooling infrastructure

BMS

Fire systems

Water systems

Lead root cause analysis and technical investigations

Technical Triage & Incident Management

Manage technical triage for critical incidents and system failures

Support emergency response and fault diagnosis

Produce technical reports and recommendations

Engineering Compliance & Quality Assurance

Carry out engineering audits and quality inspections

Review MOPs, SOPs, RAMS, switching schedules and maintenance procedures

Ensure compliance with statutory and client engineering standards

Engineering Standards & Governance

Develop and maintain engineering procedures, policies and standards

Drive consistency and engineering best practice

Maintain document control and governance frameworks

Training & Development

Support and develop engineering competency frameworks

Deliver technical mentoring and workshops

Support Authorised Person development and competency assessments

Reliability & Continuous Improvement

Analyse asset performance and maintenance trends

Drive reliability and lifecycle improvement initiatives

Projects & Technical Support

Provide technical oversight across engineering projects

Review designs, commissioning activities and project handovers

Health & Safety

Ensure compliance with legislation and engineering standards

Support risk assessments and incident investigations

What We're Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

Degree or HND in Engineering / Building Services (preferred but not essential)

Strong experience within critical environments

Background in engineering governance and technical leadership

Experience developing engineering standards and procedures

QA/QS auditing experience

Strong stakeholder management capability

Core Competencies

Technical Excellence

Engineering Governance

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Risk Management

Continuous Improvement

Operational Resilience

Stakeholder Management

Success Measures

Performance in this role will be measured through:

Critical system uptime

Audit compliance

Defect closure rates

Training completion

Reduction in repeat failures

Client satisfaction

If you're looking to take ownership of engineering excellence within a flagship critical environment, we'd love to hear from you. #BGISUK