Electrical Engineer

Advertised by HVAC Recruitment

Location
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Salary
£19 - £25 an hour
Job type
Contract, Temporary
Sector
Engineering
Posted
5 October 2026
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Job description

Electrical Engineer – Coventry – Full-Time - On going TEMP

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a leading global facilities management provider, working within a critical environment in Coventry. This is a fantastic role for an Electrical Engineer looking to develop their career within a technically demanding and highly regarded site.

Role: Electrical Engineer
Hours: 7:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Coventry

The successful Electrical Engineer will be responsible for installing and maintaining new plant and equipment, ensuring that plant faults and defects are swiftly rectified within a critical environment.

Key responsibilities of the Electrical Engineer role include:

  • Reacting to breakdown maintenance requests within required SLAs
  • Applying technical awareness of computer room/call centre/trader operations, including power, UPS, CPS, distribution, and cooling systems
  • Carrying out repairs to modular UPS systems
  • Testing and diagnosing power quality issues, including harmonic distortion, using onsite power analysers
  • Applying a risk-focused maintenance approach to plant and systems within data centres/critical environments
  • Providing emergency response, standby, and call-out cover
  • Escalating urgent issues to the Technical Services Manager
  • Responding to work interruptions, outages, or emergencies in line with SLA requirements
  • Ensuring all critical engineering maintenance documentation and records are kept up to date
  • Advising the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
  • Undertaking site surveys and producing Works Requests, Method Statements, and Risk Assessments for planned works
  • Undertaking upgrade and install work
  • Interpreting technical drawings, instructions, processes, and O&Ms
  • Ensuring completion of all reactive helpdesk requests
  • Monitoring and analysing environmental conditions and reviewing the loading/working conditions of critical equipment
  • Completing incident reports for abnormal incidents affecting systems availability, determining root cause and preventative actions
  • Entering relevant quotes and remedial works onto the in-house system

What we're looking for:
Essential for this Electrical Engineer position is 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations qualification.

Desirable experience includes: building management systems (fault finding and operator use), VAV/FCU systems, chilled water circuits and chilled beams, HVAC systems, CDM process understanding, and testing/inspection of electrical systems. Strong communication and customer service skills are important, along with the ability to self-organise and manage assigned tasks. Experience of H&S procedures (COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessments) is advantageous, along with IOSH and/or NEBOSH qualifications. Knowledge of emergency response protocols, Authorised Person status (e.g. AP15/12), and water hygiene (L8) would also be beneficial.

Applicants should be willing to work over and above contracted hours when required.

Interested? Apply now — this Electrical Engineer role offers a great opportunity to join a technically diverse and critical environment site.

Reference 225688393

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