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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.

Responsibilities

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, and Water systems
Lead root cause analysis and technical investigations
Manage technical triage for critical incidents and system failures
Support emergency response and fault diagnosis
Produce technical reports and recommendations
Carry out engineering audits and quality inspections
Review MOPs, SOPs, RAMS, switching schedules and maintenance procedures
Ensure compliance with statutory and client engineering standards
Develop and maintain engineering procedures, policies and standards
Drive consistency and engineering best practice
Maintain document control and governance frameworks
Support and develop engineering competency frameworks
Deliver technical mentoring and workshops
Support Authorised Person development and competency assessments
Analyse asset performance and maintenance trends
Drive reliability and lifecycle improvement initiatives
Provide technical oversight across engineering projects
Review designs, commissioning activities and project handovers
Ensure compliance with legislation and engineering standards
Support risk assessments and incident investigations

Requirements

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

Skills

Technical Excellence
Engineering Governance
Leadership
Quality Assurance
Risk Management
Continuous Improvement
Operational Resilience
Stakeholder Management

Location

King’s Cross, London

Work Type

Permanent
Full Time

Education Level

Degree or HND in Engineering / Building Services