Employment Type
Permanent | Full Time
Critical Services Engineer – King’s Cross Estate Location
King’s Cross, London
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
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