Lead Engineer

  • CBRE Local UK
  • Wandsworth, London
  • Oct 22, 2025
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Site Supervisor

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Multi Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join the team located in Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth, London.

The job purpose is to carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive works to building plant, equipment and systems in accordance with agreed service levels, undertake small installation works and respond to site engineering emergencies.

Key Tasks

  • Manage a team of technicians to deliver technical services utilising CBRE employed resource (self-perform). Be the driver in maximising the volume of work that is self-performed.
  • Manage subcontractors ensuring work is carried out in compliance with legislative, client and CBRE health, safety and environmental programmes
  • Be the Maintenance Excellence Champion for the site, driving continuous improvement in technical service delivery
  • Able to manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
  • Ensuring all client services and revenue earning services meet client requirements or appropriate SLAs
  • Operate dilapidation and update plans relating to critical environments
  • Provide technical management reports as required, particularly around life safety systems.
  • Provide emergency response standby/call-out
  • Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes
  • Support critical environment related technical audits
  • Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services.
  • Operate within annual engineering budgets for the maintenance and repair of the services
  • Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation/records are kept in clearly identified and retrievable systems
  • Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
  • Ensure all PPM's and Critical Facility PPMs are carried out to schedule
  • Liaise with the CBRE EHS specialist to always ensure audit compliance
  • Ensure that routine maintenance is carried out to all electrical / Mechanical systems to meet and exceed expectations and agreed service level agreements
  • Carry out reactive repairs on all systems as required calling relevant sub-contractors as required.
  • Carry out all PPM maintenance as per the instruction set provided within SI.
  • Reporting of all PPM defects via SI defect process and liaise with the supervisor of defect requirements.
  • Ensure weekly equipment reports are updated with any change in status of equipment.
  • Sign off completed PPM and reactive tasks via your PDA in line with CBRE policies and procedures in a timely manner.
  • Ensure a professional image of CBRE is presented to clients and visitors and ensure excellence in customer service is delivered and always promoted.
  • Establish and maintain a good working relationship with our partners representative and partners personnel.
  • Ensure the provision of a safe & healthy working environment, and ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, as well as client site policies, procedures and working arrangements, as required.
  • To accurately maintain the site logs and associated paperwork.
  • Understand and maintain all systems on site
  • Liaise and work with other trade engineers to ensure electrical issues on all systems are attended to and resolved within SLA agreements
  • Ensure that professional and technical skills are maintained through a commitment to personal development and life-long-learning for you and your team.
  • Ensure site technical services are delivered in compliance with legislative, client and CBRE health, safety and environmental programmes
  • Provide solutions and associated quotations for small project works
  • Carry out maintenance and repair activities when required (likely to be in the event of an emergency, or for holiday/sickness cover)

Person Specification

Skills

  • A good basic education is essential, with good written and spoken English and basic mathematical skills.
  • Recognized Electrical Qualification
  • C&G 18th Edition in Electrical Installations
  • C&G Test and Inspection

Knowledge

  • Good knowledge of various Building electrical systems and working to Planned Preventative Maintenance Regimes
  • Current and relative knowledge of BS in relation to electrical systems on site Emerg ltg/Fire alarm/ power/BMS etc.

Experience

Good computer skills
Knowledge of EHS requirements
Excellent analytical skills
Good organisational and planning skills
Demonstrated ability to visualise and communicate the execution of work.
Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
Engineering background and competence to accurately estimate labour hours, material requirement and trade/skills needed to complete a job.
Good written and verbal communications skills and have demonstrated the ability to be approachable and tactful
Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions.
Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings.
Have the ability to sketch or redline existing drawings.
Knowledge and understands the maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes.
Must be capable of providing familiarisation training and demonstrating any specific job requirements. Will be able to lead by example by carrying out practical maintenance and installation tasks to a high standard

Aptitude

  • Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to make sound decisions when needed
  • Good timekeeping
  • Must be reliable and able to work without supervision
  • A team player
  • Good Communication

Circumstances

  • Able to work within a call out rota
  • To be available for weekend and out of hours working as required.