Critical M&E Engineer – Woking – £51,000

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Critical M&E Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical Bias)
Woking | Continental Shift Pattern
Up to £51,000 + Overtime + Training + Career Progression

Looking to break into the booming data centre industry or take the next step in your critical environments career?

We’re recruiting for a Critical M&E Engineer to join one of the world’s leading data centre operators at their state-of-the-art facility in Woking. Whether your background is in commercial building services, healthcare, banking, pharmaceutical, or data centres, this is an outstanding opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its people and offering genuine long-term career progression.

As a client-direct employer, you’ll become part of a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure that supports some of the world’s biggest brands. This isn’t a contractor role – you’ll be joining the organisation that owns and operates the facility, offering excellent job security, first-class training, and clear progression opportunities.

What’s on offer?

Salary up to £51,000
Continental shift pattern
Excellent overtime opportunities
Industry-leading training and development
Clear progression into Senior Engineer, Supervisor and Management positions
Free on-site parking
Comprehensive healthcare, dental and vision insurance
Work within one of the fastest-growing sectors in engineering

Working within a mission-critical environment where 100% uptime is essential, you’ll be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance of electrical and mechanical infrastructure across the site.

Your duties will include:

Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance
Responding to plant alarms, faults and emergency callouts
Fault finding across critical electrical and mechanical systems
Operating and maintaining building services plant
Completing maintenance documentation, permits to work, RAMS and logbooks
Supporting electrical switching and isolation procedures
Monitoring critical plant performance through the BMS
Supervising specialist subcontractors when required
Supporting technical audits and compliance activities
Building strong relationships with the client and wider engineering team

You’ll be working on equipment including:

UPS systems
Standby generators
LV power distribution
Switchgear and transformers
Chillers
CRAC/CRAH units
AHUs & FCUs
Pumps and associated HVAC plant
Building Management Systems (BMS)
Emergency lighting
Electrical distribution and control systems

We’re keen to speak with engineers from either an Electrical or Mechanical background who have experience working within critical or commercial building services environments.

You’ll ideally have:

A recognised Electrical or Mechanical qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
Experience maintaining commercial or critical building services
Good fault-finding skills across electrical and/or mechanical systems
Strong knowledge of HVAC and building services plant
Experience with UPS, generators, LV systems or cooling equipment
Excellent communication and client-facing skills
A proactive approach to maintenance and problem solving

Previous experience within a data centre, banking, healthcare or other critical environment would be advantageous, but is not essential. Engineers from commercial building services backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

This is more than just another maintenance role. You’ll be joining a globally recognised organisation at a time of significant growth, with access to industry-leading training, structured career development and the opportunity to build a long-term career in one of the UK’s fastest-growing engineering sectors.

If you’re looking for stability, progression and the chance to work on some of the most critical infrastructure in the country, we’d love to hear from you. Alfie Woonton