Critical Services Engineer

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