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