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Commercial Electrician (Shift Work)

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Commercial Electrician | Permanent, PAYE | Shifts (Days & Nights) - Continental Pattern | Critical, Datacentre Environment | £58-£62.5K Base | OTE: £70-75K+\n\nDue to growth of our critical services, infrastructure team within a datacentre environment, based in Hounslow, close to Heathrow Airport, we are currently recruiting for a Commercial Electrician who is seeking to transition into a maintenance based position, carrying out planned maintenance and remedial works to critical mechanical and electrical (M&E) equipment within a critical data centre environment.\n\nAs the Electrician, you must hold previous experience in either installation or maintenance within commercial or critical environments.\n\nEmployment Package:\n\n * Role: Commercial Electrician / Electrical Shift Engineer\n\n * Status: Permanent, PAYE\n\n * Base Salary: £58,000 - £62,500\n\n * Expected Earnings: £70,000 - £75,000\n\n * Location: Static site - Hounslow, close to Heathrow Airport\n\n * Hours: Continental Shift Pattern (days and nights) - 3 Days/3 Nights, 4 OFF, 4 Days, 6 OFF, 4 Nights, 4 OFF.\n\n * Works: Planned maintenance and remedial to critical datacentre M&E and plant infrastructure (Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC equipment - electrically biased).\n\n * Package: 3-4% annual bonus, £3,000 annual HVAP allowance, company funded training, courses and up-skilling. 25 days paid holiday pro rata to shift pattern, company pension, paid overtime, various internal benefits such as medical/dental care, income protection etc.\n\n * Electrical equipment: Lamps, ballasts, emergency lighting, sockets, circuits, cabling, wiring, containment (cable trays, ladders, conduit), transformers, switchgear, distribution boards, MCBs/RCBOs/fuses, busbars, PDUs (power distribution units), RPPs (remote power panels), UPS systems, static bypass switches, batteries (VRLA/lithium), battery monitoring systems, generators (diesel), ATS (automatic transfer switches), STS (static transfer switches), high voltage switching, HV/LV substations, ring main units, temporary power supplies, electrical fault finding equipment (PAT testers, multifunction testers, thermal imaging cameras, power analysers).\n\n * Electrical components and first line faults to HVAC / Mechanical / Monitoring systems, such as CRAC units (computer room air conditioning), CRAH units (computer room air handling units), fan coil units, pressurisation units, humidifiers, legionella testing, BMS monitoring (building management systems).\n\nRequirements:\n\n * Must be a qualified Electrician, ie: NVQ Level 3, City and Guilds 2330 Level 3, City and Guilds 2360 Part 2 (or equivalent).\n\n * Up to date regulations: 18th edition.\n\n * Testing certificates would be a bonus but not essential: City and Guilds 2391 or 2394/2395.\n\n * Must have experience working within commercial environments / with commercial electrical systems.\n\n * Experience with critical infrastructure systems would be highly beneficial but not essential. Such as; Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), high voltage switching (HV), generator systems with ATS/STS, CRAC units / CRAH units.\n\n * Must be able to work the advertised shift patterns including weekends and nights - average of 14 shifts per month.\n\nIf you are a Commercial Electrician and would be interested in this position, then please apply today by submitting a full CV

Commercial Electrician (Shift Work)

Hounslow West, Hounslow TW4 7HJ, UK
Full time

Published on 05/15/2026

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