Lead Electrical Technician

Lead Electrical Technician

Job ID 224555

Posted 11-Jun-2025

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Dorking - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Leatherhead - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Reigate - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Job Purpose:
To oversee the safe and effective management of the electrical system onsite.
Responsible for inspection, repair, replacement, installation, wiring, adjusting and maintaining all equipment at the site. The Lead Electrical Technician will have the support of an Electrical Technician and wider Technical Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage schedules for electrical maintenance and repair
• Inspect and assess the work done by the electrical team
• Ensure work is completed on schedule and to code
• Read and interpret design schematics to ensure the proper installation of electrical systems
• Troubleshoot major complex system failures and equipment malfunctions
• Assist the team with repairing and maintaining electrical equipment
• Oversee the purchasing and maintenance of electrical equipment
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function
• Lead by example and model behaviours that are consistent with CBRE RISE values
• Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

Person Specification:

• Up to date Electrical Qualification (18th Edition BS7671)
• Good all-round knowledge of electrical and general building maintenance, diagnostic and repair procedures, working knowledge of building services systems and maintenance schedules.
• Working knowledge of building services systems and maintenance schedules
• Experience of maintaining all relevant electrical equipment. Good all-round knowledge of electrical and general building maintenance, diagnostic and repair procedures.
• Electrical installation experience.

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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