Authorising Engineer - Electrical (HV/LV)
Peterborough | Full Time | Static/Travel Required
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.
We're looking for an experienced Authorising Engineer (HV/LV) to provide independent technical authority across our data centre and critical environment operations throughout the UK. You'll play a key role in ensuring the safe management of high and low voltage systems, supporting operational resilience, statutory compliance and industry-leading safety standards.
Role Responsibilities
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Act as the independent technical authority for HV/LV electrical systems, ensuring safe switching, isolation, maintenance and restoration activities across critical environments.
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Lead the assessment, appointment and ongoing review of Authorised Persons (APs), maintaining authorisation records and ensuring competency, training and governance requirements are met.
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Implement and oversee Mitie's Authorisation Procedures, Safe Systems of Work and electrical safety standards, providing technical support and guidance to operational teams.
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Conduct audits, compliance reviews and technical assurance activities, investigating incidents, identifying risks and driving continuous improvement across electrical safety performance.
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Provide expert advice to management on electrical safety, resilience, legislation, industry best practice and resource requirements, ensuring safe and compliant service delivery.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
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HNC, HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or equivalent experience.
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Extensive HV/LV operational experience within data centres, critical environments or high-availability infrastructure.
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Previous experience as an Authorising Engineer, Senior Authorised Person or within a similar electrical governance role.
What We're Looking For
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Strong knowledge of Electricity at Work Regulations, BS 7671, permit-to-work systems and electrical safety rules.
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Experience conducting audits, competency assessments, risk reviews and incident investigations.
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Confidence to challenge unsafe practices and make independent, evidence-based decisions.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage operational teams, clients and senior stakeholders.
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Flexibility to travel throughout the UK to support audits, assurance activities and incident response.
What's In It For You?
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Opportunity to work across some of the UK's most critical and complex facilities.
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Exposure to leading data centre and critical environment operations.
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Professional development and support towards continued professional registration and technical excellence.
There's a place for you at Mitie, join us today!
