Senior UPS Engineer (Midlands)

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading critical power solutions provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Senior UPS Field Service Engineer to join its growing UK service team.

The Senior UPS Field Service Engineer role comes with competitive salary + overtime, company vehicle, private healthcare, pension and additional benefits.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior UPS Field Service Engineer role

• Install, commission and test single and three-phase UPS systems.
• Carry out load-bank testing and site acceptance testing.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance and remedial repairs on UPS systems.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on UPS systems and associated electrical infrastructure.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex faults and support root cause investigations.
• Carry out battery maintenance, installation, replacement and testing.
• Undertake site surveys and complete technical reports.
• Prepare and follow site-specific risk assessments and method statements.
• Support the training and development of junior engineers and trainees.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rota once fully trained and authorised.
• Travel throughout the UK and stay away from home when required.

Professional qualifications

• Previous experience in a UPS or critical power field service role.
• Strong experience with UPS commissioning, maintenance, fault finding and repair.
• Knowledge of UPS communication protocols, monitoring systems and static transfer switches.
• Strong electrical/electronic fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and understand electrical circuit diagrams.
• HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Competent using electrical test equipment and hand tools.

Personal skills

• Good communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused and comfortable working independently on customer sites.
• Has a Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK and stay away from home when required, typically around one week per month.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft 365.

Salary and benefits of the Senior UPS Field Service Engineer role

• Competitive basic salary up to £60,000 (doe) + overtime
• Fully expensed hybrid company car or van
• Private healthcare
• Generous company pension contribution
• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown
• Competitive on-call and working-away allowances
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Full training on company UPS products and services

EEO/DEI

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.

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