Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Electrical Engineer
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Senior Electrical Engineer
Essentia, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide professional leadership and technical authority for electrical infrastructure across the Trust’s estate. The role will safeguard patient and staff wellbeing by overseeing technical standards, statutory compliance, risk management and resilience across critical electrical assets and systems.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country’s largest and busiest NHS trusts, comprising Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield, alongside community services in Lambeth and Southwark. Its clinical services are supported by a complex, operationally critical estate where safety, resilience and the patient experience are paramount.
Essentia is the Trust’s operational and infrastructure delivery group. Working across the Trust’s hospital, community and partner sites, it brings together engineering, estates, capital development, facilities management, digital technology and other essential services to maintain safe, resilient and high-performing healthcare environments.
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The successful candidate will demonstrate substantial expertise in the management, maintenance and development of complex electrical infrastructure within large, operationally critical environments, including experience of high-voltage networks. They will lead estate assurance and compliance, support asset lifecycle planning and infrastructure investment, and drive continuous improvement in safety, resilience, performance and value for money.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide professional leadership and technical authority for electrical infrastructure.
- Safeguard patient and staff wellbeing.
- Oversee technical standards, statutory compliance, risk management, and resilience.
- Lead estate assurance and compliance.
- Support asset lifecycle planning and infrastructure investment.
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, resilience, performance, and value for money.
Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant professional qualifications and training.
- Ideally including an electrical engineering degree and professional membership or Chartered Engineer status.
- Authorised Person duties for HV and LV.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare engineering standards, including Health Technical Memoranda.
- A confident, methodical, and resilient leader.
- Ability to explain technical risk clearly.
- Engagement and influence of stakeholders.
- Demonstrate Essentia’s caring, ambitious, and inclusive values.
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To learn more about the role, view the Candidate Brochure at: [Essentia -Senior Electrical Engineer](Essentia -Senior Electrical Engineer)
To arrange a confidential briefing discussion, please contact our retained search adviser Connor Humpage (connor.humpage@mrgglobal.com) at MRG.
Application Instructions
Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement and can be sent to connor.humpage@mrgglobal.com.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2026.
Formal interviews will be held on Friday 13th November 2026.
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