Heathrow serves as Europe's busiest international aviation hub. The airport hosts approximately 90 airlines, operating nearly 1,300 daily flights that connect over 200,000 passengers to 185 destinations across 84 countries.
An annual volume of roughly 7.5 billion litres of Jet A-1 fuel is supplied to the airport's perimeter by eight fuel suppliers, with aircraft refuelling managed by several Into-Plane fuel providers.
Heathrow Hydrant Operating Company Limited (HHOpCo) oversees fuel handling from the airport boundary to hydrant delivery. HHOpCo is responsible for leasing, operating, maintaining, and managing Heathrow's two aviation fuel tank farms and three hydrant systems.
Role Overview
HHOpCo has approximately 7,000 items of plant listed in its maintenance system (mostly rotating machinery, valves and pipework and many electrical items), each with designated maintenance frequencies (typically daily, weekly, monthly, six-monthly or annually). Maintenance planning and execution is further broken down into routine maintenance and major maintenance programmes that require engineering insight and competencies.
The Electrical Maintenance Engineer will work in a small team of electrical and mechanical engineers and will be hands on dealing with electrical works, breakdowns, repairs and fault diagnosis.
You will be responsible for maintenance activities, ensuring they are effectively planned and scheduled, with action items followed up, so that the company does not fall behind in its preventative maintenance plan for critical equipment.
Experience in industrial process operation and construction, pipeline construction and operation, or pumping fluids through complex pipework would be advantageous, but not essential. Similarly, experience and a practical understanding of tank farms, valves, rotating machinery and associated pipework would be desirable.
Skills, Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications
- Key Accountabilities: Demonstrate a strong commitment to HSSE standards and legislation; lead electrical repairs, inspections, and new installations, execute planned preventative maintenance, support tank farm and hydrant operations, and manage department sustainability, continuous improvement, and resources.
- Relevant technical qualification, preferably NVQ Level 3, 4 or 5.
- Certified to BS th Edition.
- Minimum of 4 years' relevant engineering/maintenance experience.
- Show visible commitment to health, safety, security and the environment (HSSE), and comply with all relevant HSSE legislation and guidance with the aim of there being no HSSE incidents or accidents.
- Experience in switchgear, instrumentation and valve actuators.
- Excellent fault diagnosis, breakdown response and electrical repair skills.
- Ability to read electrical wiring and instrumentation diagrams.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Hold a full driving licence.
- Be able to lead and assist the maintenance and engineering team on site for small construction projects and major maintenance activities.
- Self-motivated, able to organise and prioritise their own work.
- Excellent planning skills.
- Culture and Administration: Build positive working relationships with stakeholders, foster a no-blame culture.
- Experience in working with pressures and volumes in a hydrant system.
- CompEx trained and certified in modules EX01-EX04 (Gases and Vapours).
- Experience of applying process safety principles to fuel storage system
Electrical Maintenance Engineer in London employer: Heathrow Hydrant Operating Company
Heathrow Hydrant Operating Company is an attractive employer due to its focus on hands-on experience and critical system maintenance. The company promotes a culture of safety and continuous improvement, providing employees with opportunities for professional development.
Contact Details:
Heathrow Hydrant Operating Company Recruitment Team
