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AboutRequest talent

UPS, battery and generator engineer.

Installs, commissions and maintains the standby power that keeps a critical facility running through a utility failure.

Estimate the cost
Sheet
R-14
Family
Power and critical infrastructure
Weighted most on
Reliability, Technical depth, Judgment

On a deployment.

Standby power is where a data centre earns its uptime. UPS installation and commissioning, battery systems including lithium-ion, generator testing under load, transfer switch operation and the maintenance regime that keeps it all ready.

Riviot places manufacturer-trained engineers who can work on live critical systems with the client’s permit team.

What good looks like.

Preparation
Load bank tests planned, run and reported without surprises.
Judgment
Battery work done to the manufacturer procedure with the safety controls in place.
Handover
Maintenance records that stand up to a client audit.

What Riviot checks.

Required items must be held. Advantageous items move the rate and the shortlist order. Every item is declared until a reviewer checks it.

  • Manufacturer training (Vertiv, Eaton, Schneider, ABB, Cummins, Caterpillar)(declared)Required
  • NFPA 70E (US) or equivalent (UK)(declared)Required
  • Licensed electrician or NVQ Level 3(declared)Advantageous
  • Battery handling and lithium-ion safety(declared)Advantageous

How Vio assesses this role.

Weighted most on Reliability, Technical depth, Judgment.

  1. Technical depth
  2. Execution
  3. Judgment
  4. Communication
  5. Reliability
  6. Range
A scenario used in the assessment

A UPS alarm during a maintenance window on a live estate. The candidate explains the decision tree and the communication to the operations team.

Rate context.

Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
$480 to $740 a day
Contract, UK (London)
£340 to £530 a day
Permanent, US
$95,000 to $130,000
Permanent, UK
£50,000 to £70,000

Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile.

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Typical projects.

  • UPS and battery installation
  • Generator commissioning and load testing
  • Planned maintenance programmes
  • Emergency response cover

Markets with the most demand.

Related roles.

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Questions about this role.

How quickly can you shortlist a UPS, battery and generator engineer?

Shortlists typically arrive within two working days of a complete brief. You get two to five masked scorecards, each with a note from the recruiter. If the site needs clearance or a rare certification, the recruiter will say so on the day the brief arrives.

Contract or permanent?

Both. We place UPS, battery and generator engineers on contract and permanent terms. On contract work, Riviot can act as employer of record or agent of record. The contract versus permanent tool shows where the crossover sits for your market.

What if the site needs a certification not listed here?

Put it in the brief. The recruiter shortlists against it, and it shows on each scorecard as declared until a reviewer has checked the document.

Do engineers travel between markets?

Many do. Engineers in the network travel between the six launch markets. Travel and lodging terms are agreed at brief stage. Say in the brief if you need someone local.