Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Location:

Hemel Hempstead, with occasional travel to Covent Garden, Milton Keynes & Loughborough

Hours:

40 hours per week, Monday Friday Travel:
Expenses paid for travel to sites outside Hemel Hempstead

Reports to:

Engineering Team Leader About the role Were looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Facilities Management engineering team. Primarily based at our client site in Hemel Hempstead , you'll carry out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of building services, helping to keep the site safe, compliant and operating effectively. This is a varied, hands-on position where you'll use your core engineering skills alongside broader knowledge of mechanical, plumbing, HVAC and electrical building systems .

You don't need to be an expert in every trade. We're looking for someone with a solid engineering background who is comfortable working across building services, knows the limits of their own competency and is confident bringing in specialist support when required. While Hemel Hempstead will be your main base, you'll occasionally support our other sites in Covent Garden, Milton Keynes and Loughborough , with additional travel expenses covered.

What you'll be doing Your responsibilities will include:
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across building services and plant Responding to reactive maintenance requests from initial report through to completion Fault finding and resolving mechanical and general building-services issues Supporting maintenance across plumbing, HVAC, mechanical and associated electrical systems Carrying out minor installations, repairs and remedial works within your competency Completing statutory, regulatory, compliance and Health & Safety remedial works Maintaining accurate maintenance and job records using Infraspeak Keeping the client and Facilities Management team updated on works and outstanding actions Ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard Supporting and supervising subcontractors carrying out planned and reactive works Reviewing contractor RAMS and ensuring appropriate safe working practices are followed Checking and verifying completed contractor works Providing technical M&E advice and support where appropriate Planning maintenance around the client's operational requirements to minimise disruption and downtime Identifying opportunities to improve building systems, processes and reliability Supporting the wider Facilities Management team when required Where a task falls outside your competency, you'll have the support to escalate it to the Engineering Team Leader or Facilities Manager so the appropriate specialist contractor can be arranged.

What we're looking for You'll have previous experience working within Facilities Management, commercial building maintenance or building services , along with a recognised engineering qualification. Essential A recognised Level 3 engineering qualification , for example in plumbing, gas, mechanical engineering or another relevant building-services discipline Good knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical systems within commercial buildings Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills Understanding of safe working practices within an engineering environment Ability to work independently and take ownership of maintenance issues Strong communication and client-facing skills A flexible, practical and team-focused approach Broader experience across HVAC, plumbing, plant, pumps, mechanical systems and general M&E maintenance would be particularly beneficial.

Your engineering team You'll be a key member of a small, experienced engineering team at Hemel Hempstead. The team is led by an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineering Team Leader with an Electrical bias , with engineers working together across electrical, mechanical and wider building-services maintenance. The structure gives you the freedom to manage your own workload while having experienced technical and operational support available when you need it.

You'll also work closely with the wider Facilities Management team and specialist subcontractors. On-call The Hemel Hempstead site operates an out-of-hours callout rota which is currently shared between four members of the team . The on-call period runs for one week at a time , covering emergencies outside normal business hours at the Hemel Hempstead site. Joining the rota…