Job Title: Mechanical Bias Shift Maintenance Engineer (Building Services)
Location: City of London
Salary: £46,000 to £49,000 (DOE)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Shift-Based - Continental shift days & nights
My client are a market leader in building services, providing essential maintenance and support to commercial and industrial facilities across the region. They are currently seeking a highly skilled Mechanical Bias Shift Maintenance Engineer to join their building services team. Working within a shift-based system, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of mechanical systems in a critical building in the heart of London. You will work on planned preventative maintenance (PPM), respond to reactive repairs, and ensure all systems operate optimally during your shift.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out routine PPM on mechanical systems including HVAC, boilers, pumps, fans, and compressors.
- Diagnose and repair mechanical faults, ensuring minimal downtime of equipment.
- Respond to breakdowns, emergencies, and reactive maintenance requests.
- Ensure that mechanical systems meet regulatory requirements, including health and safety and building compliance standards.
- Work collaboratively with the wider maintenance team to address multi-disciplinary issues across HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems.
- Maintain accurate records of all work carried out, including reports, logs, and safety checks.
- Follow shift patterns that ensure 24/7 coverage, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proven experience as a Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias, ideally within building services or facilities management.
- Strong technical knowledge of mechanical systems such as HVAC, heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.
- Experience working with pumps, motors, fans, and pressurized systems.
- NVQ/C&G Level 2/3 in mechanical maintenance/plumbing & heating
- Time service in building services sector
- Career driven
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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