Area Facilities Engineer

Third Space; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Third Space is seeking an experienced Building Maintenance Engineer to join our central team in London. You will oversee daily reactive and planned maintenance across our luxury health clubs, ensuring high standards of finish and safety.

The role requires strong backgrounds in plumbing, electrical systems and carpentry, with a practical, hands-on approach and ability to work with external contractors to keep facilities fully operational.

Qualifications

• Experience in reactive and planned maintenance in a commercial property environment.
• Ability to manage maintenance tasks with external contractors.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily, reactive and planned maintenance in the club.
• Ensure cost-effective repairs and proactive maintenance planning.
• Maintain health and safety compliance across facilities.
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers for maintenance works.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical

Carpentry

Maintenance systems

Tools

Maintenance software

Job description

Third Space are London’s luxury health clubs, individual in style and bound by a common philosophy; to provide outstanding fitness spaces that our members feel are their own. We are committed to ensuring outstanding quality and excellence in every area of our offering and making continuous improvements to our member experience; this is where we need you, a passionate, dedicated and professional individual with an interest in health and fitness with your own flair of originality.

We’re currently looking for Engineers to join our business as an integral part of the central team, providing a first-class service to our Clubs. This is a crucial and high-profile role for our business. Reporting into the Head of Facilities, you will be responsible for the condition of our new and existing clubs, internally and externally, including all equipment, plant, materials, fixtures, fittings and finishes, ensuring they are maintained to the highest standards at all times.

As part of the wider maintenance team, for this role it would be highly advantageous to have a strong background in plumbing, electric or carpentry.

The Engineer’s duties will include but not be limited to:

• Overseeing daily, reactive and planned maintenance in the club ensuring they are actioned accordingly.
• Ensuring that sufficient processes are in place to actively manage all necessary reactive and planned repairs in an efficient and cost-effective way
• Implementing all necessary health & safety requirements ensuring these are proactively managed.
• Dealing with routine maintenance tasks such as changing light bulbs and carrying out general repairs and upkeep of the facilities at all times.

We are looking for an experienced Engineer who has previous experience of the following:

• Previous experience of reactive and planned maintenance in a commercial property environment.
• Planned & scheduled daily, weekly and monthly routine and reactive maintenance tasks to ensure fully operational facilities and high standards of finish and condition at all times
• A sound understanding of: Electricity at Work and Health / Safety at Work regulations & best practice;
• Computer literate, preferably with some experience of planned maintenance systems;
• Proven practical experience and knowledge of building maintenance;
• Proven practical experience and knowledge of electrical systems both single and three phase;
• Experience of plant/mechanical and pools would be an advantage.
• Working with external contractors/suppliers.