Building Maintenance Engineer (Plumbing)

London Bridge Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Building Maintenance Engineer with plumbing qualifications. This role includes providing a first-class maintenance service to the hospital, working on preventative maintenance schedules, and managing unforeseen maintenance requests. The ideal candidate will have experience in water treatment duties and excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to work flexibly across shifts. Competitive benefits offered including healthcare insurance and holiday allowances.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Qualifications

• Qualified in relevant discipline e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ plumbing.
• Previous experience in water treatment duties required.
• Experience within a Hospital or similar organization.

Responsibilities

• Work on planned preventative maintenance schedules.
• Respond to emergency and unforeseen maintenance requests.
• Liaise and oversee any external contractors.

Skills

Legionella awareness

Chemical dosing

Customer care

Communication skills

General knowledge of Fire regulations

Flexible approach to work

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ plumbing

Engineering building services qualification

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Building Maintenance Engineer (Plumbing), London

col-narrow-left

Client:

London Bridge Hospital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

col-narrow-right

Job Reference:

37ccae6f0b8a

Job Views:

13

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

col-wide

Job Description:

Building Maintenance Engineer (Plumbing)

The Harley Street Clinic, London
Full time 40 hours per week(Monday – Friday, 0800 - 1630 with on call and weekends also required 1 in 5)
Permanent

We have an exceptional career opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare UK as a Building Maintenance Engineer.

As part of the Estates team, you will provide a first class building maintenance service to the hospital and satellite sites, covering reactive, project and scheduled maintenance work.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA Healthcare UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. You’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• To work on planned preventative maintenance schedules, in line with departmental goals and objectives
• Water treatment duties such as Legionella awareness, chemical dosing, TMVs, dead leg removal, flushing, tap temperature monitoring
• Keeping up to date records in Water folders
• To respond to emergency and unforeseen maintenance requests
• To carry out all work in adherence to Health and Safety, COSHH, Hospital policies and guidelines to ensure safety of staff, patients and visitors
• To participate in an on call rota and attend on call duties as required
• To liaise and oversee any external contractors
• To provide technical advice & guidance to all hospital staff
• To ensure that all equipment is audited, documented and any faults rectified
• To be part of the clinics fire team & attend all courses to ensure current knowledge of legislation.

What you’ll bring:

• Qualified in relevant discipline e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ plumbing, or an engineering building services qualification
• Previous experience in water treatment duties such as Legionella awareness, chemical dosing, TMVs, dead leg removal, flushing, tap temperature monitoring
• Previous experience within a Hospital or similar organisation
• Health and Safety, COSHH
• General knowledge of Fire regulations
• Excellent customer care and communication skills
• Must have a flexible approach to work
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. You’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen,heardand supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple,above all elsewe’recommitted to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion:We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty,integrityand fairness:- We act with absolute honesty,integrityand fairness
• Loyalty,respectand dignity:We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty,respectand dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation,we’rehappy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.