Building Services Engineer

Orange Monkey Recruitment; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange Monkey Recruitment is seeking a Building Services Engineer in Huntingdon for a 12-month FTC with potential to become permanent. You will bring hands-on experience with building services and site utilities, working on refrigeration, AHUs, compressors, boilers, pumps and related systems.

The role is split roughly 50/50 between site and office, Monday to Friday 8am–5pm, with a salary of £50,000. You will investigate underperforming equipment, propose practical solutions, read technical

Qualifications

• Building Services/Utilities/Maintenance engineering background.
• Hands-on experience with the listed systems.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to read technical drawings and schematics.
• Comfortable working independently and with contractors.
• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG or industrial environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Investigate underperforming building services equipment.
• Identify faults, inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Engineer practical solutions to issues on site and in the office.
• Review plant controls, set points and operating parameters.
• Improve reliability and energy efficiency of systems.
• Collaborate with site engineers and specialist contractors.
• Support utilities and engineering improvement projects.

Skills

Refrigeration systems

Compressed air systems

Air Handling Units

Vacuum pumps

HVAC

Pumps & motors

Boilers / steam systems

General site utilities

Job description

Building Services Engineer

£50,000

Monday–Friday | 8am–5pm | DAYS

12-Month FTC – Potential to Become Permanent

Huntingdon

Are you an engineer with hands‑on experience of building services and site utilities?

We're looking for a Building Services Engineer with practical experience working with equipment such as:

• Refrigeration systems & compressors
• Compressed air systems
• Air Handling Units (AHUs)
• Vacuum pumps
• HVAC
• Pumps & motors
• Boilers / steam systems
• General site utilities

You don't need to be a specialist in everything.

We're looking for a good engineering generalist who understands this type of equipment, can investigate why something isn't performing properly and knows where to start looking for a solution.

What You'll Be Doing

• Investigating underperforming building services equipment
• Identifying faults, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
• Engineering practical solutions
• Reviewing plant controls, set points and operating parameters
• Improving reliability and energy efficiency
• Working alongside site engineers and specialist contractors
• Supporting utilities and engineering improvement projects
• Approximately 50% site/factory floor and 50% office based

What We're Looking For

• Building Services, Site Services, Utilities or Maintenance Engineering background
• Hands‑on experience with several of the systems listed above
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving ability
• Comfortable investigating equipment and proposing solutions
• Able to read technical drawings and schematics
• Manufacturing, FMCG or industrial experience preferred
• Comfortable working independently and with contractors

Why Consider It?

• Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm
• £50,000 FTE
• No shift rotation
• Broad engineering role – not tied to one piece of equipment
• Less reactive production maintenance
• Mix of hands‑on engineering and improvement work
• Autonomy to investigate problems and propose solutions
• Opportunity to develop further experience in energy optimisation
• Potential to become permanent

If you're a Building Services Engineer, Site Services Engineer, Utilities Engineer or Maintenance Engineer who understands site services equipment and enjoys solving engineering problems,