Building Services Engineer - Associate / Associate Director

Mitie Group plc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Mobile Building Services Engineer with a commercial gas bias in Greater London. This permanent role involves providing a comprehensive maintenance service, ensuring high service levels, and compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should possess NVQ Level 3 in Air Conditioning and a valid UK driver's license. This position offers various benefits and recognition programs for outstanding work.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life cover

Enhanced pension contributions

High street discounts through MiDeals

Qualifications

• Experience of working within commercial properties and installations.
• Good understanding of current Health & Safety legislation.
• Ability to effectively prioritise own workload.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Pro-active and positive approach to work.
• Self-motivated.
• Must hold a full UK driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and planned maintenance as per project requirements.
• Ensure high standards of quality and compliance with legal standards.
• Maximise availability of all mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Maintain, repair, and calibrate various plant equipment.
• Provide technical support to projects.

Skills

Multiskilled maintenance

Problem solving

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Air Conditioning / Maintenance

F Gas Qualification

Job description

Job Title and Details

Mobile Building Services Engineer (Commercial Gas Bias) – Permanent, 8am – 5pm. 99% within M25. Head Office: Bishop's Stortford. Call-out rota: 1 week in 7. Overtime: time and a half or double time, plus £150 standby allowance.

Responsibilities

• Provide a reactive and planned pro‑active maintenance (PPM) service as per project requirements to all operational assets.
• Provide a multi‑skilled maintenance service, which covers electrical, mechanical and building fabric disciplines.
• Carry out modifications and installations as and when required.
• Liaise with contractors or external suppliers where required and clearly communicate technical issues.
• Ensure that work is carried out to a high standard of quality and in line with current legal standards, company policies and procedures.
• Maximise availability of all mechanical and electrical equipment through continuous improvement, optimum performance / improved efficiencies and cost reductions.
• Maintain equipment supported by sound diagnostic and problem solving skills, raising issues as required to the shift supervisor on a timely basis.
• Maintain, repair, and calibrate electrical, mechanical and instrumentation plant to optimise both reliability and maintainability.
• Provide a service that ensures all key performance indicators (KPI) / service level agreements (SLA) are met.
• Take ownership of tools and equipment provided and ensure they are maintained to an appropriate standard – reporting any defects immediately.
• Provide technical support / input to projects and initiatives.
• Being responsible for their own work and work of those under supervision, is completed in a safe and diligent manner.
• Ensure regular feedback on issues arising before, during and after work activities that are completed.
• Complete any required paperwork and reports accurately and on a timely basis.
• Complete required training and development in order to maintain competence in the role.
• Complete other duties as required and directed by the Regional Operations Supervisor or members of the Management Team.
• Flexibility in work hours to provide cover if required for holidays and sickness absence.
• Participation in standby rota for emergency calls, outside normal working hours.
• Familiarise and help to business continuity and the plan for the part of the business you work in.
• Comply fully with Health, Safety & Environmental policies.
• Completion of documentation as required, including RAMS and adhere to all associated permits.
• Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner.
• Proactively walk the floors, reporting any maintenance or H&S issues to the helpdesk and appropriate manager.

Health & Safety

• Follow Group and company policies and procedures, at all times.
• Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery, or risk to health and safety, or the environment.
• Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received.
• Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /or via your divisional incident reporting system.
• Take personal responsibility for Health & Safety matters.

AC/HVAC

• NVQ Level 3 in Air Conditioning / Maintenance – Essential.
• F Gas Qualification – Essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within commercial properties and installations.
• Good understanding of current Health & Safety legislation and its application within role.
• Ability to effectively prioritise own workload.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change / Flexible approach to work and working hours (subject to the EU Working Time Directive).
• Pro‑active and positive approach to work.
• Self‑motivated.
• Good knowledge of building Statutory Compliance.
• Must hold a full UK driver's licence.
• Ability to record work accurately on work sheets and computer based systems.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team.
• Presented in a clean and tidy manner to represent the company, in the most professional manner possible, utilising the uniform and PPE issued.
• Responsible for self and others to maintain a safe working environment as per the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequent UK and EU amendments.
• HSE management in accordance with our Quality Management System and all legal and statutory requirements.
• Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner.
• Able to do the job right and do it right first time, within a pre‑determined timescale.

Training and Development

Our Skilled Engineers are employed on work that is appropriate to their core and specialist skills. They will, however, be expected to have / acquire elements of other skills which will enable them to work flexibly across trades. Suitable training and up‑skilling may be given, as and when required, to achieve competency and the ability to perform the following (as detailed in responsibilities). Working hours – Although the core working hours are 08:00 to 17:00, there may be a certain degree of flexibility depending on individual circumstances.

Company Overview

Since 1987, Mitie's 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites, as well as hospitals and schools.

Why You Should Work For Us?

• Exciting opportunity to join the largest FM company in the UK.
• This role will provide you with opportunities for training, development, progression, and internal promotions.
• Mideals – an opportunity to receive discounts at various high street retailers, including Curry’s, John Lewis, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots and B&Q.
• We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000.
• Life cover of up to four times your salary is available.
• Enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
• A cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Virtual GP on hand for expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home.
• Financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme – e.g., access 50% of earned pay before payday for a small fee.

Our market‑leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans. When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices! We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle‑to‑work scheme.