Building Services Engineer Electrical Bias

OCS Group Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS Group Limited is seeking a Building Services Engineer to perform general maintenance and statutory checks across commercial sites in the UK. The role requires basic plumbing, electrical and fabric maintenance skills with experience in facilities management.

You will plan and execute repairs, support sub-contractors on site, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations while keeping accurate records and documentation.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK
• Experience in facilities management environments
• Basic plumbing, carpentry, redecoration tasks
• Experience with statutory ppm inspections
• Familiarity with Health & Safety practices

Responsibilities

• Plan, inspect and repair or prevent maintenance; respond to breakdowns promptly
• Carry out reactive and planned services in offices, commercial, distribution, and industrial premises
• Maintain site documentation and ensure compliance with specifications and safety
• Support client and contract team; liaise with sub-contractors on site

Skills

Basic plumbing and electrical

Fabric maintenance

PPM inspections

Risk assessments & MS

Permit to work

BMS system

Maintenance scheduling / SFG 20

Record-keeping on worksheets

UK work eligibility

Education

City & Guilds 2350 NVQ L3 Electrical Installation Engineering

18th Edition wiring regs (City & Guilds L3 Award)

Initial & Periodic Inspection & Testing (L3)

CSCS Card or equivalent

Tools

BMS system

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. Flexibility on weekends for on-call commitments will sometimes be required.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Building Services Engineer to join our team.

You will be required to carry out general maintenance and statutory compliance checks and will be required to have basic plumbing, electrical and fabric maintenance skills, ideally with experience working in a similar facilities management environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Planning, inspecting, and carrying out repairs or preventative maintenance as required and responding to breakdowns in a timely fashion.
• Carry out reactive and planned services in a range of environments from offices, commercial, distribution and industrial premises.
• Trade skills are desirable or previous experience performing In a similar role
• Carrying out statutory inspection of assets including Emergency Lighting, Water Temperature checks, Fire Door inspection and repairs, Plumbing repairs, Lighting checks including basic replacements and other minor reactive works.
• Being an ambassador for the customer; dealing professionally with complaints and queries
• support engineer sub-contractors upon attending site.
• Providing technical guidance to the client and contract support
• Carrying out minor building fabric repairs
• Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with agreed specifications and in line with Health & Safety legislation.
• Upkeeping of site documentation

Required skills and experience:

• You must have the right to work in the UK
• Must be IT literate to a good standard using Microsoft Word, Excel etc
• Experience in a comparable role undertaking basic plumbing, carpentry, redecoration tasks and carrying out statutory ppm inspections with a good understanding of Health & Safety working practices
• Understanding of planned preventative maintenance regimes
• Experience of completing risk assessments and method statements; along with issuing permit to work for hard service tasks
• Experience using BMS system.
• Knowledge of maintenance schedules and SFG 20 would be desirable
• Ability to record work accurately on work sheets and computer-based systems, A craft qualification such as a recognised electrical apprenticeship such as or equivalent to City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2
• The current wiring regulations qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds Level 3 Award (18th Edition)
• Valid and in date Grade card/CSCS Card or equivalent qualification., An Inspection & Testing qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of 2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

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