Foot Mobile Maintenance Engineer

The Barbican; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barbican is seeking an experienced Foot Mobile Maintenance Engineer to join our building services team covering Central London commercial properties. You will travel between multiple office buildings to perform PPM, reactive maintenance and general M&E tasks on landlord M&E systems, with a mechanical or electrical bias.

Ideal candidates have solid commercial maintenance experience in occupied buildings, strong fault finding skills, and the ability to work independently across several sites

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification/background required.
• Strong all-round M&E maintenance knowledge.
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance in occupied commercial buildings.
• Good fault-finding across building services systems.
• Client-facing with strong communication skills.
• Reliable, organised, and able to work independently across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance across commercial buildings.
• Fault finding and repairs across electrical and mechanical building services systems.
• Maintenance of AHUs, FCUs, pumps, motors, lighting, emergency lighting, and associated plant.
• Plant room inspections and monitoring of building services equipment.
• Carry out minor plumbing, fabric, and general maintenance works where required.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests across multiple sites.
• Complete maintenance records and compliance paperwork accurately.
• Liaise professionally with clients, contractors, and site teams.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety regulations and company procedures.
• Previous experience within commercial building maintenance.

Skills

Electrical trade

Mechanical trade

M&E maintenance

PPM maintenance

Independent work

Education

18th edition

Level 3 Electrical qualification

Level 3 Mechanical qualification

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Foot Mobile Maintenance Engineer to join a professional building services maintenance team covering commercial properties across Central London. This role will involve travelling between multiple commercial office buildings and mixed-use properties carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, and general building services maintenance across landlord M&E systems. We are specifically looking for engineers with either a mechanical or electrical trade bias, combined with solid commercial maintenance experience within occupied buildings. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys variety, autonomy, and working across high-profile Central London sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across commercial buildings
• Fault finding and repairs across electrical and mechanical building services systems
• Maintenance of AHUs, FCUs, pumps, motors, lighting, emergency lighting, and associated plant
• Plant room inspections and monitoring of building services equipment
• Carry out minor plumbing, fabric, and general maintenance works where required
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests across multiple sites
• Complete maintenance records and compliance paperwork accurately
• Liaise professionally with clients, contractors, and site teams
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health & safety regulations and company procedures
• Previous experience within commercial building maintenance

Requirements

• Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification/background
• Strong all-round M&E maintenance knowledge
• Experience carrying out PPM and reactive maintenance within occupied commercial buildings
• Good fault-finding ability across building services systems
• Client-facing with strong communication skills
• Reliable, organised, and able to work independently across multiple sites

Desirable

• 18th edition if electrically bias
• Level 3 Electrical or Mechanical qualification
• Experience within foot mobile maintenance roles
• Basic knowledge of BMS systems
• £46,000 - £49,000 basic salary

Monday to Friday working hours

Central London portfolio

Stable long-term opportunity

Exposure to high-profile commercial buildings

Professional and supportive engineering team

If you are a mechanically or electrically biased Maintenance Engineer with commercial building maintenance experience looking for your next foot mobile opportunity, we'd like to hear from you