Luxury Residential Maintenance Engineer - Hands-On Role

Empire Partnership; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Empire Partnership is seeking an Assistant Maintenance Engineer to support a portfolio of luxury residential properties in London. You will perform hands-on maintenance across plumbing, electrical and fabric trades, ensuring high standards of service for residents.

You will work within a busy team, respond to maintenance requests, and contribute to refurbishment projects while maintaining detailed maintenance records.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance roles within residential or hotel environments is preferred.
• Good knowledge of plumbing, basic electrical maintenance and building fabric repairs is required.
• Proactive, reliable and flexible approach to maintenance.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across luxury residential properties.
• Respond to maintenance requests, identify faults and complete repairs where possible.
• Undertake basic plumbing repairs (taps, showers, drains, leaks).
• Complete basic electrical maintenance (plugs, fuses, lighting).
• Carry out general fabric maintenance (carpentry, locks, furniture, tiling, silicone).
• Conduct routine water temperature checks and assist with Legionella compliance.
• Assist with portable appliance testing and other routine checks.
• Maintain apartments to high standards ahead of guest arrivals.
• Support refurbishment works and minor property projects.
• Liaise with external contractors and supervise works when required.
• Maintain maintenance records and report issues to Chief Engineer.
• Participate in out-of-hours emergency call-out rota.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical maintenance

Fabric repairs

Fault finding

Customer service

Independent work

Education

City & Guilds Electrical Installation

HVAC or Plumbing certification

Job description

Empire Partnership is seeking an Assistant Maintenance Engineer to support a portfolio of luxury residential properties in London. You will perform hands-on maintenance across plumbing, electrical and fabric trades, ensuring high standards of service for residents.

You will work within a busy team, respond to maintenance requests, and contribute to refurbishment projects while maintaining detailed maintenance records.