Maintenance Engineer – Facilities & BMS Specialist

International Students House (London); Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days' annual leave, increasing to ;

£3 per day meal allowance for ISH

SAUL pension scheme

Interest-free annual travel loan

Healthcare cash plan

Varied London property portfolio

Job summary

International Students House (London) is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our Facilities team at Great Portland Street. You will maintain mechanical plant, plumbing systems and building services across our London properties, performing PPM, reactive repairs and on-call duties.

You will work independently and as part of a team, supervising contractors when needed, ensuring safety, compliance and high standards of service for residents and staff.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing, Building Services or equivalent (City & Guilds, NVQ or similar).
• Experience maintaining commercial boiler plant and mechanical services.
• Experience with BMS.
• Experience of water hygiene and Legionella control.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including COSHH and statutory compliance.
• Experience in a residential, hospitality, commercial or similar property environment.
• Experience supervising contractors and/or maintenance projects.
• Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong communication, customer service and IT skills.
• Experience using maintenance management/CAFM software.
• Ability to lead by example and support colleagues.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to participate in an out-of-hours emergency call-out rota.
• An appreciation of cultural sensitivities when working with an international student community.

Responsibilities

• Carry out PPM, reactive repairs and refurbishment works.
• Maintain and repair commercial boiler plant, heating, plumbing and associated mechanical services.
• Monitor and fault-find on Building Management Systems (BMS).
• Diagnose and repair plumbing, sanitaryware and drainage faults.
• Inspect buildings, plant rooms and equipment and identify defects.
• Support maintenance and refurbishment projects, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using management software.
• Comply with Health & Safety, COSHH and statutory requirements.
• Respond to mechanical breakdowns and emergency maintenance issues.
• Diagnose faults and carry out remedial repairs to restore systems.
• Participate in the 1-in-3 emergency on-call rota.
• Provide technical advice and support to maintenance colleagues.
• Assist with PPM and mechanical maintenance activities.
• Support maintenance programmes and building-services improvement projects.
• Deputise for the Facilities Manager when required.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants and suppliers to ensure works are completed safely and to the required standard.
• Maintain positive relationships with residents, staff and other stakeholders.
• Deliver a high standard of customer service.
• Keep the Facilities Manager informed of maintenance issues, plant condition and outstanding works.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Plumbing

Fault finding

BMS experience

Customer service

IT skills

Contractor supervision

Organisational skills

Teamwork

On-call rota

Education

Mechanical/Building Services qualification

Tools

BMS software

CAFM software

Job description

International Students House (London) is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our Facilities team at Great Portland Street. You will maintain mechanical plant, plumbing systems and building services across our London properties, performing PPM, reactive repairs and on-call duties.

You will work independently and as part of a team, supervising contractors when needed, ensuring safety, compliance and high standards of service for residents and staff.