Mechanical Engineer

Sodexo Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform and tools provided

On-call rota coverage

Annual AP allowance (£500)

Holiday entitlement and SodexoBenefits

Job summary

Sodexo Ltd. is recruiting a Mechanical Engineer to support Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, within the Healthcare Estates team.

You will maintain essential mechanical services, deliver PPM and reactive maintenance, and ensure safety and compliance in a live hospital environment. On-call duties and HTM-aligned practices are central, with opportunities to contribute to life‑critical infrastructure and service continuity while advancing professional growth in a leading UK healthcare support

Qualifications

• Level 3 Mechanical Qualification or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in healthcare estates or regulated critical environments.
• Experience with both PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Strong fault finding across mechanical building services.
• Knowledge of HTM standards and permit to work procedures.
• Experience on heating systems, water services, pumps, valves and ventilation.
• Able to work on-call and provide your own transport.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across mechanical building services.
• Diagnose faults, undertake repairs and restore services safely and efficiently.
• Maintain and support critical infrastructure including heating, water services, pumps, valves, calorifiers and ventilation equipment.
• Carry out maintenance on air handling units, plant room equipment and distribution systems.
• Ensure all works comply with HTM guidance, statutory regulations and site procedures.
• Support permit to work, isolation and safety management processes.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, service reports and compliance documentation.
• Work closely with Estates colleagues, clinical teams and contractors to minimise disruption and maintain service continuity.
• Assist with lifecycle replacement programmes, commissioning activities and minor project works.
• Identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement across the hospital estate.

Skills

PPM maintenance

Fault finding

HTM standards knowledge

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 Mechanical

City & Guilds Mechanical qualification

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Location: Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, SW15 5PN

Hours: 40 hrs, 07:00 to 15:30, Monday to Friday

Uniform and tools provided

Participation in oncall rota required

Opportunity for additional AP Allowance of £500 per annum for employees holding a relevant current AP qualification

Holiday entitlement and Sodexo benefits package.

This role is ideal for an experienced

Mechanical Engineer who thrives in a critical healthcare environment and understands the importance of safety, compliance and service continuity.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Level 3 Mechanical Qualification (NVQ, City and Guilds or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing, Heating or Building Services)
• Experience working within healthcare estates, hospital engineering or a similarly regulated critical environment
• Proven experience delivering both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills across mechanical building services systems
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, safe systems of work and permit to work procedures
• Experience working on heating systems, water services, pumps, valves, air handling units and associated mechanical plant
• Ability to work oncall and provide your own transport when covering call outs

Highly Desirable:

• HTM Level 3 training or equivalent healthcare estates experience
• Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) training/experience
• Experience working with ventilation systems, pressure systems and healthcare water services
• Experience using CAFM systems such as Maximo

If you're looking for an opportunity to use your technical expertise to support patient care and help keep hospital services running safely and efficiently, we'd love to hear from you.

At Sodexo, we're looking for an experienced

Mechanical Engineer to join our Healthcare Estates team at

Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton.

This is an opportunity to play a vital role in maintaining the mechanical infrastructure that supports patient care every day. Working in a live hospital environment, you'll ensure critical systems remain safe, compliant and operational while supporting the delivery of high quality healthcare services.

You'll join a skilled Estates team responsible for maintaining essential services across the hospital, where your expertise will directly contribute to patient safety, operational resilience and compliance with healthcare engineering standards.

What You'll Do:

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across a wide range of mechanical building services systems.
• Diagnose faults, undertake repairs and restore services safely and efficiently.
• Maintain and support critical infrastructure including heating systems, hot and cold water services, pumps, valves, calorifiers, heat exchangers and ventilation equipment.
• Carry out maintenance on air handling units, pressurisation systems, plant room equipment and mechanical distribution systems.
• Ensure all works are completed in accordance with HTM guidance, statutory regulations and site procedures.
• Support permit to work, isolation and safety management processes.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, service reports and compliance documentation.
• Work closely with Estates colleagues, clinical teams and specialist contractors to minimise disruption and maintain service continuity.
• Assist with lifecycle replacement programmes, commissioning activities and minor project works.
• Identify risks, plant condition concerns and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement across the hospital estate.

What You Bring:

• NVQ Level 3, City and Guilds, or equivalent Mechanical qualification.
• Experience working within healthcare estates, hospitals, PFI environments or similarly critical facilities.
• Strong experience maintaining and repairing mechanical building services systems.
• Proven ability to diagnose faults and carry out repairs safely and effectively.
• Good understanding of HTM standards, statutory compliance and healthcare engineering requirements.
• Experience working within permit to work and isolation procedures.
• Experience maintaining heating systems, domestic water systems, pumps, valves, ventilation plant and associated mechanical infrastructure.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics and engineering documentation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong organisational and record keeping abilities.
• A proactive, safety first approach.
• HTM Level 3 or equivalent healthcare engineering training.
• Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) qualification or experience.
• Confined Space training.
• IOSH Working Safely or equivalent Health and Safety qualification.
• Experience with CAFM, Maximo or similar maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of ventilation systems, pressure systems and healthcare water compliance.
• Experience within NHS, healthcare or other highly regulated environments.

Why Join Sodexo:

Working at Sodexo means being part of something bigger. You'll play a key role in supporting healthcare services that impact thousands of patients, visitors and colleagues every day. In return, you'll receive opportunities for professional development, leadership growth and the chance to make a real difference within one of the UK's leading healthcare support service providers.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

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