Mechanical Engineer

Sodexo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health resources

Employee assistance programme

24/7 virtual GP access

Discounts on high street brands

Retirement savings plan

Life insurance

Full training

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance on hospital mechanical systems, ensuring safety, reliability and compliance with HTM guidelines.

The role involves on-call duties, working 40 hours per week, and contributing to service continuity in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• HTM/Healthcare AP qualification (current and in-date desirable).
• Demonstrable experience in healthcare engineering and compliance environments.
• Experience maintaining mechanical building services in hospital/storage environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across mechanical building services.
• Diagnose faults and carry out safe repairs.
• Maintain heating systems, boilers, water services and pumps.
• Support HVac, AHU and ventilation systems; ensure compliance with HTM guidance.
• Follow permit-to-work and safe systems of work; maintain records.

Skills

HTM/Healthcare AP

AP competence

Heating systems

Ventilation systems

Fault finding

Permit to work

On-call availability

Record keeping

Education

HTM/Healthcare AP qualification

Tools

Maximo CAFM

Job description

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40 Hours / Monday to Friday / 7am till 3:30pm

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Job Introduction

Healthy outcomes start with positive patient experiences.

We are seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our team at Sodexo, Queen Mary's Hospital, playing a vital role in ensuring the safe, reliable and compliant operation of a hospital environment. Working across critical mechanical building services systems, you will help maintain essential infrastructure that supports patient care, staff wellbeing and operational continuity. This role offers the opportunity to work within a highly regulated healthcare setting, undertaking planned and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair and minor works while ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, HTM guidance and site safety procedures.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What You’ll Do:

Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across a wide range of mechanical building services systems.

Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on mechanical plant and equipment safely, efficiently and in line with site procedures.

Maintain and repair key mechanical systems including:
Heating systems and boilers

Domestic hot and cold water services

Pumps, valves and pressurisation units

Air handling units and ventilation systems

Calorifiers, heat exchangers and water heaters

Pipework, drainage and sanitary services

Mechanical distribution and plant room infrastructure

Support the operation of critical hospital plant to minimise downtime and maintain service continuity.

Work in accordance with relevant HTM guidance, healthcare engineering standards and statutory compliance requirements.

Maintain accurate maintenance records, service reports and compliance documentation using CAFM systems where applicable.

Follow permit to work systems, isolation procedures and safe systems of work to ensure a safe working environment.

Support audits, inspections, lifecycle replacement programmes and minor project activities.

Work collaboratively with Estates colleagues, specialist contractors, healthcare staff and site management teams.

Participate in on call and out of hours support arrangements as required.

• You must hold a relevant HTM/Healthcare Mechanical Authorised Person (AP) qualification. A current and in date AP certification is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience operating within healthcare engineering and compliance environments.
• The successful candidate will be expected to develop into, or support, the Site Lead Mechanical Authorised Person function, making AP competence a key requirement of the role.

Proven experience maintaining mechanical building services systems within a hospital, healthcare, PFI or similarly regulated environment.

Strong knowledge of heating, water, ventilation and associated mechanical plant and infrastructure.

Understanding of healthcare compliance requirements, HTM guidance and safe systems of work.

Demonstrated fault finding and problem solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and repair mechanical systems effectively.

Experience working with permit to work systems, isolations and maintenance management processes.

Excellent organisational, communication and record keeping skills.

A proactive, safety focused approach with the ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable qualifications include Legionella awareness, confined space training, IOSH Working Safely and experience with CAFM systems such as Maximo.

Additional Information

• Participation in the site's call out rota is required as part of this position.
• An additional Authorised Person allowance of £500 per annum is payable to employees who hold and maintain a valid, current AP qualification.
• This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your Authorised Person responsibilities and contribute to the safe and compliant operation of healthcare engineering systems.

What we offer:

Working at Sodexo isn’t just a job — it’s a chance to make a difference every day. You'll be part of a supportive team, act with purpose, and thrive in a role where your work matters. We also offer a range of benefits to support you and your loved ones:

Mental health and wellbeing resources

Employee Assistance Programme (including financial/legal advice and personal support)

Free health and wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access

Discounts on high street brands for you and your family

Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources

Retirement savings plan and life insurance

Full training and protective uniform provided.

Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development.

Cycle to Work scheme and volunteering opportunities.

Flexible working and a dynamic team environment

Competitive pay

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FM Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents and Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.