Mobile Fabric Engineer

CBRE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Fabric Technician to join the team in London. The role focuses on maintenance tasks, repairs, and site surveys to support a high-profile environment.

You will handle floor and ceiling repairs, lighting, basic plumbing, and safety compliance, liaising with clients and using PDA for updates. Relevant carpentry experience and a UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• Fabric and carpentry skills required for building maintenance.
• Experience in high profile work environment is preferred.
• UK driving licence and PC literacy advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Liaise with client representatives on maintenance and repair tasks.
• Undertake site surveys and produce works requests, method statements, and risk assessments.
• Repair floor and wall coverings as needed.
• Responsible for ceiling tile repairs and replacements.
• Handle lighting, lamp changes, AHU/FCU filters, and basic plumbing.
• Utilise PDA to complete works and updates.
• Complete reactive, PPM jobs and projects promptly.
• Undertake minor project works and safety-critical tasks.

Skills

Fabric repair

Carpentry

Drawings interpretation

Customer relations

Self-management

Health & Safety

Driver's license

PC literate

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ Equ in carpentry

Job description

Mobile Fabric Engineer

Job ID 292317

Posted 27-Aug-2026

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Fabric Technician

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Fabric Technician to join our team in London.

Role Summary:

• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed within agreed timescales
• Liaise with Clients representatives with respect to maintenance & repair tasks
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works
• Repairs floor and wall coverings
• Responsible for ceiling tile repairs and replacements
• Responsible for other building and installation works as required
• Accountable for lighting, general lamp changes, Filter Changes AHU's / FCU's and Basic Plumbing requirements
• Utilise PDA to complete works, key communications & updates
• Complete reactive, PPM jobs & projects in a timely manner
• Undertake minor projects works
• Ensure all works are carried out safely and in accordance with Health and Safety at Work Regulations
• In addition to the above duties you will be expected to undertake all reasonable tasks as directed by the Technical Services Manager

Experience Required:

• Previous Fabric, Carpentry experience
• Experience of working in high profile work environment
• City & Guilds or NVQ Equivalent in carpentry
• Current UKL driver's license
• PC literate
• Good Customer relationship skills
• Understand and interpret technical drawings/instructions / processes
• Able to organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements
• Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessment etc
• Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH
• Must be willing to work over & above contractual hours