Mobile Mechanical Engineer

Randstad CPE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van & fuel card

Overtime opportunities

Healthcare access

Cycle to work salary sacrifice

Upskilling support

Job summary

Randstad CPE is hiring a Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to service and commission commercial HVAC systems across West London. The role includes a company van and fuel card, with a Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00 schedule and overtime opportunities.

You will travel between sites, perform planned servicing, attend breakdowns, and quote remedials over £500, while ensuring water hygiene compliance and safe systems of work. A clean UK driving licence and NVQ Level 2/3 are essential.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include a Vocational Trade Foundation with NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing, Heating & Ventilation, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Driving Licence: Full, clean UK Driving Licence for mobile travel across Greater London.
• Safety Standards: Commitment to workplace health and safety, RAMS compliance and safe isolation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Mobile Mechanical & HVAC maintenance across assigned portfolio sites.
• Servicing, commissioning, diagnostics and repairs on commercial HVAC equipment.
• Water hygiene monitoring and logbook management per ACoP L8 and HSG274.
• Quoting, scoping and providing clear remedial quotations (over £500).
• Vehicle, safety, and risk assessment compliance including RAMS and LOTO.

Skills

Diagnostic ability

Customer-facing communication

Field service experience

Education

NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Plumbing, Heating & Ventilation, Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: West London

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 (40 hours per week - flexible)

Salary Range: Up to £47,000 (dependent on trade experience, bias, and qualifications) + Company Van & Fuel Card + Overtime Opportunities

The Opportunity

Are you a skilled mechanical or plumbing maintenance engineer looking for an autonomous mobile role with a fully equipped company vehicle and a dependable Monday-to-Friday schedule?

Key Responsibilities

1. Mobile Mechanical & HVAC Maintenance

Servicing & Commissioning: Travel across assigned portfolio sites to carry out scheduled servicing, statutory inspections, and commissioning routines on commercial mechanical and HVAC equipment in line with SFG20 standards.

Diagnostics & Breakdowns: Respond methodically to reactive maintenance calls, executing systematic fault-finding and repairs on heating, cooling, pumping, and air handling equipment to ensure continuous building operation.

First-Line Remedials: Deliver planned and reactive mechanical repairs across commercial pipework, circulating pumps, valves, pressurisation units, and sanitary installations.

2. Water Hygiene & Compliance (ACoP L8)

Statutory Regimes: Deliver scheduled monthly water hygiene monitoring across client properties, including sentinel temperature checks, calorifier inspections, TMV failsafe testing, and showerhead descaling/disinfection.

Logbook Management: Maintain accurate digital and physical compliance logbooks in accordance with ACoP L8 and HSG274 standards, ensuring every location remains audit-ready.

3. Quoting, Scoping & Technical Reporting

Remedial Quoting: Proactively inspect plant condition during site visits, compile parts and labour estimates, and draft clear quotations for remedial jobs exceeding £500.

Digital Work Logging: Complete detailed electronic work sheets, plant failure reports, diagnostic notes, and asset updates via the mobile CAFM tablet.

Route & Workload Planning: Organise your daily route and task schedules effectively, liaising with the central helpdesk to meet client SLAs and contractual response times.

4. Vehicle, Safety & Safe Systems of Work

Vehicle & Stock Management: Keep the assigned company van clean, organized, and roadworthy, managing essential van stock (fittings, valves, pipework consumables, testing gear) to maintain high first-time fix rates.

Safety Protocols: Carry out dynamic point-of-work risk assessments, adhere strictly to approved Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), and execute safe mechanical isolations (LOTO) under site Permit to Work frameworks.

What We Are Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Certifications:

Vocational Trade Foundation: NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Plumbing, Heating & Ventilation, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent recognised mechanical trade apprenticeship.

Driving Licence: Full, clean UK Driving Licence (mandatory for mobile travel across Greater London).

Safety Standards: Proven commitment to workplace health and safety, safe isolation procedures, and RAMS compliance.

Experience & Capabilities:

Proven background operating as a Mobile Engineer or field service technician across commercial, public sector, or corporate property portfolios.

Confident standalone diagnostic ability on commercial pumps, HVAC systems, and water distribution services.

Professional client-facing manner with strong communication skills suitable for interacting with site managers, building occupants, and facilities teams.

What We Offer

Company Van & Fuel Card: Modern, fully equipped commercial vehicle with fuel card and mobile tech kit provided.

Enhanced Earning Potential: Regular opportunities for scheduled and reactive overtime at premium rates.

Healthcare & Wellbeing: 24/7 on-demand digital GP access and comprehensive confidential mental health and wellbeing support services.

Sustainable Travel Scheme: Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme.

Funded Upskilling: Financial backing and support to obtain further statutory accreditations and technical cross-skilling.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.