Multi-Skilled Engineer: Industrial Plant & Fault-Finding

CBRE Group, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our Birmingham maintenance team. You will support plant, equipment and building services across a busy commercial contract with a focus on safety, reliability and continuous improvement.

The role involves fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, working on 3‑phase 440V networks and mentoring contractors as needed. A formal apprenticeship and City & Guilds qualifications are required.

Qualifications

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across plant, equipment and building services.
• Identifying, assessing and managing risks relating to onsite equipment.
• Supporting and improving preventative maintenance programmes and ensuring compliance.
• Performing fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Providing electrical and mechanical expertise to the maintenance team.
• Working safely on three‑phase systems up to 440V.
• Maintaining motors, gearboxes, valves and hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Using CAFM mobile devices to record and complete maintenance work.
• Liaising with Site Services and clients to resolve building-services-related issues.
• Acting as responsible person and deputising for the Shift Leader when required.
• Completing documentation including risk assessments and method statements.
• Supporting ad-hoc duties and overtime when business needs arise.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across plant, equipment and building services.
• Identifying, assessing and managing risks relating to onsite equipment, including updating drawings and identifying critical spares.
• Supporting and improving preventative maintenance programmes and ensuring compliance.
• Performing fault-finding across a wide range of industrial machinery, heavy plant and overhead cranes.
• Providing electrical and mechanical expertise to the maintenance team.
• Working safely on three-phase systems up to 440V.
• Maintaining motors, gearboxes, valves and hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Using CAFM mobile devices to record and complete maintenance work.
• Liaising with Site Services and clients to resolve building-services-related issues.
• Acting as responsible person and deputising for the Shift Leader when required.
• Completing documentation including risk assessments and method statements.
• Supporting ad-hoc duties and overtime when business needs arise.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Apprenticeship

Electrical qualifications

Mechanical qualifications

Fault-finding

3-phase motors

PLC diagnosis

Supervising contractors

Safety documentation

Education

City & Guilds 236 Parts 1–2 or equivalent (17th Edition)

NVQ Level 2

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our Birmingham maintenance team. You will support plant, equipment and building services across a busy commercial contract with a focus on safety, reliability and continuous improvement.

The role involves fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, working on 3‑phase 440V networks and mentoring contractors as needed. A formal apprenticeship and City & Guilds qualifications are required.