Multi-Skilled Engineer - Plant & Building Systems

CBRE Group, Inc.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our maintenance team in Reading, supporting plant, equipment and building services across a busy commercial contract.

You will carry out planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs across building services, HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems, ensuring safe, compliant operations and high standards of service delivery. The role offers development opportunities within a collaborative engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Recognised or time-served apprenticeship.
• Strong manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience.
• Electrical qualifications such as City & Guilds 236 Parts 1–2 or equivalent (17th Edition).
• Mechanical qualifications to City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2.
• Ability to fault-find across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with 3-phase motors, drives and inverters.
• PLC diagnostic or repair capabilities (advantageous).
• Confident supervising contractors and managing safety documentation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs across building services, plant rooms and site infrastructure.
• Maintain and support core FM systems including HVAC, AHUs, FCUs, pumps, motors, lighting, emergency lighting, small power and general electrical systems.
• Complete routine statutory and compliance checks, ensuring all work is delivered safely and in line with site procedures.
• Respond to building-services faults, diagnose issues quickly and complete first-time fixes where possible.
• Support minor plumbing, heating, ventilation, drainage and fabric maintenance tasks as required.
• Work safely on low-voltage electrical systems, carrying out basic fault-finding, isolations and repairs within competence.
• Use CAFM systems and mobile devices to receive, update and close planned and reactive tasks accurately.
• Liaise with the client, site teams and contractors to resolve maintenance issues and maintain a high standard of service delivery.
• Support permit-to-work processes, risk assessments, method statements and contractor supervision where required.
• Act as a responsible and visible member of the engineering team, supporting wider FM operations and deputising for the Shift Leader when needed.

Skills

Apprenticeship

Industrial maintenance

Electrical qualifications

Mechanical qualifications

Fault-finding

3-phase motors & drives

PLC diagnostics

Contractor supervision & safety docs

Job description

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our maintenance team in Reading, supporting plant, equipment and building services across a busy commercial contract.

You will carry out planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs across building services, HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems, ensuring safe, compliant operations and high standards of service delivery. The role offers development opportunities within a collaborative engineering culture.