Night Escalator Engineer (SE London) – Autonomy & Safety

WeMaintain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

WeMaintain, based in South East London, is seeking an experienced Night Escalator Engineer to look after escalators across customer sites on a fixed 4 nights on / 4 nights off pattern.

Night work enables thorough inspections, planned maintenance and root-cause repairs with our digital tools providing maintenance history for each escalator.

You will work independently at night, make sound technical decisions and collaborate with the operations team to maintain safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience maintaining, diagnosing and repairing escalators.
• Reading technical drawings and schematics.
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in lift/escalator, electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Ability to work night shifts safely.
• Clear communication with colleagues, customers and site security.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and detailed inspections of mechanical, electrical and safety components.
• Spot worn or deteriorating parts and recommend corrective work before they fail.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs, aiming for a first-time fix.
• Complete planned repairs and support major component replacements as required.
• Test and adjust safety devices after maintenance or repairs, ensure safe return to service.
• Respond to overnight callouts, assess faults and take the right action.
• Record interventions in digital tools and provide clear handovers to day teams.
• Share recurring issues to fix underlying causes.

Skills

Escalator maintenance

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Reading schematics

Education

NVQ Level 3 in lift/escalator

Tools

Digital maintenance reporting tools

Job description

WeMaintain, based in South East London, is seeking an experienced Night Escalator Engineer to look after escalators across customer sites on a fixed 4 nights on / 4 nights off pattern.

Night work enables thorough inspections, planned maintenance and root-cause repairs with our digital tools providing maintenance history for each escalator.

You will work independently at night, make sound technical decisions and collaborate with the operations team to maintain safety and reliability.