Senior Building Services Engineer – Lead M&E Projects

PRS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Building Services Consultancy (London & South East) seeks a Senior Engineer to work on building services projects across Central London with some travel across Greater London/Home Counties. The role supports energy and performance solutions in commercial properties, reporting to Associate members and the wider organisation.

The candidate will mentor engineers, lead M&E projects, ensure IMS/QA adherence, and drive energy efficiency improvements while delivering quality reports and specifications.

Qualifications

• Circa 10 years experience in commercial building services.
• Fully qualified in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering.
• Professional membership in industry body (CIBSE/RICS/IWFM/IMechE/IET).
• Knowledge of building safety and regulations to BSRIA, CIBSE standards.
• BSc/BA or higher; ILM Level 6 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Technical investigations and root cause analysis.
• Design reviews and defects analysis.
• Feasibility studies.
• Writing technical reports and specifications.
• Interpreting engineering reports, drawings, layouts and other visual aids.
• Technical project management.
• Interrogation the performance of engineering systems and assets to identify solutions to improve performance.
• Interrogation of control systems to identify system performance issues and optimisation opportunities.
• Produce Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) plans.
• Produce engineering life cycle and forward capital cost plans.
• Undertake engineering maintenance contract monitoring and auditing.
• Conduct on site engineering inspections and reporting for due diligence and dilapidations.
• Maintain procurement to include asset collection and review of tender documentation.
• Lead a M&E team in the co-ordination and delivery of individual projects, including meetings and progress reviews.
• Peer review of other projects.
• Demonstrate knowledge across mechanical and electrical disciplines during meetings.

Skills

Heating systems

Cooling systems

HV systems

LV systems

Ventilation systems

Control systems

Water Hygiene

Building regs

Report writing

Project management

Education

BSc/BA in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Professional Membership (CIBSE/RICS/IWFM/IMechE/IET)

ILM Level 6 or equivalent

Job description

Building Services Consultancy (London & South East) seeks a Senior Engineer to work on building services projects across Central London with some travel across Greater London/Home Counties. The role supports energy and performance solutions in commercial properties, reporting to Associate members and the wider organisation.

The candidate will mentor engineers, lead M&E projects, ensure IMS/QA adherence, and drive energy efficiency improvements while delivering quality reports and specifications.