Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George's University of London seeks a Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to ensure safe, reliable operation of mechanical building services across Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting campuses. The role combines hands-on delivery with shift leadership and contractor supervision.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience with mechanical building services, strong fault-finding skills, and a good understanding of statutory compliance and permit-to-work procedures, along

Qualifications

• Extensive experience maintaining mechanical building services in a large estate.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Understanding of statutory compliance, safe systems of work and permit-to-work procedures.
• Experience supervising contractors and coordinating maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across mechanical services (HVAC, pumps and plant).
• Lead fault diagnosis and response to plant failures and coordinate maintenance activities.
• Supervise contractors and support compliance with safety requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to colleagues to ensure high-quality maintenance service.

Skills

Fault finding

Leadership on shift

Contractor supervision

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification

Job description

Please note: This vacancy is open to internal and external applicants concurrently. Internal applicants should use their @citystgeorges.ac.uk/@sgul.ac.uk email address when submitting an application.

Background

Estates, Environment & Facilities (EEF) plays a pivotal role in supporting the academic, research and operational success of City St George's, University of London across its Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting campuses. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our maintenance team and help ensure the safe, reliable and compliant operation of the University's mechanical building services. This role combines hands-on technical delivery with leadership responsibility, supporting service continuity across a diverse and complex estate.

Responsibilities

You will deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of mechanical services, including HVAC systems, pumps and associated plant. Acting as the senior mechanical presence on shift, you will lead fault diagnosis and response to plant failures, coordinate maintenance activities, supervise contractors and support compliance with statutory and safety requirements. You will also provide technical guidance to colleagues and contribute to the consistent delivery of a high-quality maintenance service.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have substantial experience maintaining mechanical building services within a large, complex environment, together with strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills. You will possess a sound understanding of statutory compliance, safe systems of work and permit-to-work procedures, along with experience supervising contractors and supporting colleagues. Strong communication skills, a proactive approach to problem solving and a recognised mechanical engineering qualification are essential.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 11 November at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place on: TBC

The selection process will involve an interview. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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