Shift Engineer

CBRE; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, Salisbury, is seeking a Shift Technician to provide 24-hour monitoring, emergency maintenance and technical support on client sites. You will ensure safe, compliant operations and maintain critical systems to high standards.

Key duties include monitoring BMS alarms, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, supervising contractors, and adhering to risk assessments and safe working practices, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Technician within a similar sector.
• Working knowledge of “Permit to work” systems
• Understand and interpret technical drawings /processes
• Experience of CMMS and BMS systems
• Aptitude for electrical and mechanical engineering
• Good building services knowledge
• Ability to work autonomously
• High attention to detail
• Experience of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Organised with excellent time management skills and be able to deal with any issues that may arise in a timely and professional manner.
• Enthusiastic and friendly and able to learn new tasks quickly
• Good customer relationship skills
• Flexible and positive attitude

Responsibilities

• Monitor & respond to the Building Management System (BMS) alarms throughout the site.
• Complete a detailed handover between shifts, including outstanding BMS alarms and ensuring actioned alarms are cleared.
• React to fire alarms and assist security with response, resetting alarms and isolating parts of the system if required.
• Carry out planned maintenance activities (water softener salt replenishment, meter readings, ladder checks, fire door checks).
• Undertake reactive maintenance to address system and equipment failures to sustain site services.
• Conduct site walkarounds every 6 hours to visually check monitored areas.
• Develop understanding of site layout, functions and assets through ongoing training and assessment.
• Supervise and escort contractors and service engineers as required in line with site policies.
• Adhere to Risk Assessments, Method statements and Safe Systems of Work for engineering activities.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably required by line management.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Permit to work

CMMS

BMS

Electrical & mechanical

Building services

Autonomous working

Attention to detail

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Electrical or Mechanical qualification (City & Guilds)

ACoPs L8

Tools

CMMS

BMS

Permit to Work

Microsoft Office

Technical drawings

Job description

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries. Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is a division of CBRE uniquely positioned to provide a complete set of services to corporate occupiers of commercial real estate across EMEA. GWS is redefining ‘workplace’ because we believe every place of work can become a competitive advantage for our clients. Productivity, reliability, engagement, quality, brand — the workplace contributes to business results, whether it’s an office, a retail outlet, a laboratory, a data centre, a manufacturing environment or a virtual location.

Job Title

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting a Shift Engineer to join the team located in Salisbury.

Job Summary

The role of Shift Technician is to provide the clientsite with a 24-hour monitoring, emergency maintenance and technical resource. You will be responsible for managing and maintaining a safe and efficient operation, ensuring regulatory compliance at all times. You’ll ensure that critical systems and assets are maintained to the highest standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor & respond to the Building Management System (BMS) alarms throughout the site.
• Complete a detailed handover between shifts, this will include going through the outstanding BMS alarms and ensuring all actioned BMS alarms are cleared from the system
• React to any fire alarms and assist the security personnel with response, re-setting the alarm and isolation of any part of the system if required.
• Carry out various planned maintenance activities such as replenishing the water softener salt bins, taking meter readings, ladder checks, fire door checks etc.
• Undertake reactive maintenance where possible, responding to system and equipment failures in a timely manner in order to sustain the site’s services.
• Conduct site walk arounds at 6-hour intervals to visually check monitored areas following a specified route.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the site layout, functions and assets through a process of continuous development, assessment and training.
• Supervise and escort contractors and service engineers as required in accordance with site policies.
• Adhere to Risk Assessments, Method statements and Safe Systems of Work for engineering activities.
• The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes require of the role. You shall carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by your line manager.

Professional Development

You should pursue a programme of continuous professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration requirements, whilst maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements. You shall be expected to identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training/development needs with your line manager through appraisal/individual development plan. You shall also be expected to attend internal and external training events and participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience as a Maintenance Technician within a similar sector.
• Working knowledge of “Permit to work” systems
• Understand and interpret technical drawings /processes
• Experience of CMMS and BMS systems
• Aptitude for electrical and mechanical engineering
• Good building services knowledge
• Ability to work autonomously
• High attention to detail
• Experience of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Organised with excellent time management skills and be able to deal with any issues that may arise in a timely and professional manner.
• Enthusiastic and friendly and able to learn new tasks quickly
• Good customer relationship skills
• Flexible and positive attitude

DESIRABLE

• Electrical or mechanical qualification (City & Guilds)
• ACoPs L8