Static Fabric / GMO Maintenance Engineer

jll; Essex; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay 1.5x weekdays

Overtime pay 2x weekends

23–24 days holiday

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Static Fabric / GMO Maintenance Engineer for an on-site role in Essex. You will join an IFM team delivering high-quality facilities management, focusing on fabric elements, safety, and presentation.

The role involves PPM, reactive repairs, and coordination with engineers and supervisors on site. You should bring a carpentry/maintenance qualification and extensive experience in commercial/FM settings, with strong record-keeping, safety awareness, and customer-focused service.

Qualifications

• City & guilds / NVQ in Carpentry, Joinery, construction & building.
• 10 years of experience in a similar field.
• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent (Desirable).
• Health and Safety (Desirable).
• Have worked on ATAX sites in the past (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs on static fabric elements.
• Inspect walls, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, glazing, locks and signage.
• Log defects and actions in CAFM system with agreed SLA and KPIs.
• Assist compliance audits and maintain statutory and client documentation.
• Support minor works, space reconfigurations and fit-out activities.
• Coordinate with Facilities Manager, Engineering Manager and on-site team.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Fault finding

Education

City & guilds / NVQ - Carpentry, Joinery, construction & building

Job description

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Static Fabric / GMO Maintenance Engineer – Location: Church Stretton Client: – Agilent

Salary- £32,000.00

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Static Fabric GMO Maintenance Engineer at JLL, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality facilities management services to our client's site, ensuring the building's structural and fabric elements are maintained to the highest standards of safety, compliance, and presentation. You will work as part of an integrated facilities management (IFM) team, collaborating with M&E engineers, supervisors, and the wider JLL account team to deliver a seamless service to the client.

You will be responsible for carrying out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs across all static fabric elements, including walls, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, glazing, locks, ironmongery, and signage. Routine inspections form a core part of the role, with defects, hazards, or deterioration logged and actioned through JLL's CAFM system in line with agreed response and completion times.

Sounds like you? To apply, you need to be:

A qualified tradesperson with an NVQ or equivalent qualification in carpentry, general building maintenance, or a related construction discipline, you bring practical experience from commercial, industrial, or FM environments. You have a sound understanding of building fabric systems and relevant health and safety legislation, including working at height, manual handling, and asbestos awareness, and you're comfortable working to strict SLA and KPI targets.

You communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and are confident logging work orders, closing tickets, and maintaining accurate records within a CAFM system. You take pride in your attention to detail and enjoy problem-solving, whether that's diagnosing a fabric defect or liaising with specialist contractors on larger repair works.

What this opportunity involves

Working within JLL's client service delivery framework, you will support compliance audits, help maintain statutory and client-specific documentation, and contribute to a safe, well-presented working environment. You may also support minor works, space reconfigurations, and fit-out activities, working closely with the Facilities Manager or Engineering Manager on site.

What we can offer you

JLL typically offers structured career development, ongoing training (including trade-specific certifications), and the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of commercial and corporate client sites. Specific benefits, pay bands, shift patterns, and reporting lines vary by contract and region.

Qualification

• City & guilds / NVQ - Carpentry, Joinery, construction & building
• 10 years’ experience in a similar field

Desirable

• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent
• Health and Safety
• Have worked on ATAX sites in the past

Experience

• Previous experience of working within a team
• Customer Service
• Competent working knowledge of all aspects associated with building fabric and systems, ie joinery, painting, small building works.

Desirable

• Proven experience in leading a team
• Building services maintenance, ie plumbing and drainage.
• Supporting mechanical and electrical tradesmen
• Customer service

Personal Aptitudes and skills

• Smart appearance, presentable
• Logical thinker in fault finding situations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working within a team environment. Able to contribute to group success whilst willingly following instructions of others.
• Able to work unsupervised
• Self-motivated
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work requirements, willing to accept change.
• Customer focused
• Willing to volunteer help

Working Arrangements

This position requires flexibility in working hours to meet the operational needs of the Agilent facility, including evening and weekend work when necessary.

Employee Benefits

• Overtime x1.5 on weekday and x2 on weekends + day in lieu on bank holidays
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Ability to buy and sell holidays – buy 5 days & sell 2 days
• Life assurance
• Auto-enrolment company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Purchase an electric vehicle via salary sacrifice
• Employee discounts with various brands
• Learning and development programs, training and career opportunities.

Location

On-site –Essex, GBR

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