Building Services Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias)
Surrey
£25-£30 per hour (flexibility available for the right candidate)
Monday to Friday | 07:00am - 3:30pm
Long-Term Contract Opportunity
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Building Services Maintenance Engineer to join a busy healthcare environment in Surrey on a long-term contract basis. This role would suit a mechanically biased engineer with a strong background in building services, facilities maintenance, estates, healthcare, commercial buildings, or other critical environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the site's engineering services and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily plant room inspections and operational checks
- Monitoring and controlling temperature and humidity levels
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities
- Reactive maintenance and fault finding across building services systems
- Fire alarm testing and support with fire safety compliance
- Monitoring building performance and assisting with energy efficiency initiatives
- Liaising with specialist contractors and managing site attendance
- Reporting engineering and compliance issues to site management
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation
- Supporting out-of-hours call-out requirements when necessary
- Ensuring engineering services remain safe, compliant and operational at all times
Candidate Requirements
- Recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification
- Previous experience within Building Services, Estates, Facilities Maintenance or Healthcare Engineering
- Strong knowledge of plant rooms, HVAC systems, pumps, motors, boilers and general mechanical building services
- Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance
- Good understanding of statutory compliance and health & safety regulations
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with contractors, colleagues and site stakeholders
- Previous healthcare or critical environment experience would be advantageous but is not essential
What's on Offer?
- Long-term contract opportunity
- Competitive hourly rate of £25-£30 per hour (negotiable)
- Monday to Friday days-based role
- Supportive engineering team and established site
- Opportunity to work within a professional healthcare environment
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