Regional Mobile Maintenance Engineer

Reporting to: Head of Facilities

Location: London & Surrey (Mobile across all Loveday residences)

About Loveday

Loveday is the UKs leading provider of luxury senior living and care. We are proud to combine world-class hospitality with exceptional clinical expertise, creating residences that not only feel like five-star hotels but also deliver truly personalised support. Our residences in Kensington, Belgravia, Abbey Road and Esher are designed with elegance, comfort and dignity at their core. Every detail has been carefully considered to ensure our members enjoy outstanding dining, bespoke lifestyle experiences and the highest standards of care, whether they are living with us permanently, staying for recovery or respite, or joining as Day Club members. What makes Loveday unique is our commitment to both excellence and innovation. We continually invest in our people, our environments and our services to set a new benchmark in luxury senior living. Joining Loveday means becoming part of a dedicated, professional and passionate team who share the same goal, to deliver the very best in care and hospitality for our members and their families.

Rewards Package

• Paid breaks
• Company pension plan
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Access to Wagestream platform
• Access to Perkbox, discounts platform
• Opportunities for Training & Development
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discretionary bonus
• Employee Recognition Programmes
• Death in Service benefit
• Scope for progression and promotion within the company as we grow from one Care Home to the development and subsequent opening of four new homes in London.
• Employee Referral Scheme

Role Purpose

The Regional Mobile Maintenance Engineer will provide high-level technical support across all Loveday residences. The role is responsible for fault finding, repairs, and maintenance of M&E systems, as well as providing technical guidance and hands-on support to on-site Maintenance Technicians at each residence. This is a mobile role, requiring regular travel between residences. The post holder will also provide holiday and sickness cover for the FM team and support operational continuity across the portfolio including managing of subcontractors, compliance activities and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• M&E Maintenance and repairs
• Electrical fault finding, repairs, and minor installations (single and three phase knowledge desirable).
• Planned, reactive, and statutory maintenance on electrical assets and systems
• Inspection and testing of fixed wire installations in line with 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS7671).
• Fault diagnosis, isolation, and rectification of electrical faults.
• PAT testing and periodic compliance checks (e.g. emergency lighting, fire alarm weekly testing).
• Diagnose faults and support repairs on HVAC and mechanical plant systems.
• Auditing of compliance and risk actions.
• Carry out BMS checks and basic fault investigation.
• Conduct inspections of plant rooms, valves, expansion vessels, and other critical assets in line with planned maintenance schedules.
• Monitor subcontractor PPM visits in line with schedules.
• General Building & Fabric Maintenance
• Carry out general fabric maintenance such as painting & decorating, basic plumbing & carpentry repairs when providing holiday & sickness cover for site technicians.
• Support with daily, weekly, monthly checklists and tasks when required and supporting site technicians.
• General fault finding across building fabric and internal systems.
• Compliance, Health & Safety
• Complete and monitor logbooks entries for daily, weekly, and monthly PPM tasks including water temperature checks, flushing regimes, fire alarm testing, and wheelchair checks etc.
• Monitor CAFM system for upcoming and overdue compliance items to ensure residences remains compliant.
• Support maintenance technicians in testing, monitoring and balancing Hydro Treadmill and Hydrotherapy Pool equipment.
• Deliver fire warden training and support technicians with bi-annual evacuation drills.
• Review subcontractor RAMS and supervise contractor works on site where required.
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation, statutory requirements, and Loveday policies.
• Operational & Regional Support
• Provide technical support and mentoring to on-site Maintenance Technicians.
• Provide holiday and sickness cover across residences as required.
• Support General Managers and Head of FM with operational and logistical tasks and day to day support to keep members and their families safe and the residence compliant.

Person Profile

• Proven hands-on experience in building maintenance (electrical bias) and understanding of HVAC systems.
• Experience in hospitality, care, hotel, luxury residential, or similarly high-standard environments desirable.
• Formal electrical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, or equivalent) with maintenance experience.
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance and health & safety within an FM environment.
• Attention to detail with a professional, person-centred, and service-driven approach.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support, guide, and collaborate with site teams.
• Good IT skills to work with online dashboards, software systems and documentation.
• Trustworthy, professional, and member-focused in all interactions.
• Able and willing to travel regularly between multiple residences.

Additional Information

This job description is not exhaustive. As Loveday continues to grow, duties and responsibilities may evolve. A flexible, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset is essential to succeed in this role.

Eligibility

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Loveday & Co is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Working variable hours (on a rota basis) to suit business needs, including evenings and weekends. The ideal candidate will be punctual, hardworking and quick to learn, with a high attention to detail. Excellent communication skills and an outgoing personality and a positive work ethic is ideal for this role as well as good physical stamina & mobility.