Building Services Engineer

Pareto FM has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Building Services Engineer to join our on-site engineering team supporting a prestigious insurance client in the heart of the City of London. Based primarily at a premium commercial office environment near Bank/Monument London, you'll play a key role in ensuring critical building services remain safe, compliant, and fully operational. This is a hands-on position suited to an engineer who enjoys taking ownership of their work, building strong client relationships, and working as part of a collaborative team.

With a mix of planned preventative maintenance, reactive works, compliance activities, and critical plant monitoring, no two days are the same.

As a Building Services Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining and supporting a wide range of mechanical and electrical building services systems, ensuring excellent service delivery and a first-class workplace experience for the client. While this is not a management role, you'll be trusted to work independently, support colleagues, and demonstrate leadership through your technical expertise, professionalism, and reliability.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across M&E systems
• Fault finding and repairing HVAC systems including AHUs, FCUs, VAVs, pumps, and motors
• Monitoring and responding to BMS alarms and critical building systems
• Supporting UPS systems and critical infrastructure maintenance
• Completing statutory inspections and compliance-related tasks
• Updating CAFM systems accurately with completed works and follow-up actions
• Managing permits to work and supporting subcontractors on site
• Conducting routine plant inspections and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in accordance with site procedures
• Acting as a professional day-to-day point of contact for the client and building occupants
• Supporting the wider engineering team to ensure service excellence across the site

Working Environment:

• Predominantly based at a premium commercial office building near Liverpool Street
• Occasional paid travel to a satellite site in Chelmsford
• Fast-paced and varied commercial office environment
• High-profile client with high standards and expectations
• Collaborative and supportive engineering culture

Working Hours & Call-Out:

• 40-hour week, Monday to Friday
• Alternating shift pattern: Early Shift: 07:00 – 16:00, Late Shift: 09:00 – 18:00
• Paid overtime opportunities available, including evenings and weekends
• Optional on-call rota, currently 1 in 3, GBP100 standby payment per on-call period
• Minimum 4 hours paid per call-out at overtime rates

Team & Support Structure:

• You'll be joining a close-knit on-site engineering team currently consisting of two full-time engineers, supported by a Site-Based Technical Manager and a Wider Contract Support Team
• Regular weekly team meetings
• Face-to-face collaboration and knowledge sharing
• A genuine 'one-team' culture where engineers support each other and work together to deliver excellent service

What We're Looking For:

Essential Qualifications:

• Trade background in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Trained to City & Guilds standard or equivalent
• City & Guilds 2330 Level 2 & 3 (Electrical) or equivalent
• City & Guilds 6035 Level 3 (Mechanical/Plumbing) or equivalent
• Legionella L8 Awareness (or willingness to undertake training)

Essential Experience:

• Experience working within Building Services, Facilities Management, or Commercial Maintenance environments
• Strong background in planned and reactive maintenance
• Experience fault finding across mechanical and electrical systems
• Knowledge of HVAC plant, BMS systems, emergency lighting, and compliance activities
• Experience using CAFM systems and digital maintenance platforms
• Excellent communication and customer service skills

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated and proactive
• Professional and client-focused
• Organised with strong attention to detail
• Calm under pressure and confident solving technical issues
• Team-oriented with a positive approach to supporting colleagues

Training & Progression:

Pareto FM is committed to investing in its people and providing genuine long-term career development opportunities. Successful candidates will have access to structured technical and compliance training, internal e-learning programmes, coaching and mentoring opportunities, ILM leadership and management development programmes, cross-functional development opportunities, and career progression pathways within a growing FM business.

For the right candidate, there are excellent opportunities to progress into senior engineering, supervisory, management, or specialist technical roles.

Why Join Pareto FM?

• Single high-profile site with minimal travel requirements
• Supportive management team and collaborative engineering culture
• Paid overtime and structured call-out arrangements
• Exposure to premium facilities and critical building systems
• Subsidised food allowance plus unlimited tea and coffee on site
• Strong focus on training, development, and progression
• Opportunity to build a long-term career within a growing and ambitious FM business

If you're an experienced Building Services Engineer looking for a stable role within a prestigious City location, we'd love to hear from you.