At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair mechanical systems across multiple client sites, ensuring safety and compliance.
- Company: Join Pareto FM and SOWGA, a growing facilities management business.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, ongoing training, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Field-based role with a supportive team and opportunities for overtime.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience in a dynamic role with autonomy and responsibility.
- Qualifications: Mechanical Level 2 & 3 qualifications and experience in maintenance engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
About the Role
Pareto FM and SOWGA are looking for a skilled and reliable Mobile Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team, supporting a portfolio of client sites across the region. This is a field-based role where travel between sites is a core part of the position. You'll be responsible for delivering both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring client assets and building services remain safe, compliant, and fully operational.
Working across a variety of commercial environments, you'll be part of a supportive engineering team with guidance from Supervisors and Contract Managers, while enjoying the autonomy of managing your own workload and day-to-day activities.
The Role
As a Mobile Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining mechanical building services systems, carrying out planned and reactive works, supporting statutory compliance, and ensuring all maintenance activities are completed to the highest standards. This role would suit a proactive engineer who enjoys working across multiple locations, solving problems, and building positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across client sites
- Responding to reactive maintenance requests and plant failures
- Maintaining and repairing mechanical building services and associated equipment
- Fault finding across HVAC, ventilation, pumps, hot water systems, and associated plant
- Supporting statutory maintenance and compliance requirements
- Monitoring subcontractor performance during specialist maintenance visits
- Updating maintenance records, logbooks, and compliance documentation
- Carrying out routine plant inspections and housekeeping checks
- Monitoring plant performance and identifying potential issues before failure occurs
- Identifying and reporting hazards, risks, and compliance concerns
- Liaising professionally with clients, contractors, and site stakeholders
- Supporting small installation and improvement works when required
- Participating in the on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support
Team & Support Structure
You'll be supported by an experienced management and engineering team, including:
- Engineering Supervisors
- Contract Managers
- Wider regional engineering support teams
Regular communication and collaboration ensure engineers have the support, resources, and guidance needed to succeed.
Qualifications and Experience
- Mechanical Level 2 & Level 3 qualifications (or equivalent)
- Experience within a maintenance engineering or building services role
- Experience working on mechanical building services systems
- Full UK Driving Licence
- G3 Unvented Hot Water Qualification
- IPAF 1b / 3a / 3b
- Knowledge of L8 compliance, pressurisation systems, and HVAC plant
- Experience working within commercial facilities management environments
Additional Information
- Field-based role covering multiple client sites
- Travel is a core part of the role
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- 1 in 6 weeks on-call rota
- Overtime opportunities may be available to support business requirements
Training & Progression
We are committed to supporting our engineers' development through:
- Ongoing statutory and compliance training
- Career progression discussions as part of regular performance reviews
- Support from experienced engineering and management teams
- Supportive engineering and management structure
- Opportunities for training and career development
- Exposure to a wide range of mechanical systems and environments
- Work within a growing and ambitious facilities management business
- A role offering autonomy, responsibility, and long-term career potential
Mobile Maintenance Engineer (Commercial Property) in Reading employer: Pareto FM
At Pareto FM and SOWGA, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment where Mobile Maintenance Engineers can thrive. Our supportive culture fosters collaboration and professional growth, with ongoing training and clear pathways for career advancement. Enjoy the autonomy of managing your own workload while working across diverse commercial sites, all within a company that values your contributions and prioritises employee well-being.
