Foot Mobile Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical Bias in London

The Foot Mobile Maintenance Engineer is responsible for undertaking both Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across the contract. The purpose of the role is to support the Contract Supervisor and Management Team by ensuring the client's mechanical and electrical assets are maintained in a safe, efficient and fully operational condition. The postholder will be highly organised, capable of working to agreed timescales, responding effectively to emergency situations, and working both independently and as part of a wider engineering team.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Maintain and keep in good repair the client's mechanical and electrical systems and all associated plant and equipment.
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) in accordance with maintenance schedules.
• Undertake reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs to mechanical and electrical systems.
• Respond to Building Management System (BMS) alarms and use the system for first-line diagnostics.
• Maintain comfortable environmental conditions through the effective operation of HVAC systems.
• Carry out maintenance, repairs and minor installation works as directed by the Contract Supervisor and Management.

Compliance and Documentation

• Complete SimPRO instruction sets accurately, ensuring each task is signed off and supported by photographic evidence where required.
• Maintain accurate site logbooks for electrical, mechanical and water systems.
• Ensure Health & Safety, compliance and maintenance documentation is complete and up to date.
• Complete and maintain Test Reports, Service Reports, Compliance documentation, and Quality Assurance records.
• Report any issues preventing completion of statutory planned maintenance to the Contract Supervisor or Management.

Health & Safety

• Maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
• Identify and report hazards or unsafe conditions immediately.
• Isolate equipment and make systems safe before maintenance work.
• Confirm electrical isolation, dead testing and de-pressurisation of pressure systems where applicable.
• Carry out regular housekeeping inspections to ensure plant rooms remain clean and tidy.

Plant Operations

• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of all plant and services under your responsibility, including plant preparation, normal and emergency plant start-up, running and operational checks, plant changeover, normal and emergency shutdown procedures, fault finding, and optimising plant run times.

Subcontractor Management

• Monitor and review subcontractor performance while specialist maintenance or repair works are being undertaken on site.
• Report any concerns regarding subcontractor performance to the Contract Supervisor or Management.

Communication

• Maintain effective communication with clients, occupiers and colleagues.
• Keep Business Support and the Contract Supervisor informed of work progress.
• Communicate the impact of maintenance, repair and installation activities before works commence.
• Share technical knowledge and skills with colleagues to support safe and efficient operations.
• Promote professional, courteous and helpful working relationships with client representatives and engineering teams.

Emergency Response

• Immediately report to the Contract Supervisor or Account Manager any health & safety hazards, critical plant failures, risks to personnel, or threats to the reliability of essential plant and services.
• Assist in responding to emergency situations to minimise disruption and protect personnel, property and equipment.

General Responsibilities

• Work overtime, evenings, weekends and public holidays where required to meet business and client requirements (overtime is not guaranteed).
• Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by the Contract Supervisor or Management.
• Support the development of positive team relationships.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism and customer service at all times.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• City & Guilds Level III (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• City & Guilds Level III (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Good knowledge and understanding of safe working practices under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
• Experience in maintenance, testing and fault finding of building services plant and equipment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience maintaining and fault finding on various systems including boiler plant, ventilation systems, pumps, generators, switchgear, electrical distribution systems, cables, battery systems, small power installations, and lighting systems.

Desirable

• City & Guilds BS2391 Level 3 Inspection & Testing.
• IOSH Working Safely.
• PASMA.
• IPAF (1b, 3a and 3b).
• Unvented Hot Water Systems qualification.
• High Voltage (HV) certification.
• Knowledge and experience of Building Management Systems (BMS), generator systems, controls, lighting systems, plumbing, sanitary systems, drainage systems, low pressure hot water (LPHW) systems, pressurisation systems, ventilation systems, ACOP L8, and cooling tower systems.

Behavioural Competencies

• Customer focus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Professionalism.
• Accountability.
• Ability to work under pressure in business-critical environments.
• Willingness to support colleagues and share knowledge.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Commitment to Health & Safety.

Confidentiality

• The postholder may have access to confidential business and personal information and is required to treat all confidential information as strictly confidential.
• Comply with the Company's confidentiality, data protection and information security policies.
• Only disclose information to authorised persons where appropriate.
• Protect all personal and sensitive information in accordance with applicable legislation and Company procedures.