Job Title: Lead Maintenance Engineer
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Location: City of London
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 (40 hours per week) + Overtime
Salary: £55,000
Role Purpose
Operating as an autonomous, site-based specialist on a single-person site, you will take 100% operational ownership of all building services infrastructure, statutory compliance, and plant reliability. Combining a versatile multi-skilled engineering foundation with in-depth HVAC and cooling systems expertise, you will lead technical delivery from the front.
Key Responsibilities1. Autonomous Maintenance Delivery & Plant Resilience
- Total Plant Stewardship: Act as the sole resident technical lead responsible for the delivery of all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) routines and reactive repairs across electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and building fabric assets in strict alignment with SFG20 standards.
- HVAC & Cooling Systems Governance: Directly oversee, service, troubleshoot, and fine-tune primary and secondary HVAC infrastructure, including central chillers, Air Handling Units (AHUs), Fan Coil Units (FCUs), Variable Air Volume (VAV) boxes, DX split/VRF air conditioning units, and heat recovery circuits.
- Rapid Fault Diagnosis: Conduct methodical, root-cause diagnostic investigations across heating, ventilation, cooling, and power distribution systems to deliver swift first-time fixes and guarantee zero downtime across executive trading floors and meeting suites.
- Building Management System (BMS) Optimisation: Actively operate and interrogate the BMS front-end (e.g. Trend, Schneider, Tridium) to balance occupier comfort, seasonal plant switching, ventilation rates, and energy efficiency targets.
- Multi-Skilled Support: Execute general building services tasks with equal care, including domestic water monitoring, basic electrical repairs, lamp/ballast replacements, emergency lighting function tests, and minor fabric touch-ups.
2. Statutory Compliance, Health & Safety
- 100% Audit Readiness: Hold personal accountability for maintaining the building's physical and digital compliance logbooks in pristine, audit-ready condition at all times (including ACoP L8 water hygiene, F-Gas registers, emergency lighting, fixed wiring, and fire alarm routines). xgikmsk
- Safe Systems of Work (SSoW): Author, review, challenge, and enforce dynamic Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) for all site activities, championing an uncompromising safety-first culture.
Lead Maintenance Engineer employer: Randstad Construction & Property Careers
As a leading employer in the marine civil engineering sector, we offer our Site Managers a dynamic work environment at a regional port, where every day presents new challenges and opportunities for professional growth. Our commitment to employee development is reflected in our comprehensive training programmes and supportive work culture, ensuring that you can thrive while contributing to impactful projects in a live maritime facility. With competitive rates and a focus on safety and innovation, we provide a rewarding career path for those looking to make a difference in the industry.
Contact Details:
Randstad Construction & Property Careers Recruitment Team
