Lead Engineer

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Full Time/Permanent
Facilities Management (main)
Engineering, Maintenance
£40,000 to £49,999
£40k per year + Over time
South East
Reading
FOR
08-06-2021 02:35 PM
06/07/2021 02:35

Lead Maintenance Engineer

£40,000 + Overtime

Monday to Friday role

25 days Holiday + bank holidays 

RG1 , Reading 

We are currently looking to recruit a Lead Maintenance Engineer to work on behalf of our client, a global leader in real estate. This role is based on a stunning grade A building which was built for modern businesses over 600,000 sq ft based in the heart of Reading. This cutting-edge workspace is also a five minute walk from the train station making it an easy commute and impeccable connections to London if you prefer to cycle there is also on site cycling facilities. 

The successful candidate will be working for one of the UK's leading facilities management companies, joining a large team - they can offer a competitive salary as well as great company benefits, progression, training, access to cycling facilities and on site restaurants. 

Role Summary:


  • Able to manage own time and allocate works to other team members
  • Able to manage cost related to delivery of maintenance activities (specialist and self-perform)
  • Ensuring all client services, computer rooms, data networks, manufacturing and revenue earning services meet client requirements or appropriate SLAs
  • Operate dilapidation and update plans relating to critical environments
  • Operate change control process covering business critical areas
  • Provide technical management reports as required
  • Provide emergency response standby/call-out
  • Monitor utilities management and environmental programmes
  • Support critical environment related technical audits
  • Support cost-effective procurement of engineering maintenance services.
  • Operate within annual engineering budgets for the maintenance and repair of the services
  • Responsibility for ensuring all critical related engineering maintenance documentation/records are kept in clearly identified and retrievable systems
  • Advise the Facilities Management Team of changes in critical environment requirements
  • Plan Statutory Compliance Maintenance and Testing and report as required the Statutory Compliance Audit Report to the Technical Services Manager
  • Ensure all PPM’s and Critical Facility PPM’s are carried out to schedule
  • Monitor and analyse environmental conditions, review the loading and working conditions of critical equipment regularly
  • Liaise with the EHS specialist to ensure audit compliance at all times

Qualifications / Experience.


  • Electrician with recognised qualifications (apprenticeship, HND, C&G) 
  • 17th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations - essential
  • Previous experience in operating in commercial environments - desirable 
  • Knowledge of emergency response/standby/call out activities and protocols
  • Understand the monitoring of utilities and environmental programmes
  • IOSH or equivalent H&S training
  • Excellent contract/supplier management skills
  • Excellent facilitation, communication skills at all levels
  • Self-motivated, resourceful and pro-active
  • Confident decision maker
  • Understanding of water hygiene (L8) - essential
  • BMS Controls experience / HVAC experience - desirable 
  • Operational experience of UPS, Standby Power and Critical Environment Cooling
  • Operational experience of managing Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality Systems
  • PC and MS office skills

If this role as a Lead Maintenance Engineer is of interest, please apply or alternatively call the office on 0208 092 6500 and ask for Toby 

Electrical Engineer / M&E Engineer / Lead M&E Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Lead Engineer / Working Supervisor / M&E Supervisor  

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