Fabric Engineer
Full Time/Permanent
Engineering, Maintenance
£40,000 to £49,999
£40000 per annum, Benefits: £37,000 + Career Progression + Holiday + Pension
East Midlands
Hatfield Hyde
JO-2208-252109
27-04-2026 05:28 PM
2026-05-27
Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Fabric Engineer to join their team at a prestigious commercial site in Hertfordshire.
This is a hands-on and varied role within a professional environment, offering clear career progression, ongoing training, and opportunities to upskill within a growing facilities sector.
What’s on Offer
This is a hands-on and varied role within a professional environment, offering clear career progression, ongoing training, and opportunities to upskill within a growing facilities sector.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary with overtime opportunities
- Clear career progression pathway
- Generous holiday allowance
- Ongoing training and development
- Stable role within a prestigious commercial environment
- Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00
- Participation in on-call rota as required
- Carry out painting, decorating, tiling, carpentry, plastering, and grouting works
- Repair and maintain building fixtures including doors, locks, handles, and windows
- Undertake general fabric maintenance across plant rooms and communal areas
- Ensure all works are completed to a high-quality standard
- Replace and maintain lighting systems, including emergency lighting testing
- Carry out basic electrical works where required
- Perform fire alarm testing and fire door inspections in line with compliance standards
- Undertake basic plumbing and drainage duties, including system flushing
- Support maintenance of building services systems
- Conduct visual inspections across plant rooms and site areas
- Support Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities
- Identify and report defects, faults, and maintenance requirements
- Ensure site safety, compliance, and operational efficiency
- City & Guilds 18th Edition certification (or equivalent electrical awareness)
- Proven experience in a fabric maintenance or building services environment
- Strong understanding of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
- Ability to carry out multi-skilled fabric repairs and general maintenance tasks
- Good awareness of Health & Safety and compliance standards
- City & Guilds or BTEC qualification in Electrical Engineering or similar
- Experience in corporate or head office environments
- IPAF and/or PASMA certification
- Additional technical or specialist maintenance training
- Effective operation and maintenance of building fabric and services equipment
- Proactive identification and resolution of maintenance defects
- Minimising downtime and disruption across site operations
- Strict adherence to Health & Safety and statutory compliance standards
- Hands-on, reliable, and detail-oriented
- Strong problem-solving and practical maintenance skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Professional with good communication skills
- Committed to high standards of workmanship and safety
Jobs of the Week
London City
, St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, London, SW1 P1NL
£50,681 p/a (NJC Scale range 36-38) Including London Weighting + pensions and other benefits.
About the role
The Buildings and Facilities Manager is responsible for the effective, safe and compliant management of The Passage’s buildings and for ensuring that facilities support the charity’s residential services, day servi...
Department/function
Region
Employment Type
- Building Design, Planning, Development 15
- Catering 1
- Construction 62
- Contracts, Projects, Bids 31
- Energy Management 121
- Engineering, Maintenance 562
- Estates, Property 34
- Events 1
- Facilities Management (main) 259
- Graduate, Apprenticeship & Intern 15
- Hard Services 54
- Health & Safety 1
- HVAC 239
- Management 14
- M&E 230
- Operations 108
- Procurement 15
- Sales & Marketing 2
- Soft Services 1