Maintenance Engineer (Building Services)
PURPOSE OF THE POST
Pareto FM has an exciting opportunity for a Resident Maintenance Engineer to join the team supporting a prestigious and unique client site – the English National Ballet in Canary Wharf.
This role is based at one dedicated client site, giving you the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the building and its plant systems, without the need for regular travel between locations.
Working as part of the engineering team, you’ll be responsible for delivering planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring the site operates safely, efficiently, and in line with compliance standards.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs
- Maintaining and repairing mechanical and electrical building systems and plant
- Fault finding across plant, equipment and building services systems
- Responding to BMS alarms and carrying out first-line diagnostics
- Supporting specialist contractors when they attend site for service visits or repairs
- Ensuring plant rooms and engineering areas remain safe, clean and compliant
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records, logbooks and compliance documentation
- Updating simPRO systems and attaching photographic evidence of completed works
- Supporting safe operation of plant including start-up, shutdown and plant changeovers
- Monitoring environmental conditions via HVAC systems
- Identifying and reporting potential hazards or risks to management
- Communicating maintenance activities with both the client and internal teams
Working Hours
- 08:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday
- Additional out-of-hours overtime may be required depending on needs
- Overtime is not guaranteed
- No on-call rota at this time
What We’re Looking For
You should have:
- Experience working within Facilities Management or Building Services
- A strong background in planned and reactive maintenance
- Experience fault finding across mechanical and electrical systems
- Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach
- The ability to prioritise tasks in a busy environment
- A proactive, safety-first mindset
Qualifications & Technical Skills
Essential
- City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
- City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering
- 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations
- Strong knowledge of Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Desirable
- City & Guilds 2391 Inspection & Testing
- IOSH Working Safely
- IPAF / PASMA
- Unvented hot water systems training
- Experience with BMS, generators, HVAC plant, lighting systems, drainage and water systems
- Knowledge of ACOP L8 / water systems
- High Voltage systems experience
This role is offered by Pareto FM
Why Join Pareto FM?
Why Join Pareto FM?
- Work at a unique and prestigious cultural site
- Single-site role with no constant travel between buildings
- Supportive engineering team and experienced contract management
- Opportunity to develop technical skills across a wide range of plant and systems
- Work within a professional FM organisation delivering high standards for clients
About English National Ballet
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where staff of all backgrounds can thrive and grow. We would particularly like to hear from global majority applicants and from applicants living with a disability or a long-term health condition, both groups which are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
English National Ballet is a Disability Confident Committed organisation.
English National Ballet is a Disability Confident Committed organisation.
English National Ballet is based at the Mulryan Centre for Dance on London City Island in Canning Town, East London. We would particularly like to hear from local East London residents, and would encourage those based in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, and Hackney to apply.