Overview

Senior Recruitment Consultant with 9 years experience as an Engineering recruitment specialist, working to support talent across the South West.

Competitive Hourly Rate DOE | Hybrid | Contract 6-12 months | Exeter

Our client is a leading organisation in Exeter, well-regarded for delivering high-quality and sustainable building services across their portfolio. They are seeking a skilled professional to strengthen their estates team, ensuring reliability, safety and efficiency in their mechanical engineering services.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Engineer – Maintenance (Building Services) to manage and deliver a variety of small to medium-scale projects and planned preventative maintenance works. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance, safety and operational excellence, while contributing to the continuous improvement of building services across the estate.

Hybrid working: 2-3 days a week from the Exeter Office

Contract: Initially 6 months up to 12 months

Responsibilities

• Design and manage small to medium mechanical works, maintenance projects and planned preventative maintenance contracts.
• Oversee procurement processes, including tendering, contractor appointment and financial control, through to project completion.
• Monitor and manage incoming help desk jobs, providing technical advice, estimates and effective repair solutions.
• Ensure project delivery within budget, timescales and compliance with health and safety requirements, including ISO 9001 systems and H&S site checks.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in mechanical engineering within building services.
• Recognised mechanical (building services) qualification or equivalent to CIBSE Incorporated Membership level.
• Strong technical ability to liaise with clients, contractors and stakeholders, including drafting mechanical specifications.
• Solid knowledge of mechanical design, health and safety legislation, standards, construction processes and project resource planning.

Desirable experience includes HVAC knowledge, Legionella in Water Systems, and/or a background in laboratory or medical environments.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment process. We actively seek to hire talented individuals from various backgrounds and ensure our practices are unbiased, evaluating every candidate based on their unique qualifications and potential.

Recruitment Consultant: Dan Martin

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If you are an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record in building services maintenance and are ready to take on your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity.