Facilities Services

Overview

Are you an experienced mechanical, electrical, plumbing or building services engineer looking for challenging and rewarding projects? If the answer is yes, you’ll feel professionally at home at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). These are exciting times in Greater Manchester and we are recruiting a Building Services Officer to join our Facilities Management Services team at TfGM!

Join a fast-moving facilities management team where no two days are the same. Step into the world of FM, where every day brings a fresh challenge and a new opportunity to make an impact. Your role sits at the heart of our operational delivery, supporting a wide range of programmes across the Bee Network estate. From bus depot renewals and essential FM activities to revitalising bus stations and interchanges, you’ll play a key part in shaping assets that keep Greater Manchester moving.

You’ll also help drive forward vital lifecycle replacement projects, ensuring our environments remain safe, modern and fit for purpose.

If you enjoy a varied role and working collaboratively to solve problems, and want to be part of delivering meaningful improvements across a complex operational network this is the role for you. Your day will typically blend planned work with the unexpected challenges that keep FM professionals on their toes. One moment you’ll be delivering proactive maintenance and reviewing contractor reports;

the next, you’ll be reacting to plant or equipment issues, machinery faults, incidents, or urgent safety concerns that require calm, effective action. You’ll play a key part in ensuring assets remain operational, safe and compliant. From attending meetings and coordinating with contractors to managing preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and responding to real-time FM challenges, this role places you at the heart of keeping our environments running smoothly.

TfGM owns, manages and operates some of the most significant buildings and structures in Greater Manchester. Our Facilities Management team covers day-to-day maintenance as well as refurbishment and new-build projects. We are investing in improving our properties and transportation infrastructure through refurbishments and several exciting new-build projects. The breadth of work you’ll get involved in as a Building Services Officer at TfGM is extensive.

You must hold a full driving license for this role. You’ll thrive here if you bring hands-on FM experience, ideally gained through time spent working with tools on the ground. A minimum of an HNC/HND (or equivalent) demonstrating strong technical understanding is expected. An apprenticeship or similar vocational route is welcomed; what matters most is practical, real-world experience maintaining and troubleshooting assets.

You will have experience managing and supervising building services (we welcome a range of experiences and backgrounds), strong technical knowledge of MEP systems, and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues. You will need to demonstrate effective contractor management, strong communication and influencing skills, and experience with CAFM/EAM systems, audits, compliance monitoring and PPM review. You will be experienced in using Microsoft Office 365 and proficient in MS Excel;
AutoCAD experience and memberships of a professional body are desirable.

A proactive mindset and the ability to work calmly and collaboratively when things don’t go to plan. Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement in the role profile, we still encourage you to apply – we’re looking for people with the right mindset and transferable skills.

A permanent role with a salary of £40,650 - £45,107 per annum depending on skills and experience. As an investor in people, we will help you learn and progress. Working with like-minded professionals, no two projects or maintenance schemes are the same and each will bring its own challenges and opportunities.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to discuss flexible working to help colleagues maintain a…