Senior Mechanical Facilities Engineer

Manchester, England, North West

Permanent

Our client, based in central Manchester, requires a Principal Mechanical Engineer from the Building Services/FM sector. The role will oversee mechanical service contracts & compliance, with an emphasis on Mechanical & Pressure systems maintenance whilst overseeing contractors on site covering Gas, Water, HVAC & compressed systems. It works for the Facilities Division of a multi‑site organisation that we have dealt with for the last 20 years.

This is a permanent role that will pay between £50,000 - 56,535 PAYE + excellent benefits (35 days holidays + 19% pension).

• Organising contractor site inspections and managing contractors to maintain compliance and SLAs.
• Assist head of department in strategic & operational maintenance of site, including provision of surveys, project management and responsibility for updating mechanical standard requirement documents.
• Ensuring mechanical records, reports, design and installation specifications are maintained in line with current legislation & industry standards.
• Oversee reactive works whilst ensuring all compliance and legal provisions are met.
• Looking after mechanical Risk Assessments, Method statements & organising Safe systems of working/Permits to work.
• Able to produce monthly reports related to ongoing compliance.
• Identify risk areas and monitor to improve mechanical department performance.

• Chartered Engineer or Degree level qualification Mechanical Engineering, building services or equivalent discipline.
• IOSH or NEBOSH certification (desirable).

If you feel you are well suited to the Principal Mechanical Engineer position, please apply with your full updated CV. If suitable for the role in terms of your location & experience, I will contact you within 24 hours to discuss your application further.