Facilities Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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Location: Colchester (CO4)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
Pay: £45,219
  
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced M&E Engineer with a strong mechanical bias to join our facilities team delivering planned and reactive maintenance across a busy university campus. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and servicing a variety of building services plant and equipment, ensuring statutory compliance, operational reliability, and a safe environment for staff, students and visitors.
  
This role requires a qualified mechanical engineer with extensive experience in water hygiene management, plumbing systems, HVAC plant, pumps, and pressurisation equipment. The position will involve both hands-on maintenance activities and supporting compliance requirements relating to water systems.
  
Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical building services plant.
Perform servicing and inspections of pumps, expansion vessels and associated mechanical systems.
Carry out water hygiene compliance activities in line with ACOP L8 requirements.
Respond to breakdowns and restore plant operation efficiently.
Complete maintenance records and statutory compliance documentation.
Support continuous improvement of service delivery across the university estate.
Participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota where required.
  
  
Essential Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 (or Equivalent) in a Mechanical Engineering discipline
Full UK Driving Licence
Demonstrable experience within a commercial building maintenance or facilities management environment
  
Essential Skills & Experience
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance of mechanical building services plant.
Servicing, maintenance and fault finding of:
Expansion vessels
Pressurisation units
Commercial pumps and pump sets
Booster sets
HVAC mechanical plant
LTHW systems
Pipework and associated distribution systems
Experience undertaking mechanical repairs and replacements across commercial facilities.
Knowledge of heating, ventilation and domestic water systems.
Ability to diagnose faults and carry out repairs with minimal supervision.
Experience working on mechanical plant within occupied environments.
Water Hygiene / Legionella Control
Strong understanding of ACOP L8 and HSG274 requirements.
Experience carrying out water hygiene tasks and routine compliance activities.
Competent Person (CP) or Water Competent Person experience highly desirable.
  
Experience with:
Temperature monitoring
TMV inspections and servicing
Flushing regimes
Water sampling support
Tank inspections
Shower descaling and disinfection
Monitoring of water systems to ensure Legionella compliance
Understanding of legionella risk management and associated record keeping.
  
Maintenance & Compliance
Ability to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance activities.
Experience completing maintenance documentation and compliance records.
Understanding of safe systems of work, permit to work procedures and risk assessments.
Ability to work independently and prioritise workload effectively.
Experience responding to plant breakdowns and emergency call-outs.