Shift Engineer

The Vacancy

🔧 Shift Engineer (Electrical Bias)
📍 Location: London
🕒 Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (excluding Sundays)
📞 On-Call: 1 week in 4, circa 3months after starting

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About the Role:
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Shift Engineer with an electrical bias to join our team at a static site in central London. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a professional facilities management environment, supporting the smooth operation of building systems and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across electrical systems and general building services.
• Maintain and troubleshoot systems including:
  • Pumps
  • Fan Coil Units (FCUs)
  • Air Handling Units (AHUs)
  • Minor plumbing works
  • Water hygiene systems
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and site-specific procedures.
• Participate in the on-call rota (1 week in 4) following an initial onboarding period.

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Qualifications & Experience:

✅ Essential:

• 18th Edition Electrical Qualification
• Control of Legionella (dated within 2 years) or similar awareness certification
• Proven experience in building services maintenance

➕ Desirable:

• Fire door inspection qualification
• Multi-skilled across other building systems

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What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Structured shift pattern with work-life balance
• Opportunities for training and development
• Supportive team environment within a reputable organisation

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.