Building Engineer (Day Shift)

Job ID

181320

Posted

06-Sep-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s)

London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are now recruiting for a Shift Engineer (Days 07:00 – 19:00 – shift. 4 on, 4 off) to join our prestigious banking client based in London.

Provision of all round engineering support, maintaining the Operational Assets. You should have a detailed understanding of all new or current building services systems and contingency procedures within the buildings, and also complying with the Health & Safety/building codes of practice. You will be responsible for ensuring that all Engineering Operational activities within the building are controlled and that they are being carried out with due regard to Health and Safety, business risk and maintaining the 100% uptime criteria.

Responsible for maintaining excellent standards of response to Asset performance, completion of assigned work and ensure any abnormal operating conditions and housekeeping issues are dealt with proficiently.

The Shift Engineer is a key position to oversee the coordination of all operations visitors to the client premises. You will be responsible to coordinate work permits to the Specialist Service Providers (SSP) and to escalate where necessary approval of permits that can affect the business-critical systems. You will closely monitor the Risk Assessments and Supplier activities on the campus and ensure they follow current H&S legislation. This position will also monitor the closure of the permits and provide the business with an ‘end of business report’ of outstanding permits. Scheduling, closing off PPM’s and entering reactive works to the planned preventative maintenance system will also be part of the position. It is the Shift engineers’ role to act as a coordination point for the day-to-day activities, on site, of the Operations Team, specialist service partners and other support teams, ensuring that conduct of all personnel under your control is safe, professional and conscientious.

You will also be responsible to oversee the Safe Systems of Work, enforce Health and Safety legislation guidelines for the sites and to update, when necessary, the risk assessments associated for any work related maintenance routines on site.

Your role ensures Quality Assurance audit procedures for the engineers’ tools, ladders, equipment, PPE and regular checks and inspections are completed.

Reporting to the Account Manager you will control small project works within the campus which include; moves/Changes planned renovations/painting to front of house/key common areas and liaison with Approved SSP and Suppliers.

You will coordinate and conduct the necessary site inductions and maintain a record of the people involved.

Key Tasks:

• Responsible for managing and controlling the Permit systems and safe systems of work for the campus.

• Monitor the PPM system and to update plant records and assets as and whenrequired.

• To ensure current health and safety legislation is carried out on site.

• Ownership of inspection logs for access and lifting equipment to ensure QA processes are maintained and auditable.

• Monitor critical areas for cleanliness ensuring plant rooms and equipment are regularly checked, cleaned and maintained.

• To assist, produce and construct the current Risk Assessments, which are used throughout all facilities/sites.

• Ensure that all work is inspected prior to the closure of work permits in conjunction with the engineering team

• Coordinate the engineering team undertaking PPM or reactive works in accordance with the agreed

• timescales.

• Allocate PPM tasks to engineering team.

• Operate all systems within the buildings in a competent, effective and efficient manner

• Controlling all activities being undertaken within the campus buildings. Liaising with the Site Personnel to make them aware of Specialist Service Provider visits prepare and have approved Standard Operating

• Procedures/PTW in advance of these visits.

• Ensure that Specialist Service Provider (SSP) worksheets are signed off where necessary that quality of work has been inspected and recommendations are escalated to the Contract ManagementTeam.

• Maintain effective shift handovers including critical plant status, plant isolations, issues arising, ongoing works, special task requests, and standard of housekeeping.

• Ensure any parts required are clearly and accurately stated and any difficulties encountered on engineering activities are reported to the Account Manager or Contract Support.

• Plant areas, workshops, stores, changing/rest areas etc. are kept to the highest level of housekeeping

• Ensure the SSP’s comply with the contractual service level agreements (SLA’s).

Skills/Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Building Servicesindustry (Desired but not essential)

• C&G Pts. 1 & 2, equivalent or exceeds.

• 18th Edition IEE: Wiring and Installation.

• C& G 2391 test and inspection (preferred).

• Strong communication skills and the ability to deal with all levels of staff.

• Demonstrate a good understanding and be technically competent in all building services, in particular UPS,

• Static Switches, Water Treatment, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

• Ability to lead, motivate and direct a team of technicians/operatives

• Proactive in achieving the highest standard of operation.

• A high level of initiative

• Advanced communication skills with a full understanding of customer needs &expectations

• Ability to comprehend and act upon both verbal and written instructions

• Enthusiasm and demonstration of pro-activity, diligence and alertness, with the willingness to participate in appropriate training schemes

• Integrity, honesty and punctuality is also expected

About CBRE:

As one of CBRE’s core global businesses, Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) provides end-to-end services to occupier clients across the entire lifecycle of a building. Our teams help companies improve their operations and reduce costs, through expert facilities management, project management, real estate and energy and sustainability services. Our dedicated teams work across all industries, and support clients ranging from global Fortune 500 companies to single, iconic buildings.

CBRE Group, Inc. is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with 2019 revenues of $23.9 billion and more than 100,000 employees (excluding affiliate offices). CBRE has been included on the Fortune 500 since 2008, ranking #128 in 2020. It also has been voted the industry’s top brand by the Lipsey Company for 19 consecutive years, and has been named one of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” for eight years in a row, including being ranked number one in the real estate sector in 2020, for the second consecutive year. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CBRE.”

Application Process:

Your application will be reviewed by our Talent Resourcing Team and you will be contacted if you have been successful in being short listed for the role.

Taking into consideration the costs of sponsorship, the nature of the role and the financial resources of the account in question, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

No agencies please.

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