Loughton
Engineering
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
28/07/2025
25/08/2025
Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Chingford, Essex
Schedule: Monday to Friday (Days)
Salary & Benefits Package
- Base Salary: £37,260 (starting at 90% of reference point – some flexibility available)
- Allowances:
- LV Authorised Person: £1,500
- HV Authorised Person: £2,000
- Benefits Package (8%): £2,980
- On-Call & Overtime: Approx. £8,000 annually after initial 6 months (based on site familiarity)
- Performance Bonus (10%): £3,726
Key Responsibilities
- Perform scheduled preventative maintenance tasks using the Planon Intelligent Work Management System (IWMS).
- Respond to and resolve reactive maintenance issues assigned via the IWMS.
- Accurately update records of both planned and reactive maintenance within the IWMS.
- Attend engineering faults, prioritising response and resolution to maintain safe working environments and reduce downtime.
- Conduct routine maintenance across critical, essential, and non-essential systems, including:
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Public Health
- Fire Protection
- Other general building engineering systems
- Proactively suggest improvements and innovations to enhance maintenance practices.
- Carry out statutory testing of life safety systems and other critical assets as directed.
- Conduct measurements and surveys in both office and plant areas as required.
- Assist with the statutory testing of Life Safety systems across the Debden site.
- Support specialist OEM contractors during scheduled and emergency maintenance activities.
- Act as an Authorised Person (HV/LV – Electrical/Mechanical) to support 24/7 site operations, adhering to the Bank’s Safe Systems of Work (SSoW).
- Complete required annual training and meet performance objectives.
- Promote a strong Health & Safety culture and ensure compliance with all safety standards and risk assessments.
- Maintain high levels of customer service and service level agreement (SLA) adherence.
- Foster a collaborative, team-focused working environment.
- Participate in the on-call technical support rota for incident response at Debden.
- Take part in engineering system incident management and recovery drills as needed.
Candidate Profile
- Qualifications:
- Minimum City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering field
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent certification
- Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Security Vetting (provided by the Bank)
- Experience:
- Proficient in using IWMS and mobile handheld HMI tools
- Skilled in operation and maintenance of:
- HVAC
- BMS (Building Management Systems)
- Electrical systems
- Public Health systems
- Life Safety systems
- Experience working under defined Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
- Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Sound decision-making based on defined procedures and continuous improvement
- Effective information sharing and reporting
- Team player, contributing to shared goals and collaborative outcomes