Sodexo
Mechanical Engineer
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M&E Engineer Mechanical Bias Shell Centre, Waterloo, London SE1 7NA £45,000 – £48,000 40 Hours Per Week Monday to Friday – Early Shift 06:00 – 15:00 / Late Shift 13:00 – 22:00 Call-Out Rota: 1 week in every 6 weeks covering 22:00 – 06:00 and weekends. £150 standby payment per week plus additional call-out payments. Use of gym onsite and restaurant over looking the London Eye and Parliament building.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled M&E Shift Engineer to join our engineering team based at the prestigious Shell Centre in London.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mechanically biased engineer with strong electrical knowledge to work within a high-profile corporate environment, delivering both planned and reactive maintenance across a complex commercial site.
A key feature of this role is the opportunity to work with the site’s innovative river water cooling system, a unique and sustainable engineering solution that plays a critical role in the building’s operation. This provides excellent exposure to advanced building services technology within a flagship London development.
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Working as part of a professional on-site engineering team, you will support the safe and efficient operation of all mechanical and electrical building services, ensuring compliance, reliability, and exceptional service delivery at all times.
This role offers a strong mix of planned preventative maintenance and reactive works within a technically diverse environment.
What you’ll do:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across mechanical and electrical systems Maintain and support the River Water river cooling system and associated plant Fault finding, repair and testing of M&E and public health systems Complete statutory and mandatory maintenance tasks in line with SLA/KPI targets Update maintenance records and documentation via Maximo PDA Support contractor management, permits, isolations and RAMS procedures Participate in the call-out rota and support out-of-hours works where required Assist the Shift Leader and wider engineering team in delivering a compliant and efficient service
What you’ll bring:
Recognised mechanical qualification or apprenticeship Strong mechanical engineering background with additional electrical knowledge Ideally 4–5 years’ experience within an M&E/building services or commercial environment Experience working on boilers, pressurisation units, cooling systems, pumps, HVAC, water and public health systems Strong fault-finding and maintenance experience across M&E assets Good understanding of health & safety and compliance procedures Previous experience as a Competent Person or Authorised Person would be advantageous
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Why Sodexo? Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. Belong in a company and team that values you for you. Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions. Thrive in your own way. We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families: Benefits include onsite gym and restaurant facilities, pension scheme, employee discounts, wellbeing support, virtual GP service, Bike to Work scheme, and ongoing training and career development opportunities with Sodexo. Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications
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