Building Services Engineer

The Role

The ITV Building Maintenance Engineer is responsible for providing comprehensive day-to-day maintenance and repair services for mechanical, electrical, and general building systems across ITV facilities. This role involves maintaining plant and fixed assets, supervising specialist subcontractors, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and delivering exceptional service to ITV stakeholders. The engineer will follow a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, respond to breakdowns promptly, and undertake minor works, installations, and repairs across various systems. Flexibility to travel to other ITV sites is required.

Main Responsibilities 

• Carry out planned preventative, reactive, and condition-based maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and general building systems.
• Maintain and repair Air Handling Units (AHUs), Fan Coil Units (FCUs), plumbing systems, toilet facilities, and other mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Conduct water hygiene tests and ensure compliance with L8 Legionella standards.
• Operate and interrogate Building Management Systems (BMS).
• Perform reactive repairs on general building infrastructure, including plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Supervise specialist subcontractors, ensuring receipt of necessary documentation and adherence to Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, including method statements and risk assessments.
• Use computer systems, including handheld PDAs, for maintenance scheduling and reporting.
• Assist electrical, mechanical, and air conditioning engineers with tasks as needed.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders, delivering excellent customer service.
• Work independently and demonstrate initiative in addressing maintenance needs.
• Participate in out-of-hours and weekend work, to meet operational requirements.
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks to support business needs

Skills / Experience Required 

• Substantial experience in mechanical, electrical, or general building maintenance, with expertise in AHUs, FCUs, plumbing, or electrical systems.
• Proven experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, and water hygiene testing (L8 Legionella standards).
• Familiarity with operating Building Management Systems (BMS) and handheld PDAs for maintenance tasks.
• Experience ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, including RAMS and subcontractor supervision.
• Strong customer service skills with a background in stakeholder interaction and independent work in commercial or industrial settings.
• Fully qualified in mechanical and/or electrical disciplines to current legislative standards.
• IPAF Powered Access Licence (required); PASMA and First Aid training (preferred but not essential).
• Proficiency in operating handheld PDAs and BMS systems.
• Knowledge of fire protection and plumbing systems.
• Asbestos awareness (preferred but not essential).
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Flexibility to accommodate out-of-hours work and travel to other ITV sites.