Maintenance Engineer

Salary - £51,429 - £62,783 per annum inclusive of London allowance , plus additional allowance of up to £5k will be considered for exceptional candidates

Full time - 36 hours per week

Permanent contract

Closing date: 31st May 2026

Location: London

Overall purpose:

The MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences is a biomedical discovery research institute of world-leading excellence, embedded within the Imperial College London Hammersmith Hospital Campus. You will be a member of the Estates team at the MRC LMS working as a Maintenance Engineer. As part of the team, and dependant on your experience and expertise, your focus will be either be electrical or mechanical (or multi-skilled). As such you will be responsible for supporting the electrical and/or mechanical servicing and repairs at the main LMS building and other LMS sites on the Hammersmith Hospital Campus. The workload is varied, and priorities can change at short notice.

Main duties / Key responsibilities:

You will be responsible for providing electrical and/or mechanical reactive maintenance (RM) on all plant systems and services. You will also help to manage and deliver project works.

You will undertake works on behalf of the Estates team including supervising external service providers and contractors.

You will liaise with end users to plan in repair works or project works as required.

You will be responsible for interrogating the computer-controlled Building Management Systems (BMS) to monitor and identify fault diagnostics, taking the appropriate action to resolve these.

You will undertake on-call duties approximately 6-8 weeks per annum, responding to callouts when off-site.

You may assist in the mentoring of apprentices.

Working relationships:

You will report to the Hard Services Manager and will be part of the Estates team within the wider LMS Research Environment function.

You will interact with members of the LMS, effectively communicating with them to establish their needs and communicate these needs both orally and through written specifications to those carrying out the work. You will also work closely with other members of the Research Environment team to coordinate works with minimal disruption to science e.g. Health & Safety, Lab Services, Soft Services

You will interact with external service providers and contractors.

Person Requirement

Education / Qualifications / Training required (will be assessed from the application form):

Essential:

• NVQ Level 4 Diploma : In Engineering Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, or Electrical Services or equivalent level BTEC/HNC/HND/C&G or have completed a recognised electrical or mechanical apprenticeship
• Hold a full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Formal Health & Safety (H&S) qualifications and ability to undertake risk assessments
• First aid training

Previous work experience required will be assessed from the application form and at the interview):

Essential:

• 5 years’ experience of working in a complex building with responsibility for electrical and/or mechanical systems
• Hands-on experience performing routine and preventative maintenance and/or reactive/breakdown repairs
• Experience of supervising external contractors

Desirable:

• Experience of maintenance work in a scientific or healthcare environment

Knowledge and experience (will be assessed from the application form and at the interview):

Essential:

• Good working knowledge of engineering services coupled with a good understanding of all aspects of building maintenance
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations, including risk assessments, lock‑out/tag‑out procedures, and safe systems of work
• Experience of using a BMS system
• Experience of HVAC systems

Desirable:

• An understanding of statutory maintenance requirements
Experience of estimating correct quantity of materials to complete maintenance and/or project works

Personal skills / behaviours / qualities (will be assessed at the interview):

IT skills

Essential:

• Competent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office
• Competent working with handheld devices (iPhone/tablets etc) and “smart” technology
  

Communications skills

Essential:

• Ability to effectively communicate with users and service providers, establishing the needs of the users and communicating these needs both orally and through written specifications to those carrying out the work

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels

• Ability to listen to others, understand and interpret their views, analyse, and provide advice/solutions
  

Organisation skills and initiative

Essential:

• Ability to plan and prioritise work without or under limited supervision
• Ability to use initiative when required
• Ability to adapt, as the workload is varied and priorities can change at short notice, which may require working outside normal working hours (overtime is payable)
• Ability to work flexibly, as on-call cover duties need to be undertaken

Team working

Essential:

• Ability to work as part of a team or independently
• Ability to work under pressure but constructively, collaboratively, and productively with colleagues at all levels within the LMS and externally
• Applicants should submit a CV, names and contacts of two references.

Additional Information

Please note that applications may be reviewed by both LMS and Imperial staff