Shift Maintenance Engineer

Shift Maintenance Engineer Leeds
Location: Client site Leeds

WPShas an exciting opportunity for a skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer to join our on-site team in Leeds. This role involves delivering both planned and reactive maintenance across a multi-building site ensuring the smooth operation of building systems and compliance with health and safety standards.

About the Role:

As a Shift Maintenance Engineer youll be responsible for:

• Performing first-line response for all planned and reactive maintenance on M&E plant including pumps motors drives AHUs LV switchgear PLCs and HVAC systems
• Monitoring and improving building systems for optimal performance and energy efficiency
• Ensuring helpdesk tasks are completed accurately and within agreed timescales
• Supporting the operation and control of building systems and external plant areas
• Maintaining compliance with statutory regulations and internal procedures

This is a shift-based role with no overnight attendance unless on call. The call-out rota will be discussed during the recruitment process.

What Were Looking For:

• Commercial Gas Safe qualifications (domestic certification beneficial)
• NVQ Level 2 in plumbing heating & unvented hot water (preferred)
• IOSH Working Safely certification
• Strong communication and people management skills
• Sound judgement and a commitment to high standards
• Working knowledge of statutory regulations and industry codes of practice
• Ability to pass clean security checks (DBS required at offer stage)

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Travel expenses covered for work at other Wates sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including
• Pension scheme
• 22 days annual leave bank holidays
• Industry-leading family leave benefits (26 weeks fully paid maternity 12 weeks fully paid paternity)
• Access to learning and development programmes to support career progression

Given the nature of this position you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicants criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Wates is one of the UKs leading family-owned development building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose reimagining places for people to thrive and our three promises:

Thriving places working with customers partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable inclusive and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.