Building Maintenance Engineer

Location: Penrose Way

Our University

Ravensbourne University London is an innovative, industry-focused university located at the heart of London’s newest creative community on the Greenwich Peninsula. We're champions of creativity and collaboration, dedicated to giving our learners the specialist skills and opportunities they need for outstanding careers in digital media and design.

The Role

At Ravensbourne we are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our Estates and Facilities team (Technical Services).  

The role reports to the Assistant Technical Services Manager.   

Are you an experienced individual who is self-motivated and adaptable

Join us on our exciting journey of expansion

You will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep and maintenance of Ravensbourne’s Mechanical and Electrical assets ensuring they are in optimum operating condition by performing preventive maintenance tasks and reactive repairs on the building plant, machinery, fixture, fittings and building fabric.

The role includes...

• Carrying out scheduled Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive maintenance tasks in maintaining site assets ensuring equipment availability.
• Ensuring routine maintenance is carried out to all building plant, equipment and systems to meet and exceed expectations, and agreed service level agreements.
• Responding to Building Management System alarms, and effect emergency repairs as needed.
• Identifying and estimating repair or project works, conforming to best practice and regulations
• Issuing and ensuring appropriate controls within the Permit to Work systems
• Ensuring suitable spares are available to carry out maintenance of the electrical and Mechanical plant.
• Ensuring comprehensive maintenance records are kept in the form of task sheets – hard copy or electronically as required.
• Ensuring Method Statements and Risk Assessments are prepared and adhered to for all tasks carried out to ensure safe working practice
• Ensuring engineering subcontractors are appropriately supervised, and comply with contractual commitments, and site operating processes.

The Candidate

You have demonstrable knowledge of mechanical and electrical services, fault finding and repairs to standard installations in large commercial buildings.

Experience of working in an environment which includes regular face to face engagement with building managers / stakeholders will be an advantage.

Please attach a copy of your CV on the application

Further details:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and in particular those that are currently under-represented in our workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.

At Ravensbourne, we are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We offer interviews to those who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role. In situations where we receive a high volume of applications, we will prioritise interviewing those disabled applicants who most closely align with the minimum requirements.

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Tuesday 12 August 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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