Lead Engineer

Lead Maintenance Engineer (M&E)

📍 London
🏢 Pareto FM
🕒 Full-Time | Monday – Friday
📞 On-Call: Yes (1 in 8 rota, post-probation)
💰 £200 weekly standby allowance + overtime rates

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Lead Maintenance Engineer to take ownership of maintenance delivery across a key client site.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be responsible for ensuring all mechanical and electrical systems are maintained safely, efficiently, and in full compliance — while supporting and developing a small on-site engineering team.

If you’re technically strong, confident leading others, and thrive in a structured but fast-paced environment, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior engineering position.

The Role

You’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring all building services are operating safely and effectively.

Working closely with the Contract Manager and on-site team, you will take responsibility for technical standards, compliance, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across M&E systems

• Lead and oversee maintenance of all building services plant and equipment

• Supervise subcontractors and review works to ensure compliance with RAMS and standards

• Complete and manage simPRO tasks, ensuring photographic evidence and accurate records

• Maintain statutory compliance records, logbooks and technical documentation

• Support and ensure completion of statutory planned maintenance programmes

• Monitor and maintain optimal environmental conditions via HVAC systems

• Respond to BMS alarms and first-line diagnostics

• Carry out fault finding and reactive repairs across mechanical and electrical systems

• Identify and escalate health & safety risks and plant reliability issues

• Oversee plant operations including start-up, shutdown, changeover and optimisation

• Conduct regular site walk-rounds to ensure safety, cleanliness and operational performance

• Act as the key technical point of contact for the client and internal teams

• Support small installation and repair works where required

• Ensure all works are completed safely and within compliance standards

• Maintain strong communication with management, reporting progress and issues

• Support and mentor junior engineers on site

• Participate in an on-call rota (1 in 8, post probation) with £200 weekly standby

Team Structure & Support

You will lead a team of 2 on-site engineers plus on-site contract support

Reporting directly to the Line Manager / Contract Manager

Supported by wider Pareto FM engineering and operations teams

Strong emphasis on collaboration, knowledge sharing and team development

Skills & Experience

Fully qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (Level 2/3 or equivalent)

Strong experience within Building Services / M&E maintenance

Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or senior technical role

Strong understanding of building compliance and statutory maintenance

18th Edition (if electrically biased)

IOSH Working Safely (desirable)

IPAF / PASMA (essential)

Strong fault-finding experience across:

• Boilers

• HVAC systems

• Pumps

• Generators

• Switchgear

• Lighting & small power

• Water systems and associated plant

• Knowledge of BMS systems and controls

• Experience with ACOP L8 water systems (desirable)

About You

Confident leading a small engineering team

Strong communicator with a professional approach

Able to manage workload in critical and time-sensitive environments

Customer-focused and solutions-driven

Highly organised with strong attention to compliance and safety

Able to work independently and take full ownership of site performance

On-Call & Overtime

• On-call rota: 1 in 8 (post 6-month probation)

• Weekly standby allowance: £200

• Overtime available as required

Progression & Training

We are committed to developing our engineers. You will have access to:

IOSH training and development

ILM leadership training

Testing & Inspection qualifications

Full training plan provided upon successful completion of probation

Clear progression opportunities within Pareto FM

Why Join Pareto FM?

Opportunity to lead a high-performing engineering team

Strong focus on training, development and progression

Supportive management structure

Exposure to complex and varied building systems

A business that values safety, compliance and technical excellence

If you’re a skilled Lead Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where you can lead, develop and make a real impact — we’d love to hear from you.