Job Description

Are you an experienced mechanical, electrical, plumbing or building services Engineer looking for challenging and rewarding projects? If the answer is yes, you'll feel professionally at home at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).


These are exciting times in Greater Manchester and we are recruiting a Building Services Officer to join our Facilities Management Services team at TfGM!

Your Role

Join a FastMoving Facilities Management Team Where No Two Days Are the Same

Step into the world of FM, where every day brings a fresh challenge and a new opportunity to make an impact. Your role sits at the heart of our operational delivery, supporting a wide range of programmes across the Bee Network estate. From bus depot renewals and essential FM activities to revitalising bus stations and interchanges, you'll play a key part in shaping assets that keep Greater Manchester moving. You'll also help drive forward vital lifecycle replacement projects, ensuring our environments remain safe, modern, and fit for purpose.


If you enjoy a varied role and working collaboratively to solve problems, and want to be part of delivering meaningful improvements across a complex operational networkthis is the role for you. Your day will typically blend planned work with the unexpected challenges that keep FM professionals on their toes. One moment you'll be delivering proactive maintenance and reviewing contractor reports; the next, you'll be reacting to plant or equipment issues, machinery faults, incidents, or urgent safety concerns that require calm, effective action. You'll play a key part in ensuring assets remain operational, safe, and compliant. From attending meetings and coordinating with contractors to managing preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and responding to real-time FM challenges, this role places you at the heart of keeping our environments running smoothly.


For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

TfGM, own, manage and operate some of the most significant buildings and structures in Greater Manchester our Facilities Management team covers everything from day-to-day maintenance to the delivery of refurbishment and new build projects. At the moment we are investing in improving our properties and transportation infrastructure through refurbishments, and several exciting new-build projects. The breadth of work you'll get involved in as a Building Services Officer in TfGM is quite extensive.

What you'll bring

What you

do

and

how you do it

is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of

Deliver, Care and Adapt.


You must hold a full driving license for this role. You'll thrive here if you bring:

Handson FM experience

, ideally gained through time spent working with tools on the ground.

HNC/HND (or equivalent) as a minimum

, demonstrating strong technical understanding. An apprenticeship or similar vocational route is absolutely welcomed what matters most is your practical, realworld experience maintaining and troubleshooting assets.



You will have experience managing and supervising building services (we welcome a range of experiences and backgrounds), strong technical knowledge of MEP systems, and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues. Candidates must demonstrate effective contractor management, strong communication, influencing skills, and experience with CAFM/EAM systems, audits, compliance monitoring and PPM review. You will be experienced of using Microsoft Office 365 and proficient in MS Excel, AutoCAD experience and memberships of Professional body are desirable.


A proactive mindset and the ability to work calmly and collaboratively when things don't go to plan. Even if you don't meet every listed requirement in the role profile, we still encourage you to apply we're looking for people with the right mindset and transferable skills.



If you love variety, enjoy problemsolving, and want a role where your technical skills are genuinely valued every single day, this is the perfect FM opportunity.

What we can offer you

A permanent role with a salary of

40,650 - 45,107

per annum depending on skills and experience. As an investor in people, we will make sure you'll never stop learning and progressing. Working with like-minded, equally passionate professionals, no two projects or maintenance schemes are the same and each will bring its own challenges and opportunities.


At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

Generous annual leave

starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.

Free travel

on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.

Local Government defined pension scheme

with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.

Enhanced family-friendly leave policies,

including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.

Discover more benefits

including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

Why TfGM?

Meaningful work:

Play a key role in shaping the future of transport in Greater Manchester, impacting millions of lives each day.

Professional Development:

Opportunities to grow and develop your career through continuous learning and training.

Collaborative culture:

Work within a supportive and inclusive environment where your ideas are valued.

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we'd really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.


We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.


Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

Priority Recruitment Scheme for 'At Risk' NHS GM Colleagues

If you are currently employed by a Greater Manchester NHS organisation and have been formally identified as 'at risk', please indicate this within your application for the role. If you select 'Yes' and provide evidence that your experience meets the essential criteria described in the job advert and role profile, you will be guaranteed progression to the next assessment stage. Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet these essential requirements, as the guarantee only applies to candidates who meet them.


TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.


For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.


Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.


NOTE TO AGENCIES we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.