Job Description

General information

City/town:

London

Job field:

Other Operations

External closing date:

Friday, December 12, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5730

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.



We are looking to recruit for a Lead Engineer to join our Building Services team based in London.



Working as a Lead Engineer you will be responsible for day-to-day servicing of the Mechanical & Electrical Infrastructure and the ability to carry out breakdown maintenance on Electrical systems and equipment.

What you'll do:

Conduct planned maintenance, reactive response, fault analysis and repair on plant and equipment in line with the manufacturer's instructions and SFG20 Guidance. Carry out fault finding and plant adjustments, Inspect and test electrical & mechanical services, plant, and equipment, and complete maintenance tasks in accordance with the contract specification. To ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements and to assist in any training of the team. If requested, to assist with the monitoring and supervision on a day-to-day basis, including apprentices. This to include assisting with the processing and completion of college reports. Participate in adherence to Skanska Quality System documentation. To understand and comply with policies and procedures. To carry out work in a safe and diligent manner.

What you'll bring to the role:

Recognized apprenticeship City & Guild level 2 minimum / NVQ level 3 minimum Proven engineering experience held in the service industry. Proven experience of client relationships Knowledge of control systems Knowledge of HVAC systems IEE 17th Edition IOSH Working Safely minimum LV/ HV Authorized person (previous) Advantage

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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