Maintenance Inspector(Mechanical)

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This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional estate environment and play a key role in ensuring mechanical building services are maintained safely, effectively and to a high standard. Your new role As a Mechanical Maintenance Inspector, you will provide specialist mechanical engineering support, advice and guidance across the University estate.You will oversee the planning and delivery of maintenance activities relating to mechanical building services, while also supporting associated projects and improvement works. You will act as a Deputy Authorised Person and Deputy Responsible Person for relevant mechanical services, helping to ensure appropriate procedures and standards are followed. Key responsibilities will include: Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance relating to mechanical building services. Providing professional and technical mechanical engineering advice to internal and external stakeholders. Investigating faults and technical issues and recommending appropriate solutions. Supporting and delivering small-scale mechanical projects and improvement work. Supervising contractors and short-term project teams. Monitoring contractor performance, including KPIs and service delivery. Supporting the safe management of mechanical plant, distribution systems and water hygiene. Using systems including CAFM, AutoCAD, BEMS interfaces and specialist engineering software for monitoring and fault-finding. Developing strong relationships with internal departments, contractors and other key stakeholders. Supporting the development and delivery of technical training and guidance. Technical Administration support What you'll need to succeed You will have a strong background in mechanical building services, estate maintenance or facilities engineering, ideally gained within a large and complex estate. You will ideally have: A Degree, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification/experience within Mechanical Engineering or Building Services. Previous experience within a Maintenance Inspector, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Supervisor or similar estate maintenance position. Good knowledge of mechanical services plant and distribution systems. Knowledge and experience of water hygiene requirements. Experience using CAFM systems and technical engineering software. Experience of BEMS/BMS systems and associated controllers or interfaces. The ability to undertake detailed technical fault-finding and recommend practical solutions. Experience managing contractors and monitoring KPIs. The ability to plan and deliver small projects and supervise project teams. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience within Higher Education and working with a Honeywell Trend Building Energy Management System would be advantageous, as would a relevant postgraduate or professional qualification. What you'll get in return You will have the opportunity to join a professional University Estates environment in a varied mechanical engineering role, combining technical maintenance, compliance, contractor management and project work. You'll work across a diverse estate and have the opportunity to use your mechanical building services expertise while contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the University's facilities. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk Apply Hays HR Services, Recruitment & Selection 868 Reviews Similar Maintenance Inspector(Mechanical) Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Mechanical Craftsperson - Shifts 7 Steel UK Splott Industrial Estate, Cardiff (CF24), CF24 5TH £42,594.62 per annum 1 week ago Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer Pioneer Selection Newport (NP11) £42,892 per year + 2.5-5% Bonus 1 week ago Lift Service Engineer Pickerings Europe Limited Cardiff (CF1) From £35,000 to £65,000 per annum Including OT, standby & callout 1 week ago Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Days Hunter Selection Cardiff (CF1) £40000 - £41000 per annum + Plus excellent training and development 4 weeks ago Facilities Engineer Yolk Recruitment Limited Ammanford (SA18), SA18 Up to £36000.00 per annum 1 week ago Field Service Engineer - Compressed Air Demob Job Ltd Cardiff (CF1) £40,000 per annum Comes with a company van and benefits 1 month ago Rail Equipment Engineer Speedy Hire Broadstreet Common, Newport (NP18), NP20 2WF Attractive 5 days ago Proposals Engineer WES Pontyclun (CF72) 1 month ago Water Graduate Engineer - Dams and Reservoirs / Cardiff (Summer 2027) AECOM Cardiff, South Glamorgan 1 day ago Maintenance Engineer Pioneer Selection Rumney, Cardiff (CF3) £42k - 50k per year 3 weeks ago Maintenance Inspector(Mechanical) jobs Maintenance Inspector(Mechanical) jobs in Cardiff Engineering jobs Engineering jobs in Cardiff Maintenance jobs Maintenance jobs in Cardiff Jobs in Cardiff Full Time jobs Weekend jobs Retail jobs Amazon Warehouse Operative jobs Christmas jobs Night Shift jobs NHS jobs Apprenticeship jobs Warehouse jobs Cleaning jobs No Experience jobs Remote jobs Admin jobs Administration jobs Apprenticeships jobs Tesco jobs Get hired. 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