Resident Engineer

The Vacancy

Join WPS: Resident Engineer Opportunity in London

Location: Bromley, Kent

Are you a skilled Mechanical or Electrical Engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact? We are seeking a Resident Engineer to join our team, working on-site with our prestigious client, JLL.

Your mission: deliver exceptional planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works on building plant, equipment, and systems—while responding swiftly to engineering emergencies to keep operations running smoothly.

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About the Role

As a Resident Engineer, you’ll be the go-to technical expert on-site. Your responsibilities include:

• Performing PPM and reactive maintenance to ensure optimal building performance.
• Responding quickly and effectively to engineering issues and emergencies.
• Preparing detailed Method Statements and Risk Assessments for all tasks.
• Supervising subcontractors to maintain high standards of work.
• Recording all tasks accurately and ensuring weekly client sign-off.
• Upholding health and safety excellence and compliance with company policies.

This is a primarily single-site role, with occasional work at other locations.

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What We’re Looking For

• Mechanical or Electrical engineering experience in building services or facilities management.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively under pressure.
• Relevant qualifications (City & Guilds, NVQ, or equivalent).

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What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Travel expenses covered for work at other sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
• Extensive benefits including Private Medical, Pension (5% employer contribution), Health & Wellness programme, 22 days holiday + bank holidays, and more.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Industry-leading family leave benefits: 26 weeks fully paid maternity and 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.