Full-Time
Lead Maintenance Engineer
BGIS
5,001-10,000 employees
Global facilities management provider
No salary listed
London, UK
In Person
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- Experience in leadership, management and development of a defined team ensuring operational commitments are met and exceeded.
- Strong liaison skills with employees, client, and internal senior managers.
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements and ability to ensure H&S across sites and engineers.
- On site High Voltage and Low Voltage Authorised Person status when qualified and on shift.
- Proactive ability to check the operation of the Permit to Work system in accordance with BGIS Quality, Health & Safety procedures and client requirements, including subcontractors’ adherence to RAMS.
- Proactive ability to check the operation of the Lockout/Tagout system in accordance with BGIS Quality, Health & Safety procedures and client requirements.
- Ability to ensure subcontractors perform to meet contract requirements, administer subcontractor work approvals and safe operation during repairs or services on site.
- Experience conducting annual appraisals of shift technicians (upon completion of BGIS Appraisal and Development training).
- Awareness and compliance with contractual KPIs and SLAs.
- Experience with Computer Based Maintenance systems (e.g., Maximo, Concept) and ensuring preventive maintenance and reactive tickets are closed with accurate data.
- Ability to work with Area Contract Manager to maintain high service levels.
- Experience providing technical support to engineers, helpdesk and clients.
- Ability to investigate and report major operational incidents.
- Experience ensuring all callouts are attended in coordination with the helpdesk.
- Promoting health and safety culture across the team.
- Experience assisting engineers with performing preventive maintenance and ensuring regular communication with the engineering team.
- Ability to ensure weekly tasks are completed and assist site manager to produce delivery reports.
- Ensuring customer service levels are maintained.
- Experience ensuring uniforms are worn and 3rd party contract works are completed.
- Familiarity with attending statutory works to understand how they are conducted and supply feedback.
- Experience escalating quoted works not approved by facilities management that could have a business impact.
- Ability to be the first point of contact for all in-hour shift issues and concerns.
- Ability to be the first point of contact on the escalation path for all mechanical incidents.
- Experience producing and distributing weekly reports in conjunction with Area Contract Manager.
- Willingness to carry out any reasonable management request.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion in recruitment and retention of individuals from all backgrounds.
- Responsible for the H&S of the sites and engineers.
- On site HV and LV Authorised Person when qualified and on Shift.
- To proactively check the operation of the Permit to Work system in accordance with BGIS Quality, Health & Safety procedures and client requirements, especially with regards to sub-contractors adherence to RAMS.
- To proactively check the operation of the LOTO system in accordance with BGIS Quality, Health & Safety procedures and client requirements.
- Ensure that sub-contractors perform to meet the requirement of the contract. Administer subcontractor work approvals and safe operation while repair or service is carried out on site.
- Undertake other tasks as defined and requested by site management.
- To undertake annual appraisals of shift technicians once you have completed the BGIS Appraisal and Development training course.
- Ensure an awareness and compliance to the contractual KPI’s/SLA’s.
- Ensure the Computer Based Maintenance system, e.g. Maximo, Concept, etc is kept up to date and that PPM and reactive tickets are closed out with accurate data captured.
- Work closely with the Area Contract Manager to ensure that the service levels are maintained to a consistently high level.
- Support the Contract Support in achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
- Responsible for Statutory & Code compliance of sites. Ensure engineers are fully equipped to carry out daily tasks.
- Plan PPM schedules for sites to ensure an even workload in conjunction with the Area Contract Manager
- Ensure PPM is carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines.
- Responsible for the return of PPM and work related documentation. Man Management of Day Engineers and Shift team members.
- Ensure all sites have accurate asset registers and are labelled accordingly.
- Responsible for the fast and effective procurement of materials and services. Proactively source additional works and raise quotations.
- Provide technical support to engineers, helpdesk and clients.
- Investigate and report on major Operational incidents.
- Ensure all callouts are attended to, in conjunction with the helpdesk.
- Promote H&S culture across the whole team.
- Assist engineers carrying out PPM where required. Ensure regular communication with engineering team.
- Ensure weekly tasks have been completed and assist site manager to produce reports on delivery
- Ensure customer service levels are maintained.
- Ensure uniforms are being worn and are in good condition. Ensure all 3rd party contract works have been carried out.
- Attend all statutory works to understand how they are conducted and supply feedback.
- Quoted works that are not approved by FM and could have a business impact should be escalated
- First point of contact for all in hour shift issues and concerns.
- First point of contact on the escalation path for all mechanical incidents.
- Responsible for the production and distribution of a weekly report in conjunction with Area Contract Manager
- Carry out any reasonable management request.
BGIS provides facilities management and real estate services for buildings and real estate portfolios around the world. Its services cover the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and support needed to run workplaces and built environments, often bundled as integrated facilities management for clients.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Markham, Canada
Founded
1992
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Veritas agreed on July 15, 2026 to buy BGIS and keep Gord Hicks.
- BGIS won Victoria Government facilities work on January 7, 2026 across 291 properties.
- BGIS extended Close Brothers for five years, signaling sticky recurring revenue.
What critics are saying
- Veritas's $1.5 billion loan financing increases leverage and pressure after the Q4 2026 close.
- BGIS faced a $1.12 million U.S. employment verdict in January 2025.
- Fair Work Commission redundancy disputes in 2025 exposed labor friction and legal cost risk.
What makes BGIS unique
- BGIS manages 65,000 facilities and 620 million square feet globally.
- BGIS combines technical IFM with proprietary Digital Facility Management technology.
- BGIS wins mission-critical work in data centers, government, healthcare, and industrial sites.
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