Building Services Mechanical Engineer Full Time NEW

Building Services Mechanical Engineer

Location: RAF Mildenhall, IP28 8NF

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday (08:00 – 16:30)

Contract: Permanent

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We’re looking for a Building Services Mechanical Engineer to support the delivery of high‑quality technical services at RAF Mildenhall, working across a diverse range of mechanical systems in a secure and operational environment.

You’ll be part of a skilled engineering team responsible for keeping critical building services running safely, efficiently and in line with contractual and statutory requirements.

Role Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across mechanical assets.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs within agreed response times, ensuring accurate completion of all documentation.
• Maintain plant rooms, equipment and systems in line with compliance standards and Mitie procedures.
• Work closely with colleagues, supervisors, subcontractors and the client to support safe and effective service delivery.
• Always promote high standards of health, safety and customer service.

Required Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 in relevant mechanical disciplines.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Proven experience working in a multi‑skilled building services or mechanical maintenance role.

Desirable Qualifications

• Unvented hot water qualification, with experience maintaining hot water and heating systems, chillers, air conditioning or refrigeration plant.
• HVAC‑related certification such as City & Guilds 2079 (F‑Gas) or equivalent, and/or recognised gas qualifications.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong working knowledge of mechanical building services, including heating, ventilation, cooling and water systems.
• Confident fault‑finding skills and a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Good understanding of health & safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• Comfortable using IT systems to update records and complete compliance documentation.
• A professional, flexible team player who takes pride in high‑quality service delivery.

What’s in it for you?

• Company van, tools, uniform and PPE provided.
• No shift work – Monday to Friday working pattern.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities to support your career progression.

This role is subject to MOD Security Clearance and DBS checks. You will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years (CTC) or 5 years (SC). Proof of right to work in the UK is required.

There’s a place for you at Mitie — join us today.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Inder Mann at Inder.Mann@mitie.com.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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