Salary: up to £46,350

Grade: 4.3

Hours: 44 hours per week, shift hours 12 hours per day.

Monthly Rota: 4-days on, 2- days off, 3- nights on, 2-days off, 3-days on, 2-days off, 4-nights on, 3-days off & 8-days off

Location: Camden

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.

Whether you’re looking to overhaul the industry, or just do a good day’s work, we know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

At Veolia, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a workplace where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for an experienced Multi-skilled Engineer – Mechanical Bias, preferably with steam experience, to work with a key Veolia client. This role involves providing multi-skilled maintenance services, covering both electrical and mechanical disciplines, and delivering reactive and proactive maintenance for all operational equipment as required by the site.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and site infrastructure systems to maximise equipment availability and reliability.
• Inspect, diagnose, repair and maintain operational plant, including mechanical equipment, electrical systems, control equipment, pumps, valves, motors and associated instrumentation.
• Support steam and process systems, where applicable, including fault-finding, planned maintenance, repairs and safe operation of steam-related plant.
• Carry out installations, modifications and improvement works, ensuring all activities are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with approved procedures and technical standards.
• Complete statutory, compliance and safety-related maintenance activities, identifying and reporting defects, risks or deficiencies that could affect service delivery, health and safety or the environment.
• Maintain accurate records and performance information, including job sheets, maintenance reports, permits, inspection records and KPI data, while liaising with contractors, suppliers and the client as required.

What we're looking for:

• Experience working as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer, ideally within a manufacturing, industrial, utilities, energy, facilities or process environment.
• Strong practical experience with mechanical maintenance, supported by sound electrical and instrumentation knowledge.
• Experience carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive fault-finding on operational plant and equipment.
• Previous experience of steam systems, boilers, pressure systems or process utilities would be highly beneficial.
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and technical drawings.
• Experience working safely within a permit-to-work, lockout/tagout and risk-assessment-based environment.
• Experience working with contractors, external suppliers and client representatives.
• Experience completing maintenance documentation, reports and computerised maintenance management system records.
• Experience working shifts, including days and nights, or within a continuous operational environment.

Skills & Qualification

• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance – Multi-discipline, or an equivalent engineering qualification.
• City & Guilds Level 2 in Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding ability.
• Competent electrical fault-finding and basic electrical installation skills.
• Ability to diagnose faults, make sound decisions and restore equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, schematics and maintenance instructions.
• Good understanding of statutory compliance and safe systems of work, including responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Accurate and organised approach to completing paperwork, reports and maintenance records.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a team.
• Willingness and ability to work the required rotating shift pattern, including nights.

Desirable Skills

• Recognised training or experience in steam, boilers, pressure systems or associated process plant.
• Instrumentation and control systems experience, including calibration and basic control-loop fault-finding.
• Experience with PLCs, BMS, SCADA or other industrial control systems.
• Additional qualifications in areas such as:
  • Inspection and testing
  • 18th Edition updates
  • Pressure systems
  • Boiler operation
  • Confined spaces
  • Working at height
  • Lifting and manual handling
  • First aid
  • Legionella or water hygiene awareness

• Experience using a computerised maintenance management system, such as Maximo, SAP or similar.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement, root-cause analysis and reliability-centred maintenance.
• Familiarity with environmental compliance and sustainability requirements within a facilities or industrial setting.
• Previous experience working on a client site or within a service-delivery contract environment..

What’s next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career. 

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles. 

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.