Shift Engineer

Shift Engineer

Pay: £36,000 - £42,250 per year

Contract: Banking

Location: Glasgow, G52 4TG

Hours of work: 41

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking a Shift Engineer to deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive works across two data centre locations, acting as the on-site engineer responsible for day-to-day site operations.

The role requires a proactive individual who can maintain high standards across critical building services while ensuring a safe, well-presented and fully operational corporate environment.

Job Description

We are looking for someone experienced in high-level corporate environments who can confidently manage daily site activity, coordinate subcontractors, and support client meetings and events.

The Shift Engineer will play a key role in ensuring compliance, operational continuity and effective communication with on-site teams.

Working Pattern: 28-day rota comprising 14 shifts (7 day shifts and 7 night shifts)

• Week 1: 4 night shifts
• Week 2: 6 day shifts
• Week 3: 1 day shift and 3 night shifts
• Week 4: Off

Note: Shift rota issued 6 weeks in advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver PPM and reactive maintenance activities across two data centre sites, acting as the sole on-site engineer when required.
• Carry out daily site walkrounds, identifying defects and ensuring all areas are safe, tidy and fully operational.
• Escort and coordinate subcontractors, ensuring compliance with site procedures, risk assessments and method statements.
• Ensure meeting rooms are correctly set up, including furniture alignment, A/V functionality and air conditioning before and after use.
• Monitor and maintain HVAC systems, checking control panels for faults and liaising with landlord site engineers where required.
• Carry out general building fabric checks, including doors, escape routes, glazing, windows, blinds, office furniture and fixtures.
• Inspect plumbing systems, toilets and drainage, recording water temperatures and resolving minor blockages or defects.
• Communicate PPM progress and reactive issues with ISS engineers, FOH teams and attend weekly coordination meetings.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Experience working in high-level corporate environments delivering general building services.
• Proven experience operating as an engineer on site, managing priorities and responding to reactive issues.
• Strong experience working under strict Health & Safety procedures, including risk assessments and method statements.
• Hands-on experience carrying out PPMs and reactive maintenance across building services.
• Experience monitoring and supporting HVAC systems, identifying faults and liaising with landlord or specialist engineers.
• Practical experience undertaking electrical tasks and fault finding within a commercial environment.
• Basic HVAC systems knowledge, including fault checking and operational monitoring.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference.

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ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.