Resident engineer

The Vacancy

🔧 Resident Engineer – Bradford ¦ Wates Property Services (WPS)

Keeping buildings running. Supporting communities. Engineering excellence.

Wates Property Services is looking for a skilled and motivated Resident Engineer to join our team on-site at Yorkshire Building Society in Bradford. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality hard FM services in a customer-focused environment.

As a Resident Engineer, you’ll be the go-to expert for all things technical—ensuring the smooth operation of building systems, responding to reactive maintenance needs, and supporting planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules. You’ll work closely with our client and wider WPS team to uphold safety, compliance, and service excellence every day.

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Carrying out hands-on maintenance and repairs across electrical, mechanical, and fabric systems.
2. Supporting compliance and health & safety standards across the site.
3. Responding to reactive issues promptly and professionally.
4. Assisting with PPM tasks and ensuring accurate documentation.
5. Collaborating with site teams and contractors to deliver seamless service.
6. Identifying opportunities for energy efficiency and sustainability improvements.

What We’re Looking For:

7. A strong technical background in a relevant trade (Electrical, Mechanical, Gas or F-Gas).
8. Experience in facilities maintenance within a commercial or customer-facing environment.
9. Good working knowledge of health & safety legislation.
10. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
11. IOSH/NEBOSH and BIFM qualifications are a plus.

Why Wates?

At Wates, we’re more than just a facilities provider—we’re a team committed to making a positive impact. From sustainability to social value, we’re proud to support our clients and communities with integrity, innovation, and care.

📍 Location: Bradford (Yorkshire Building Society site) WPS
🕒 Contract Type: Full-time
🔧 Sector: Facilities Management
🌱 Focus: Compliance, Maintenance, Sustainability

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.

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.

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