Building Services Engineer - Electrical

Manchester Arndale; Garston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking an Electrical Mobile Building Services Engineer in Garston. You will perform maintenance, statutory compliance checks, and ensure client satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have experience in electrical, plumbing, and fabric maintenance, with a focus on health and safety. Opportunities for professional development and additional benefits such as pension schemes and high street discounts are provided.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Access to high street discounts

Training and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a comparable role undertaking basic plumbing, carpentry, and redecoration tasks.
• Understanding of planned preventative maintenance regimes.
• Must hold a full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out repairs or preventative maintenance as required and responding to breakdowns in a timely fashion.
• Planning and inspecting a variety of environments.

Skills

Basic plumbing

Electrical maintenance

Fabric maintenance

Strong communication skills

Education

C&G Qualified in electrical discipline

NVQ 2 or relevant higher-level qualification

Tools

BMS system

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

About The Role

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 10:00 - 19:00 (but this is up for discussion)

We have an exciting opportunity foran Electrical Mobile Building Services Engineer to join our team working on key contract(s) within the London region.

You will be required to carry out general maintenance and statutory compliance checks and will be required to have basic plumbing, electrical and fabric maintenance skills, ideally with experience working in a similar facilities management environment.

The role will require client engagement and a willingness to provide the best possible solutions to meet the client’s needs, so you will be required to maintain a smart appearance. You must have a good understand of both spoken and written English.

Early starts and late finishes may be required as part of this role to allow for disruptive works to be completed with minimal disruption to the client. The role also requires you to be able to think proactively arranging materials, providing information for quotations, and managing the clients’ expectations.

Main Duties

• Planning, inspecting, and carrying out repairs or preventative maintenance as required and responding to breakdowns in a timely fashion.
• Carrying out reactive and planned services in a range of environments from offices, commercial, distribution and industrial premises.
• Trade skills are desirable or previous experience performing in a similar role
• Carrying out statutory inspection of assets including Emergency Lighting, Water Temperature checks, Fire Door inspection and repairs, Plumbing repairs, Lighting checks including basic replacements and other minor reactive works.
• Being an ambassador for the customer; dealing professionally with complaints and queries
• Support engineer sub-contractors upon attending site.
• Providing technical guidance to the client and contract support
• Carrying out minor building fabric repairs
• Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with agreed specifications and in line with Health & Safety legislation.
• Upkeeping of site documentation

To be successful in the role, you will need

• Ideal C&G Qualified in electrical discipline
• Must be IT literate to a good standard using Microsoft Word, Exceletc
• NVQ 2 or relevant higher-level qualification in a building discipline
• Experience in a comparable role undertaking basic plumbing, carpentry, redecoration tasks and carrying out statutory ppm inspections with a good understanding of Health & Safety working practices
• Understanding of planned preventative maintenance regimes
• Experience of completing risk assessments and method statements; along with issuing permit to work for hard service tasks
• Experience using BMS system.
• Knowledge of maintenance schedules and SFG 20 would be desirable
• Ability to record work accurately on work sheets and computer-based systems
• Must hold a full UK driving license as use of company vehicle may be required

What will you get in return?

• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

How to Apply

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.