Foot Mobile Engineer

Wates Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Mobile Foot Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on conducting planned maintenance and responding to emergencies, ensuring high standards of customer service and safety. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and experience, with strong communication and problem-solving skills. Join a supportive environment with excellent career progression opportunities and extensive corporate benefits, including private medical insurance and generous family leave policies. This is a chance to thrive in a company dedicated to reimagining places for people.

Benefits

Travel expenses covered

Private medical insurance

Pension with 5% employer contribution

Health and wellness programs

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent learning and development opportunities

26 weeks fully paid maternity leave

12 weeks fully paid paternity leave

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical or mechanical qualifications are essential.
• Experience in planned preventative maintenance and reactive works.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance on building equipment and systems.
• Respond to site engineering emergencies on behalf of clients.

Skills

Electrical qualifications (NVQ or City & Guilds)

Mechanical qualifications (NVQ or City & Guilds)

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Health & safety standards

Education

NVQ in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

City & Guilds in relevant discipline

Tools

Building maintenance tools

Job description

This is a full-time/flexible working, permanent vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Foot Mobile Engineer

Wates has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mobile Foot Engineer to join the team at our client's offices in Central London.

About the Role

The primary focus of this role is to conduct planned preventative maintenance (mechanical, electrical, multi-disciplined, AC-biased) and reactive works on building plant, equipment, and systems. You will also respond to site engineering emergencies on behalf of our clients.

We value your natural communication skills to deliver high levels of customer service, your ability to effectively multi-task, work under tight deadlines, and problem-solve on the job, all while promoting health & safety excellence.

Having relevant qualifications and experience in your discipline is essential. However, most importantly, we seek effective communicators who can consistently deliver excellent customer service, manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and uphold safety standards.

This role offers a terrific opportunity to progress your career within a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

Key Accountabilities as Mobile Foot Engineer

• Hold electrical or mechanical qualifications such as NVQ or City & Guilds.
• Ensure Method Statements and Risk Assessments are prepared for all tasks to ensure safe working practices.
• Accurately record all reactive and PPM tasks, ensuring reports are signed off by the client weekly.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Possess good knowledge of plant room operations and day-to-day building maintenance.

What We Offer

• Travel expenses covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
• Extensive corporate benefits, including private medical insurance, pension with 5% employer contribution, health and wellness programs, 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, and more.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.
• Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks of fully paid paternity leave.

*Due to the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually. We do not discriminate based on criminal records or disclosed offenses. Additional pre-employment checks may be required for certain roles.

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.

Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by three promises:

• Thriving places: Working with customers, partners, and communities to create sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environments.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Creating inclusive opportunities and relationships where everyone feels valued and cared for.

We are proud to be recognized as a Gold Investors in People employer and a Disability Confident employer. Our recruitment processes are fair and non-discriminatory, including for individuals with criminal backgrounds.

Awards

• Inside Housing Development Awards - Best Project
• 2022 Construction News Awards - Winner
• Investors in People 2022 - Gold Award
• Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards - Gold Award
• 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women - Winner