M&E Compliance Technician

Wessex Water; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider in the UK is seeking a self-motivated M&E Compliance Technician. In this role, you will carry out essential inspections, testing, calibration, and verification on mechanical and electrical assets, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. You will also manage inspection schedules and collaborate with contractors. The position may require travel across multiple sites in England. Benefits include a generous pension contribution, career progression, and a comprehensive healthcare package.

Benefits

A combined pension contribution of up to 20%

25 days' holiday increasing to 28

Healthcare package

Life assurance of up to eight times salary

Referral bonus of £1,000

Qualifications

• Must be a self-motivated electrical or mechanical technician.
• Experience with IT-based tools for managing inspections is essential.
• Ability to work independently required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out essential inspection, testing, calibration, and verification.
• Manage statutory inspection schedules and liaise with contractors.
• Travel to various sites across the region as needed.

Skills

Electrical inspection and testing

Autonomy

Confined space training

Management of inspection schedules

Education

City and Guilds in Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391)

CompEx qualification

Tools

NAPIT FastTest

Job description

Are you a self-motivated M&E Compliance Technician with experience in electrical inspection and testing? If so, we have the perfect role to start your career with an award-winning business.

What you'll do

As part of a small team, you will be required to carry out essential inspection, testing, calibration and verification on a range of mechanical and electrical assets to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation.

This will include :

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR).

In addition, you will be responsible for the management of statutory inspection schedules, liaising with specialist contractors, assessing and prioritising remedial works, undertaking ‘on the spot' repairs, and offering expert technical advice to other business units.

In the role, you will be travelling to different sites across our region, which covers Chippenham, Bristol,Salisbury, Bournemouth, Bridgwater and everywhere in between.

What you'll need

You will need to be a self-motivated electrical or mechanical technician with the ability to work autonomously.

It would be beneficial for you to have a City and Guilds in Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391) and hold a valid CompEx qualification (units 1 to 4, 9 and 10 or 11).

Alongside this, you would be confined space trained with experience in operating and maintaining breathing apparatus, gas detection equipment and lifting equipment.

You will be required to manage inspection schedules, record test results and provide written reports to operational managers on asset condition, so experience with IT-based tools, including NAPIT FastTest, would be advantageous.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include :

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.