Maintenance Electrician

Rydon; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Pension scheme

Healthcare plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rydon Maintenance Ltd is seeking an experienced Electrician / Site Supervisor to join our repairs and maintenance team in Southend, Essex on an NHS FM contract. You will split time between supervising two care homes and actively maintaining tradeswork.

The role covers reactive and planned maintenance, fault-finding, minor installations, and contractor supervision. A full UK driving licence is required and generous benefits are on offer through a comprehensive package.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance of buildings, ideally NHS or contracts servicing NHS facilities.
• Electrical qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations and 18th edition.
• Testing and Inspection knowledge (2391) desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reactive maintenance and repairs, including power and lighting faults.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance such as emergency lighting and fire alarm testing.
• Respond to breakdowns, fault-find, and complete minor installations.
• Supervise and manage contractors on site, including inductions and spot checks.
• Participate in call-out rota with on-call standby and overtime when required.

Skills

People skills

Attention to detail

Supervisory experience

Electrical trade skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations

18th edition

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Are you an Electrician with experience working within the Maintenance and Facilities Management sector? Rydon Maintenance Ltd have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrician / Maintenance Site Supervisor to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team in Southend, Essex on a facilities management contract with the NHS. This is an excellent opportunity to take on some site supervisory duties, whilst still maintaining an active role within your trade.

What we do

Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides a range of hard facilities management and property maintenance services in partnership with a range of NHS Trusts. We provide reactive and planned maintenance to a number of NHS buildings and we work to strict timescales and safety requirements to ensure the comfort and safety of service users using these NHS facilities. With offices in the South East, to Bristol in the South West our experience has taken us across a variety of sensitive healthcare environments.

Please do take a look at one of our operational videos to find out more about working for Rydon

Job Purpose

As an Electrician / Site Supervisor your time will be split between supervising the sites and also maintaining an active role in your trade. You will be working across two care homes located in Southend, Essex.

Key responsibilities include;

• Reactive maintenance and repairs such as power and lighting faults
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM's) such as emergency lighting and fire alarm testing.
• Respond to breakdowns, fault-find and complete minor and small installations.
• You will also support with other general building fabric repairs
• Document management
• Site Inductions
• Contractor Spot/checks
• Managing/Supervising Contractors
• Van Inspections
• There will also be the requirement to participate in the call-out rota to provide out-of-hours support. The normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. When on-call you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.

What we can offer you;

• Competitive starting salary
• A company van and fuel card.
• Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
• On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
• Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
• Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
• Free Flu Vaccinations and Eye Care Vouchers.
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business

Experience Required

Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc).

Electricial qualifications to include;

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electricial Installations
• 18th edition
• Testing and Inspection 2391 - Desirable but not essential

You will also have an understanding of Microsoft packages, strong people skills, great attention to detail and be looking for an opportunity that combines supervisory duties whilst still maintaining an active role within a skilled trade.

A full UK driving licence is required as a company van is provided.

By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team.

Additional Information

As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.