Maintenance Electrician

Rydon Group Holdings Ltd; 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: 4%

Health Cash Plan

24/7 EAP

Wellbeing and mental health champions

Employee discount scheme

Flexible benefits options

Employee Referral Scheme

Free Flu Vaccinations and Eye Care

Full training and progression

Job summary

Rydon Maintenance Ltd seeks an Electrician / Site Supervisor to split time between trades duties and supervising two care home sites in Southend, Essex. This role includes on-call rota, 8am–5pm Mon–Fri, and standby/overtime paid when on-call.

You’ll maintain electrical systems, supervise contractors, and contribute to safety and compliance across sites. Applicants should have NHS maintenance experience or equivalent, NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations, 18th edition, and a good knowledge of

Qualifications

• Electrical knowledge and practical skills for building services maintenance.
• Strong people skills and attention to detail essential for supervising contractors.
• Experience with NHS or facilities maintenance projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reactive and planned maintenance on two care homes.
• Respond to faults, fault-find, and carry out minor installations.
• Manage documentation, inductions, and site inspections.

Skills

Electrical

People skills

Attention to detail

Supervisory experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations

18th edition

Testing and Inspection 2391

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

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.