Maintenance Engineer - Electrical Bias

OCS; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Employer

Digital Learning

Retail Perks

Professional Growth

Flexible Pay

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our facilities management team in Glasgow. You will perform planned preventive maintenance, respond to service requests, and support multi-discipline trades on site.

With a craft electrical qualification, you will carry out electrical servicing, repairs and installations, while ensuring health and safety compliance. A valid CSCS card and full UK driving licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Facilities Management environments.
• Ability to operate electronic handheld devices on site.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM), proactive and reactive works issued via helpdesk within set timeframes.
• Perform plumbing duties on sites as required.
• Provide technical engineering service for mechanical servicing, repairs, maintenance and installation with minimal supervision.
• Maintain and service assets/trades as competent, including minor plumbing, tiling, painting and decorating, and wet trades.
• Evaluate performance and ensure proper servicing of equipment under contract.
• Support project refurbishment works and site engineer in maintenance tasks including legionella checks.

Skills

Facilities Management experience

Electronic handheld devices

Full clean driving licence

Education

Electrical apprenticeship or City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 + AM2

City & Guilds 2381-18 18th Edition

CSCS Card or equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake PPM, proactive and reactive works issued through the helpdesk within set time frames so that the customer expectations are met.
• To carry out plumbing duties on sites as and when required.
• To provide a technical engineering service with the minimum of supervision to the OCS client in respect of mechanical servicing, repairs, maintenance and installation.
• To undertake the service and maintenance of other assets/trades that were deemed competent to do so.
• To evaluate performance and ensure the proper servicing and maintenance of equipment under contract to the company is carried out.
• To have basic knowledge of multi-disciplined trades
• General building repairs
• Provide support to other in-house trades or complete other trade tasks, where deemed competent including minor plumbing repairs, tilling, painting and decorating and wet trades.
• Support the project team's refurbishment works
• Support site engineer in undertaking maintenance works including legionella checks and building fabric maintenance.
• Working in a safe manner at all times, complying with current Health & Safety legislation and OCS QSHE policy.

Key Hiring Criteria

• Applicant must have the right to work in the UK
• Previous experience working within Facilities Management.
• Ability to use electronic handheld devices.
• Full clean driving licence.

Essential Qualifications

• A craft qualification such as a recognised electrical apprenticeship such as or equivalent to City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2
• The current wiring regulations qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2381-18 Level 3 Award (18 th Edition)
• Valid and in date Grade card/CSCS Card or equivalent qualification.

Desirable Qualifications

• An Inspection & Testing qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

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.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

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.