Maintenance Technician (Water)

Equans UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Life Cover 1.5x salary

Employee discount schemes

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

CSR days

Learning opportunities and training

Job summary

Equans UK & Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Technician (Water) to join the team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. This permanent, full-time role is based on site and involves 37.5 hours per week with a competitive salary and benefits.

You will carry out water system maintenance, testing, and reactive tasks across water plants, tanks, TMV units, and related equipment, while applying water hygiene knowledge to ensure safe, compliant operations. A DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• NVQ or C&G Level 2 Heating/Vent/Plumbing qualification is essential.
• NVQ or C&G Level 3 Heating/Vent/Plumbing qualification is desirable.
• Water Hygiene Qualification is desirable.
• Desirable HTM 04 RP/CP training.
• Desirable healthcare environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Undertake water system planned preventive maintenance, testing and reactive maintenance.
• Carry out maintenance tasks on TMV Servicing, Water Tanks, CLO2 Units, Showers, Water Plants and Temperature Checks.
• Understand water systems and water hygiene for compliant maintenance and testing.
• Provide management with reports, calculations and recommendations for efficient operation of plant and equipment.
• Interpret drawings and specifications relevant to duties without supervision.

Skills

Legionella awareness

TMV/Disinfection awareness

Previous healthcare experience

HTM 04 RP/CP training

Education

NVQ or C&G Level 2 Heating/Vent/Plumbing

NVQ or C&G Level 3 Heating/Vent/Plumbing

Water Hygiene Qualification

Tools

Job description

Equans is looking for a Maintenance Technician (Water) to join our team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

What will you deliver?

• Undertake the water system planned preventive maintenance, testing, breakdown maintenance and other maintenance related activities to the Estate

• Complete maintenance and reactive tasks on the following but not limited to; TMV Servicing, Water Tanks, CLO2 Units, Showers, Water Plants, Temperature Checks

• Understand the operation of water systems and good water hygiene practices to correctly apply this knowledge and understand during the performance of Estates Services maintenance and testing activities

• Provide as requested by management reports, calculations, and recommendations for the correct and efficient running of all plant and equipment

• Interpret and work from all instructions, drawings, and specifications appropriate to his/her own trade, without supervision

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are you?

• NVQ or C&G Level 2 Heating/Vent/Plumbing
• Legionella/TMV/Disinfection awareness and training
• NVQ or C&G Level 3 Heating/Vent/Plumbing (Desirable)
• Water Hygiene Qualification (Desirable)
• Previous experience of working within a health care environment (Desirable)
• HTM 04 RP/CP training (Desirable)

This role includes a DBS Standard check therefore ability to pass is essential.

Who are we?

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world. Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

Our ambition

At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus. We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.

What's next?

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.