Mobile Electrical Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/​

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension, share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced electrical maintenance professional who will independently deliver, coordinate and assure electrical hard services across the UK property estate. You will operate autonomously, ensuring safety, compliance and operational reliability while supporting statutory governance and service performance.

You will lead planned and reactive maintenance, supervise subcontractors, prepare RAMS and on-site safety documentation, and act as Authorised Person for

Qualifications

• Must hold Electrical City & Guilds 2391 (or equivalent) and 18th Edition knowledge.
• NVQ Level 3 plus City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 & 2 completed.
• Completed apprenticeship with current ECS Gold Card and full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Independently deliver and coordinate electrical maintenance across the UK property estate.
• Supervise subcontractors and ensure safe, compliant delivery of works.
• Prepare, review and implement RAMS and safety documentation; promote H&S culture on-site.
• Act as Authorised Person for LV electrical, mechanical and height-working duties.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance with minimal supervision; fault-find and drive compliance-led works.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance and ensure statutory compliance across sites.
• Support minor projects, defect rectification and remediations across multiple sites.
• Maintain spares and equipment to minimise operational risk and meet SLAs.

Skills

IT literacy

Fault-finding

Autonomous working

Health & safety

Driving licence

Willing to travel

Multi-site experience

PAT testing

Education

Electrical City and Guilds 2391 (Electrical testing & inspection)

NVQ Level 3 + City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 & 2

Completed recognised apprenticeship & ECS gold card

Job description

About the role

In this role, you will independently deliver, coordinate and assure electrical hard services maintenance and minor project works across the Balfour Beatty property estate (UK-wide). You will be required to operate with a high degree of autonomy, ensuring electrical systems remain safe, compliant and fully operational, while contributing directly to statutory compliance, health & safety governance and service performance across multiple sites in the UK.

What you'll be doing

• To liaise effectively with clients, internal stakeholders and specialist subcontractors to ensure works are delivered safely, compliantly and to agreed standards;
• To coordinate, induct and supervise subcontractors during planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring quality, compliance and safe delivery;
• To prepare, review and implement RAMS and relevant Health & Safety documentation, and promote a strong health & safety culture through toolbox talks, inductions and on-site compliance oversight;
• To be appointed as and act as Authorised Person for relevant duties such as LV electrical, mechanical and working at height;
• To deliver planned and reactive electrical maintenance across the UK property estate with minimal day-to-day supervision, exercising professional judgement to prioritise workload, resolve technical issues and undertake electrical fault-finding and compliance-led works;
• To manage and complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities, ensuring statutory compliance and asset reliability across the estate;
• To support minor project works, defect rectification and compliance-driven remedials across multiple sites;
• To maintain appropriate spares, materials and equipment to support effective service delivery and minimise operational risk;
• To deliver works in line with statutory requirements, company procedures and agreed SLAs, applying professional judgement within established frameworks.

Who we're looking for

• Electrical City and Guilds 2391 Electrical testing and inspection to 18th Edition
• NVQ Level 3 plus city and guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2
• Completed recognised apprenticeship and hold current ECS gold grade card
• Proven experience working independently across multiple sites within a Facilities Management environment
• IT Literate to Complete company documents i.e. maintenance reports.
• Strong background in fault-finding, maintenance and compliance-led works
• Sound knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation inc. SMSTS or similar
• Possesses full driving licence
• Ability to manage diverse works and associated supply chain activities
• PAT test experience essential
• Willing to work away from home and out of hours where required, in line with business needs
• Ability to carry out other works outside of electrical – not limited to basic plumbing, building fabric works etc
• Happy to work alone or within a team

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and inclusion: At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]