Multiskilled Lead Technician

EQUANS; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Equans share scheme

Private GP appointments

Pension

Life Cover

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Learning opportunities

Employee referral rewards

Employee networks

Mental wellbeing app

Job summary

Equans is seeking a Multiskilled Lead Technician to coordinate a team on an O&M site in Imery, Cornwall. You will perform PPM and reactive maintenance on electro‑mechanical systems, plus minor installations, ensuring safety and reliability.

Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager, you will manage daily maintenance tasks, record keeping, and on‑call duties, while supporting a strong safety culture and customer‑focused service.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering FM services and maintenance on complex facilities.
• Knowledge of safety legislation and risk controls.
• Background in mechanical/electrical work with good problem-solving.
• Relevant apprenticeship and craft qualifications.
• IOSH or similar safety qualification beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise maintenance activities and on-site team.
• Diagnose faults in electro-mechanical systems and carry out repairs.
• Manage PPMs, reactive faults, and statutory compliance documentation.
• Liaise with customer and provide on-call rota cover.
• Maintain records and ensure safety rules and permits to work.
• Ensure high workmanship and customer-focused service.
• Coordinate subcontractors and ensure safety documentation.
• Report to Regional Operations Manager.

Skills

FM Services

Health & Safety

Quality processes

Mechanical craft

Electrical work

Apprenticeship

Education

BTEC National Certificate/City and Guilds Level 3 or equivalent

Higher National Certificate in Mechanical craft

NVQ Level 3 in a craft discipline

Completed recognised relevant apprenticeship

Job description

Join Equans, a leading energies and services contractor and a proud member of the global industrial group, Bouygues. With a rich history of excellence in designing, constructing, and maintaining buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide, we are now offering exciting new opportunity for a Multiskilled Lead Technician to support one of our O&M sites in Imery, Cornwall.

Equans Embedded Energy operates multiple customer sites with large-scale embedded energy capacity across the UK, providing specialist management of onsite generation for industrial processes and the ability to export to the Grid. We combine multiple technologies to meet our customers’ specific needs, and provide design, build, operate and maintenance services. Our skills and expertise can help industrial businesses to achieve their carbon reduction goals.

We are experts in many technologies, including combined heat and power (CHP), biomass, and energy from waste. By locating generation on customers’ sites we provide our customers with industry leading safety management, reduced energy costs and carbon footprint and assured energy security for their operational needs.

General Overview

To undertake and coordinate the activities of the team and others in carrying out all PPM and reactive repairs as necessary.

Responsible for minor installations and maintenance of site electro‑mechanical systems including Compressed Air, Steam, Pressure, Water and Gas ensuring that all equipment within responsibility and control is correctly maintained and repaired, maximising plant operational efficiency and the safety of all other personnel at all times.

Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager, the Lead Technician will help manage the day‑to‑day Operations and Planned/Reactive maintenance activities, reporting directly to the regional operations manager. The role shall have responsibility for all routine PPM’s Reactive Faults and Statutory compliance maintenance, including keeping all site documentation with regards to compliance and PPM up to date.

Key activities

• Direct point of contact with the customer
• Shall provide ad-hoc and emergency on‑call rota cover
• Diagnose and repair faults on systems and plant including basic mechanical and electrical fault finding
• Supervise and deliver preventative, predictive and emergency maintenance work in order to meet plant reliability and performance targets
• Supervise and support others in fault diagnosis and repairs as necessary always ensuring a high level of General Safety
• Create and maintain high quality records and reports of maintenance activities to deliver useful plant history data which complies with all relevant statutory requirements
• Responsible for all record keeping, control of sub‑contractors and raising and issuing of safety documentation as required
• Ability to work in a customer focused environment where quality and image is very important
• Ensure that any difficulties encountered on engineering activities are reported to the Regional Operations Manager
• Ensure all record keeping functions are completed on a daily basis or as required
• Ensure all work is carried out to the highest standards of workmanship and safety
• Understanding of company procedures
• Good understanding and previous experience of application of EQUANS Safe Systems of Work / Safety Rules for LV, Mechanical systems including Confined Spaces and Hot Work management including authorisations & Permit to Work
• To evaluate performance and ensure the proper servicing and maintenance of equipment under contract to the company is carried out
• Undertakes the role with minimum supervision, focussing on the needs of customers and effectively following quality processes and procedures
• Pro‑active approach to SHEQ and identifying areas for improvement

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge and preferably proven experience and delivery of FM Services
• Knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety legislation and its impact on day to day operations
• An understanding of the processes and systems required to develop and maintain a high standard of work quality
• Minimum of BTEC National Certificate/City and Guilds Level 3 or equivalent but preferred Higher National Certificate in a Mechanical craft discipline
• NVQ Level 3 in a craft discipline or equivalent
• Completed recognised relevant apprenticeship
• Proven related Experience in mechanical/electrical work
• A formal health and safety related qualification e.g. IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent would be beneficial but not mandatory

What can we offer you?

• 24 days annual leave(+ public holidays)
• Equans share scheme
• Private GP appointments
• Pension
• Life Cover equivalent to 1 timesannual 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 including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation in senior management positions 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. In support of our positive action measures, we will consider applications that do not meet all the technical requirements if candidates can demonstrate how transferable skills will enable them to successfully deliver the remit of the role in an environment which promotes a flexible working culture. 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.