On-Site Building & Facilities Engineer – Prison

ameygroupi; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holidays 24 days + bank holidays

Training opportunities

Flexible benefits

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey is advertising an on-site General Building Engineer role at HMP Brinsford. The position covers planned and reactive maintenance across prison facilities, with a 39-hour week and a 1-in-4 weekend rota (7:45am–4:45pm on weekdays, earlier on Fridays) plus a 15% weekend allowance.

You will be responsible for ensuring parts availability, carrying out CCTV/alarm work, fire safety tasks and regular testing of safety systems, including emergency lighting and water temperature checks.

Qualifications

• Experienced in multiple areas of maintenance such as Fire; Door Maintenance; Extinguisher Maintenance and Alarm Core Points, Emergency Lighting, RCD, Water Temperature Testing.
• Strong General Building Maintenance/DIY experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring availability of critical parts for statutory tasks and managing remedial tasks in the CAFM system.
• Performing general and semi-skilled maintenance activities, including security systems like CCTV and alarms.
• Conducting monthly checks and tests of fire extinguisher equipment, fire hydrants, and hoses.
• Completing quarterly RCD testing and inspect Misting Units.
• Maintaining fire doors and performing flushing and tap temperature tests as per water risk assessments.
• Undertaking monthly and annual emergency lighting checks.
• Checking and testing smoke vents as required.
• Carrying out any other duties as required

Skills

Maintenance

Fire safety

CCTV

Alarms

Emergency lighting

RCD testing

Water temperature testing

Fires extinguisher maintenance

Door maintenance

CAFM system

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

Amey is advertising an on-site General Building Engineer role at HMP Brinsford. The position covers planned and reactive maintenance across prison facilities, with a 39-hour week and a 1-in-4 weekend rota (7:45am–4:45pm on weekdays, earlier on Fridays) plus a 15% weekend allowance.

You will be responsible for ensuring parts availability, carrying out CCTV/alarm work, fire safety tasks and regular testing of safety systems, including emergency lighting and water temperature checks.