Plant Fitter

Balfour Beatty plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc, Derby, is seeking an experienced Plant Fitter to join the Overhead Line (OHL) team. You will service, maintain and repair specialist plant from our large workshop, ensuring safety and high standards to keep critical projects moving.

Ideal candidates will have a mechanical or electrical apprenticeship or engineering qualification and a strong background in diesel-powered plant, hydraulics and electrical systems. Occasional travel to sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in plant maintenance, heavy equipment, workshop or engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of diesel-powered plant, hydraulic systems, and electrical systems.
• Ability to fault-find and diagnose equipment issues.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain and repair overhead line plant and equipment.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Read and interpret hydraulic schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Complete maintenance records accurately using electronic systems.
• Manage spare parts and stock requests to support maintenance activities.
• Maintain high housekeeping in workshop and work areas.
• Support on-site operational teams when required.
• Ensure all work is done safely and in line with legislation and company procedures.
• Participate in paid overtime, including occasional weekends.

Skills

Diesel-powered plant

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Fault-finding

Read hydraulic/electrical schematics

IT skills

UK driving licence

Teamwork

Health & safety

Education

Apprenticeship or engineering qualification

Tools

Electronic maintenance records

Job description

About the role

Location: Derby (with occasional travel to operational sites)

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We are looking for a Plant Fitter to join our Overhead Line (OHL) team based in Derby. Working primarily from our large plant workshop, you'll play a key role in ensuring specialist plant and equipment is maintained, serviced and repaired to the highest standards, helping keep critical projects moving safely and efficiently.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced plant fitter or mechanical technician looking to work on specialist equipment within a supportive and safety-focused environment.

What you'll be doing

• Service, maintain and repair specialist overhead line plant and equipment.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Read and interpret hydraulic schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Complete maintenance records and documentation accurately using electronic systems.
• Manage spare parts and stock requests to support maintenance activities.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards within the workshop and work areas.
• Support operational teams on-site when required.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with relevant legislation, company procedures and environmental standards.
• Participate in paid overtime, including occasional weekends, as required.

Who we're looking for

• Experience working in a plant maintenance, heavy equipment, workshop or engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of diesel-powered plant, hydraulic systems and electrical systems.
• Ability to fault-find and diagnose equipment issues.
• Mechanical or electrical apprenticeship, or a recognised engineering qualification.
• Ability to read hydraulic and electrical schematics.
• Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office and electronic maintenance records.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to health, safety and quality standards.

Desirable

• Experience maintaining specialist plant used within the overhead line or utilities sector.
• Forklift and/or telehandler certification.
• IOSH or other health and safety qualification.
• EUSR SHEA Power accreditation.
• Experience supporting operational projects and site-based activities.

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

Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV’s, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

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]