Reactive Mobile Engineer Midlands

SEE Services; Leicester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van and fuel card

PDA / mobile phone and uniform

Paid holidays

Job summary

SEE Services Ltd is seeking a skilled tradesperson for reactive maintenance across Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton and Leicester. You will perform building fabric repairs, plumbing tasks and on-site fault diagnostics, often working alone with a PDA to log updates and site notes.

A full UK driving licence is required, and you will join an on-call rota with occasional evenings and weekends. Compensation includes a company van and fuel card, PDA/mobile phone and uniform, plus paid holidays.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building fabric maintenance, ideally in a commercial or reactive environment.
• Good working knowledge of general plumbing.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving ability.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Comfortable using PDA or mobile app and logging on/off job portals.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Reactive call-outs: Attend jobs issued by our allocators, plan daily schedule and route; sign in on arrival at each site and follow client-specific access or safety procedures.
• Repairs and replacement: Diagnose faults, fix damaged parts, replace broken components and restore systems to a safe, working condition.
• Building fabric: Carry out general building fabric and groundworks repairs (doors, locks, fixtures and fittings, patch repairs, paving, minor external works).
• Plumbing: Handle taps, trace and repair leaks, clear blocked sinks and WCs.
• Quoting and follow-ups: Identify materials, parts and time needed for follow-up quotes and bookings.
• Reporting: Update each job on the PDA after every visit with work done, time on site, parts used and any further work required.
• Health and safety: Work safely, complete risk assessments, leave sites tidy.

Skills

Trade skills

Fault finding

Communication

Driving licence

Tools

PDA / mobile app

Job description

Please note: This role covers the Birmingham, Coventry, Northampton and Leicester areas (B, CV, NN & LE postcodes). Applications are welcome from candidates based in any of these regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Reactive call-outs: Attend jobs issued by our allocators, who will plan your daily schedule and route. Sign in on arrival at each site and follow any client-specific access or safety procedures.
• Repairs and replacement: Diagnose faults quickly and accurately, fix damaged parts, replace broken components and restore systems to a safe, working condition.
• Building fabric: Carry out general building fabric and groundworks repairs, such as doors, locks, fixtures and fittings, patch repairs, paving and minor external works.
• Plumbing: Handle everyday plumbing tasks, including changing taps, tracing and repairing leaks, and clearing blocked sinks and WCs.
• Quoting and follow-ups: Where a job cannot be completed on the first visit, identify the materials, parts and time needed so that a follow-up can be quoted and booked correctly.
• Reporting: Update each job on the PDA after every visit, recording the work carried out, time on site, parts used and any further work required. Accurate notes are essential so jobs can be invoiced, quoted and closed correctly.
• Health and safety: Work safely at all times, complete any required risk assessments, and leave every site clean and tidy.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in building fabric maintenance, ideally in a commercial or reactive environment.
• Strong all-round trade skills, with a practical, hands on approach.
• A good working knowledge of general plumbing.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving ability, with the confidence to work on your own.
• Comfortable using a PDA or mobile app, including logging on and off job portals and updating jobs accurately.
• Good communication and customer service skills. You will often be the face of the company on site.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Flexibility to join the on-call rota and to work occasional evenings, nights and weekends.

Hours, Travel and On-Call

Core hours are 08:00 to 17:30 on site, unless alternative arrangements have been made with the client.

The first half hour of your journey to your first job and home from your last job is in your own time. All travel beyond that is paid at single time rate.

You will be on the on-call rota for approximately one week in every six.

Some out-of-hours work, including nights and weekends, will be required from time to time.

What's In It For You

• Competitive hourly rate of £16.50 to £17.50, plus overtime.
• Company van and fuel card, so there is no cost to you for getting to jobs.
• PDA/mobile phone and uniform supplied.
• Paid holiday entitlement plus bank holidays.
• A supportive team environment with a strong focus on safety and quality of work.
• Varied work across a wide range of commercial and public sector sites