Facilities Electrical Technician

OCS Group; Cork; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking an on-site facilities technician to provide management and maintenance services for client offices and local authority sites. You will react to requests, issue and track work orders, and ensure safe operations with strict adherence to work instructions.

The role requires strong maintenance skills, a full driving licence and vigilance on health, safety and security issues. You will collaborate with internal and client teams and participate in on-call rotas to keep

Qualifications

• Electrical qualifications essential.
• Strong building maintenance work skills.
• Polite, welcoming and have a friendly manner with fluent English.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Awareness of Health, Safety & Security issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Safe Systems of Work are issued and adhered to for all activities.
• Ensure self-delivery PMs are completed safely, on time and compliant with statutory obligations.
• Maintain 100% compliance with statutory maintenance in their region.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external OCS and client colleagues.
• Act as point of escalation for Facilities Regional Manager.
• Respond to facilities helpdesk calls and resolve issues promptly.
• Be on-call for the on-site facilities team.
• Work flexibly to ensure complete functionality of buildings and proactive defect detection.
• Undertake repairs, maintenance, service and new works across premises (e.g., fix/hang pictures, replace ceiling tiles, bulbs).
• Coordinate contractor access, inductions and issuing of work permits.

Skills

Electrical qualifications

Driving licence

Health, safety & security awareness

Maintenance skills

Fluent English

Education

FM qualifications or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role:

Role Purpose:

To provide a facility management service to our Clients Commercial Offices / Local Authority Sites. The role is to provide services & duties to maintain their building facilities in consistent, ready-to-serve conditions by rigid adherence to work generated from requirements & requests. To react & generate work orders within stipulated timeframes to ensure maximum Customer Service is achieved for operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure Safe Systems of Work are issued and adhered to for all activities.
• Responsible for ensuring all self-delivery PMs are completed safely, on time and in compliance with statutory obligations.
• Accountability for ensuring statutory maintenance is at 100% compliance in their region.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external OCS and client colleagues.
• Point of escalation for Facilities Regional Manager.
• Respond to calls logged with the facilities helpdesk. Investigate the nature of the problems and seek a speedy resolution.
• Be available for an on-call rota system with the onsite facilities team.
• To be able to work in a flexible manner within the role & to exhibit a fundamental interest in achieving the complete functionality of the buildings, looking & thinking out of the box to ensure no problem or defect goes undetected.
• To undertake repairs, maintenance, service & new works throughout the premises such as fix/hang pictures, notice boards, replace damaged ceiling tiles, replace light bulbs etc.
• Act as Contractor service point of contact & Coordinate Contractor access. Carry out contractor inductions & issuing of work permits.
• Report to and take direction from the site and contract facilities teams.

Competencies/Requirements:

• Electrical qualifications essential.
• Strong building maintenance work skills and knowledge.
• Polite, welcoming and have a friendly manner with fluent English.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Awareness of Health, safety & security issues

Desirable:

• FM Qualifications or equivalent experience. Proven experience working within the construction/M&E industry highly desirable.
• Experience and knowledge of permit to work systems including assessment of risk assessment and method statements with emphasis on safety.
• Experience in CMMS and/or CAFM applications (Concept Evolution, Emaint) is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook is required.
• Good interpersonal skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to organise and motivate teams
• Safe Pass

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.