Maintenance Technician - electrical bias

Job Introduction

We are looking for a qualified and time-served Maintenance Technician with and electrical bias. You must have electrical maintenance background and 18^th edition qualification. Previous AP appointment would be desirable; however, we will organise all the necessary training for you to be able to excel in your job.

Generally, the role will see you working Monday to Friday 8am-5pm, however some flexibility will be expected on occasion to meet business needs. We offer a salary up to £36,000 dependent on experience, Sodexo employee benefits and excellent training and development opportunities to advance your career.

Role Responsibility

• Undertake maintenance and reactive activity to a wide range of Electrical Building Services equipment including but not limited to LV systems, general lighting, building controls, small power and distribution, BMS systems and other equipment found in modern commercial/industrial premises
• Undertake within your levels of competency, inspection and reactive activity wide range of Mechanical Building Services equipment including but not limited to heating boilers, pumps, compressed air systems, sanitary ware, fan coil and air handling units and BMS systems and other equipment found in modern commercial/industrial premises.
• Be an essential part of the local team who will ensure the safe operation and repair of all M&E building services and fabric equipment on the site.
• Take part in a rota to provide a reactive maintenance service outside operating hours of the site.
• To work within a shift system to provide a core presence at client sites within an extended weekday period.
• To undertake weekend/out of hours working to complete intrusive maintenance activities that cannot be undertaken in client operating hours.
• Working in line with the Permit to Work System.
• To implement systems that will ensure plant is maintained and operated to its optimum efficiency.
• Participate in departmental energy saving schemes and promote the understanding and importance of the economic use of energy.
• Take part in Appraisals/Performance Reviews including the recognition of training and development needs.
• Monitor site performance of sub-contractors and report poor performance.
• Use of IT systems (Handheld device) as part of the CAFM system.
• Work in line with issued Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

The Ideal Candidate

• C&G 2382-18 (18th Edition BS7671:2018) ideally with C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing
• IOSH Passport or CSCS Card
• HND or NVQ or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Substantial experience in electrical building services and plant engineering with a good all-round working knowledge of mechanical systems.
• Experience of Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM).
• Excellent communications both written and verbal.
• Numerate and computer literate.
• (Preferred but not essential) Previous appointment as AP/CP for one or more of the following disciplines, LV, Confined Spaces, Working at Heights

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.