Senior Maintenance Electrician

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Maintenance Electrician to join our team providing Building Services maintenance at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.  This is a permanent full-time position working 40 hours per week, from 07:00 to 15:30, Monday to Friday with a 30 minute unpaid break.

The role:

• Reporting to the Operations Manager / Head of Estates
• Supervise, lead and motivate all staff within your responsibility to ensure allocated and reactive work is completed to a defined standard, within the agreed time and budget.
• Carry out maintenance/repair of mechanical/electrical services to plant and equipment across the site and also refurbishments and new works
• Supervise sub-contractors for all mechanical / electrical / building work, ensuring work is carried out and completed in compliance with contract specification and to client satisfaction
• Carry out maintenance/repair/refurbishments/new works to plant and equipment across site
• Plan, prioritise and delegate work in accordance with response and rectification times set out in the contract for all trade staff and contract labour ensuring that all associated paperwork is completed within the required timescales
• Working 40 hours per week, from 07:00 to 15:30, Monday to Friday with participation in the on-call rota

The person:

• Must hold a recognised electrical trade apprenticeship and/or relevant qualifications to level 3 (theory and practice) in a relevant electrical discipline with suitable industry experience
• Must be appointed in at least 2 electrical AP roles, and attend any training as necessary to maintain these
• Excellent knowledge of building maintenance including HVAC systems, gas appliances, piped medical gas systems, steam plant/equipment and all other equipment in plant rooms, patient areas, and other departments.
• Experience in managing and maintaining safe system of works (SSoW)
• Team player and able to motivate and manage staff, including specialist sub-contractors
• Able to communicate well with the client, as well as with peers, team and senior management.

Our excellent benefits package includes:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Company share scheme
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, Veterans & Reservists, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.