Electrical Engineer- Campsfield IRC

2 weeks ago


Kidlington England, United Kingdom Energy Job Search Full time £40,000 - £70,000 per year

Location: Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre

Contract Type: Full-Time

Standby Rota 1 week in 4: £175 when on call

40-hour week

We're looking for a motivated and experienced Mechanical Engineer to undertake facilities management services across our site. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape service excellence, drive operational performance, and make a real difference every day.

What you'll Be Doing
We are seeking a dedicated professional to carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance. The successful candidate will ensure that standards are maintained and will liaise with other Mitie engineers and subcontractors. A proactive approach to client liaison is essential, ensuring that concerns are addressed or relayed to management as necessary.

The role requires compliance with and enforcement of existing business risk management procedures for maintenance and project works. You will need to understand and complete all work-related documentation accurately and on time.

What We're Looking For
We're seeking an Electrical Engineer with:

Substantial practical experience with a comprehensive knowledge of all building services disciplines, LV systems and networks, standby generator and environmental.

The candidate should be a team worker with flexibility within the contracted hours, a strong team player with a 'can do' attitude and possess an intuitive and proactive nature. If you are a detail-oriented professional with a commitment to maintaining high standards, we encourage you to apply.

Ensure all documentation is completed correctly for all tasks and reactive tasks are reported and recorded on to the CAFM system

Participation in standby rota for emergency calls, outside normal working hours

Key Skills & Behaviours

  • Customer-focused with a "can-do" attitude and eye for detail.
  • Able to prioritise under pressure and solve problems pragmatically.
  • Strong leadership qualities with the ability to encourage and embed the right behaviours across the team.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

  • City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology
  • NVQ Level 3 in Electrotechnical Services
  • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
  • Electrical Installation Apprenticeship (Level 3)
  • Experience in a technical estates or facilities management environments, including L.V networks & stand-by generators
  • Good IT skills with the ability to produce reports from multiple sources/systems.

As a business, Mitie Care & Custody is committed to diversity and inclusion and we would welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds including veterans, those looking for a career change, and people who have experience in social care or a learning environment. Full training will be given where applicable, and we would encourage anyone who might be thinking about a role in a secure establishment to get in touch.

Specific Requirements
Please note that all offers of employment are subject to security clearance and enhanced background checks:

  • You must be a British Citizen, EU citizen with settled status, or have an ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) from a Commonwealth country.
  • Bankruptcy history, CCJs, social media activity and criminal convictions will be checked as part of the vetting process.
  • You must have lived in the UK for the past three years with no significant footprint outside of the UK other than for normal holidays.

Benefits:
We value our people and offer a competitive salary and benefits package to support your lifestyle:

  • Life insurance.
  • 33 Days annual leave
  • Company Pension
  • Continued personal development with full support given to enhance your career.
  • Free Mitie shares.
  • Access to virtual GP 24/7 for yourself and your family.
  • MiDeals discount schemes with over 3000 offers available from your favourite retailers, leisure, and utilities companies.
  • Additional benefits available to purchase, including extra holidays, private medical cover and home technology.

Existing Mitie colleagues

  • Please ensure that you discuss your application with your current line manager before formally applying.
  • Please note that internal job moves are subject to the standard terms for the post being advertised. Enhanced terms cannot be honoured.

You must be eligible for CTC clearance.

You must hold a valid British passport or an EU passport with a share code. Additionally, you must have lived and worked in the UK for at least 3 years, without any extended trips overseas. Applicants must have no criminal convictions and must not be subject to any ongoing police investigations.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie's 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.



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