Job Ref: 215022905

Date: 2021-10-28 14:28:11

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HMP Grendon – Thame, Oxfordshire, HP18 0TL

We are recruiting a Facilities Electrician on a permanent basis working alongside the prison services.

Purpose of the role:
* To ensure the site is maintained to the agreed standard with the undertaking of planned and reactive service and maintenance, breakdown and fault finding and repair tasks on a range of electrical services throughout the estate.
* To undertake survey inspections for quality control purposes including in confined spaces and at height, recording all work and completing associated registers/logs.
* The regular supervision of prisoners undertaking quality control over prisoner work as agreed within the Service Specification

Duties will include, but not limited to:
* To be accountable for the maintenance, installation and repair of electrical
systems within the prison estate in line with the sites maintenance requirements
* To take accountability for general reactive maintenance within the prison estate in
line with the sites long term goals and objectives
* To fault find and ensure satisfactory fault rectification maintaining site services
levels at all times
* To ensure allocated, planned maintenance and small repairs are carried out,
undertake service requests raised by the computer aided facilities management
system
* To undertake general maintenance tasks and survey inspections in areas
including confined spaces and at height
* To comply with all Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislation to
ensure statutory and mandatory compliance
* To accept formal appointments as a competent person in accordance with the
requirement of GFSL's safe systems of work as required
* To undertake incidental and emergency or urgent tasks and assignments as per
Service Specification timescales, in a safe manner
* To actively contribute to the effective management of the tool inventory and
maintain security standards within the designated work area
* To positively contribute to the building and development of a culture of excellent
customer service, establishing and maintaining an excellent working relationship
with the client
* To take accountability for ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
and company policy including undertaking the role of Fire Warden and/or First
Aider as required

Skills and Abilities:

* Electrician qualified to C&G 2367 or 2357 (Electrical Installation) and NVQ level 3 in Electrical Installations or equivalent.
* Must have a certificate in BS7671 – The Requirements for Electrical Installations, 17th or 18th Edition.
* Two years' experience working in a role as an electrician
* Experience working on commercial or industrial electrical systems are desirable
* Excellent organisational skills / Time management /Ability to prioritise and organise own workload / able to work to deadlines
* Strong communication skills
* Basic IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Excel and Word
* Good working Knowledge of relevant health and safety
Requirements

Knowledge:

* At least 2 years Previous experience in a similar role
* Experience of taking instructions and following
processes and procedures
* Experience of working in a team
* Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines ● Good working Knowledge of planned preventive maintenance operations
* Relevant professional qualifications
* Up to date First Aid at Work Qualification desirable

If successful you will receive:

Competitive Salary
25 Days Holidays + 8 Bank Holidays
Excellent Pension Scheme
Sick Pay (Depending on Length of Service)
Annual Performance Award
Charity Days
Thank you, scheme
About Our Client:
Gov Facilities Services Ltd provide Facilities Management Services, such as cleaning, reactive maintenance, landscaping and planned building repair work to 52 Prison Establishments across Greater London, Kent & Sussex, South West and the East of England.

Due to the nature of the environment, you will be asked to complete the standard Security Vetting for the establishments. This will include a police check, along with either Enhanced Level 1, Enhanced Level 2 or Counter Terrorism depending on the appointed establishments.
If you already hold a current EL1 or EL2, previous CTC clearance or have worked in that environment before, we are looking to speak to you!

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