Maintenance & Service Technician

Equans are looking for an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance & Service Technician to join their on-site team at the University of Leicester Student Accommodation project. This is a full time role.

The successful candidate will hold a base trade qualification to minimum NVQ level 2 (or equivalent - all base trades will be considered, such as Plumbing / HVAC, Carpentry, Electrical, etc), and have experience in a comparable role.

The Maintenance & Service technician will be required to carry out a range of both Reactive Works and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks in accordance with the PPM schedule, including but not limited to:

• Deliver a wide range of planned & reactive maintenance works at the Freemens Common student accommodation site
• Provide initial response to all Reactive Maintenance requests during normal working hours and Out of Hours as part of the On-call Out of Hours Rota. A company van will be provided for use to travel to and from the site as needed (excludes personal use)
• Quarterly shower head & hose cleaning in accordance with L8 requirements (full training will be provided)
• Monthly temperature monitoring of Hot & Cold water systems
• Continuous monitoring and maintenance of mechanical systems, fittings and plant rooms
• Bi-annual Fire Door inspections (full training will be provided), ensuring necessary adjustments are completed / faults & damage recorded accurately
• Undertake regular visual inspections of building fabric, furniture, fixtures & fittings
• Undertake minor repairs to faults reported within student bedrooms and shared kitchen facilities covering all elements of building Fabric, Fixtures & Fittings

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role essential
• Suitable trade discipline qualification (minimum NVQ level 2 or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of ACOP L8 desirable
• Computer literate with good organisational and administration acumen
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, under own initiative or through instruction
• Ability to prioritise & work effectively under pressure
• Full UK driving licence

This role includes a DBS check therefore ability to pass is essential.

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.

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