Maintenance Electrician (Authorised Person)
Sub Division: Healthcare
Location: Oxford
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday
Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…
Purpose of Role
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Electrician (Authorised Person) to join the on-site engineering team at a busy community hospital.
Job Description
Working as part of a close-knit team of four engineers, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe, compliant and reliable operation of the hospital's estate. Your primary focus will be the planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and statutory compliance of the site's electrical systems, while also supporting wider building services where required. This varied role offers the opportunity to work across a range of electrical and building services assets, including HVAC, water systems, fire safety systems and general building fabric, helping to ensure the hospital remains safe, fully operational and compliant at all times. This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically qualified engineer with Authorised Person experience who enjoys a hands-on, multi-skilled role within a critical healthcare environment.
Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and fault-finding on electrical systems and associated plant.
- Maintain and test electrical installations in accordance with statutory requirements.
- Support maintenance across wider M&E services, including water systems, HVAC, fire safety systems and building fabric where trained and competent.
- Respond to Helpdesk requests and emergency breakdowns within agreed service levels.
- Complete maintenance records and statutory documentation accurately using Maximo CAFM.
- Work safely in accordance with Permit to Work procedures, safe isolation and electrical safety standards.
- Support statutory compliance activities including emergency lighting inspections, fire alarm testing, water hygiene tasks and other planned compliance checks.
- Assist with minor plumbing repairs, blockages, water softener checks and general fabric maintenance when required.
- Participate in the on-call rota and contribute to maintaining operational resilience across the hospital.
- Maintain technical competency through ongoing training and contract-specific qualifications.
Essential Qualifications/Skills
- NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation (or equivalent).
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- Valid ECS Card.
- Previous experience working as an Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) within a commercial, healthcare or critical environment.
- Experience carrying out electrical PPMs, reactive maintenance and fault-finding.
- Good understanding of statutory compliance and safe systems of work.
- A flexible approach and willingness to support wider maintenance activities outside your core electrical trade
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
Work Location: In person
