At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role Description
Arcadis is looking for an experienced Plant Fitter / Mechanic and Maintenance Engineer to join our Drilling and Remediation Team based out of Brockworth, Gloucester with work delivered supporting a wide range of client sites and sectors. The role will involve the inspection, maintenance, servicing and repair of a diverse fleet of plant and equipment, supporting the safe and efficient delivery of our projects.
The successful candidate will work both in our workshops and on site, often independently, demonstrating a proactive and safety-focused approach. You will play a key role in ensuring our plant and equipment is maintained to the highest standards, minimising downtime and supporting project teams across the business.
This is a mixed depot and field-based role and will involve some working away from base during the week, with accommodation and subsistence provided.
Role Accountabilities
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, servicing and repair of a wide range of drilling, ground investigation and remediation plant and equipment.
- Support with the construction of remediation systems for the treatment of soil and groundwater.
- Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic faults efficiently and effectively.
- Prepare plant and equipment for deployment to site, ensuring compliance with statutory inspections, LOLER/PUWER requirements and company standards.
- Undertake breakdown repairs on site and in the workshop, minimising disruption to operations.
- Maintain accurate records of inspections, servicing and repairs, using digital systems where required.
- Ensure all work is carried out in line with Arcadis’ Health, Safety and Environmental expectations.
- Identify defects, improvement opportunities and maintenance trends, providing feedback to supervisors and managers.
- Support plant mobilisation and demobilisation activities, including loading/unloading and basic commissioning checks.
- Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment in workshops and on site.
- Work collaboratively with project teams, subcontractors and suppliers to ensure plant availability and performance.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as a Plant Fitter, Heavy Plant Mechanic, or similar role within construction, infrastructure or related sectors.
- Relevant mechanical qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plant Maintenance, Heavy Vehicle Maintenance, or equivalent).
- Strong working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems.
- Experience maintaining a variety of plant such as drilling machinery, compressors, generators and ancillary equipment.
- Full, clean UK driving licence.
- CSCS card or equivalent safety certification.
- Ability to work independently with a high level of self-motivation and organisation.
- Willingness to work away from base location as required.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
