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Mechanical Electrical Engineer

Arcus FM
Milton Keynes
1 week ago
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Do you live in or around the Milton Keynes area?


Are you an experienced M&E Engineer who is looking for a 'weekends only' role?


If so, we may have a role which is suited to you as we are recruiting a Weekend Resident M&E Engineer to join our facilities management team at the Milton Keynes site on a part time basis.


  • Salary: Up to £40,290 per annum (pro rota)
  • 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Additional earnings available through enhanced overtime rates
  • 4% bonus, subject to achievement of targets (historically paid out)
  • Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE


If you multi-skilled M&E experience and want to progress your career with an award-winning FM provider then read on...


You’ll be supporting your own dedicated site as our client’s first point of call for PPM and reactive M&E and other general building services maintenance. Tasks could include emergency light testing, fire alarms, lamp changes, basic plumbing, and fabric work.


You’ll enjoy working autonomously, where you will be responsible for delivering planned and preventative maintenance, fault finding and repair work. Ideally, you will have the ability to confidently carry out a range of other mechanical tasks as well.


To be successful you will have:

Essential:

  • 18th edition or HVAC experience
  • "On the job" experience working in an M&E Engineer role or similar
  • Strong communication skills and work ethic
  • Awareness and knowledge of health & safety


Desirable:

  • F-Gas qualification
  • IOSH working safely qualification
  • Plumbing experience
  • Basic fabric skills
  • 2391 testing inspection


Other benefits:

  • Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
  • Life Assurance
  • Access to state-of-the-art training academy
  • Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
  • Refer a Friend reward scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Up to 10% off B&Q/ Trade Point
  • 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres


Other Information

  • The role will involve working 16 hours per week, Saturday & Sunday only



At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in-house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on upskilling and cross-skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry leading self- delivery capability.


If you feel you have the skills and experience needed, please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply’ button.

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