At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our NHS Maintenance team to ensure top-notch electrical repairs and maintenance.
- Company: Rydon, a leading construction and maintenance group with a strong community focus.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company van, holiday purchase scheme, and health cash plan.
- Other info: Flexible benefits and opportunities for career progression available.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a maintenance electrician; NVQ or City and Guilds Level 3 preferred.
The predicted salary is between 38025 - 46475 £ per year.
We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Electrician to join our NHS Maintenance team at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. Rydon is a successful construction, development, maintenance, investment and management group operating throughout England, predominantly in London and the southern counties. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors.
This team delivers a first-class repairs service in partnership with this large Acute NHS Trust. This is a mobile position where you will be working as part of a highly skilled maintenance team (consisting of mechanical, electrical and multi-skilled maintenance operatives). This team is responsible for ensuring that jobs completed meet the desired quality and customer service standards. You will be responsible for planned, preventative and responsive maintenance to ensure that this busy hospital environment is operational at all times. The types of work involve commercial electrical repairs, maintenance and installation, including work with circuit breakers, controls, fuses, lights, motors and more. You will also be involved with completing PPM's (planned preventative maintenance) such as emergency lighting testing.
Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. You will also participate in an on-call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional urgent repairs).
What we can offer you:
- A competitive starting salary
- Company van + Fuel card
- Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum
- Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
- Pension Scheme: 4% contributory
- On call allowance and overtime rates paid per call out
- Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
- 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it
- Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work
- Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services
- Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes
- Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business
Experience Required:
The successful candidate will have previous experience gained as a maintenance electrician. This experience will ideally have been gained in an NHS hospital environment, though candidates with strong commercial electrical experience will also be considered (i.e. experience gained in commercial offices, hotels, education etc). The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ or City and Guilds qualification Level 3 for electrical installations, 18th edition and 2391 or 2394 & 2395 for inspection & testing would be desirable. If you are a qualified electrician, have great people skills and are passionate about delivering excellent quality electrical planned, preventative and responsive maintenance then we would strongly encourage you to apply.
As a well-established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.
To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page. Our application process is very straightforward allowing you to apply with a CV (from your Computer or Dropbox), LinkedIn, Facebook or Google+ and should take no more than a few short minutes.
Maintenance Electrician in Sidcup employer: Rydon
Rydon Maintenance is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development and well-being. With competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and comprehensive training programmes, we empower our Maintenance Operatives to thrive in their roles while contributing to the vital services of the NHS. Located in Sidcup, Kent, our team enjoys a collaborative environment where every member plays a crucial role in ensuring safety and comfort for service users, making it a truly rewarding place to work.
