Electrician
| Posting date: | 22 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ |
| Company: | EQUANS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2025-70377_1747905010 |
Summary
Equans is recruiting for an Electrician to be based on site at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.
This is a permanent full-time role working 42 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
Please note this is a shift role - working 4 on 4 off between the hours of 7am -7pm
You will play a key role in the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and delivering services in line with Specialised Healthcare Technical Memoranda (SHTMs), Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPMs) schedules, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
You may also provide supervision to Craft or Operative Maintenance Assistants and could act as a Shift Manager, overseeing a small team and supporting broader engineering operations.
What will you deliver?
- Demonstrate electrical competency to Level 3 in theory and practice, or hold an advanced, recognised electrical apprenticeship.
- Work towards or hold relevant Competent Person (CP) qualifications in high-risk disciplines.
- Operate in line with all Company Policies, ARTS values, and Health & Safety at Work (HASAW) regulations.
- Interpret and work from Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), ensuring compliance and safe working practices.
- Carry out installations, fault finding, and repairs in industrial and commercial electrical systems.
- Execute PPM and Reactive Planned Maintenance (RPM) tasks via Maximo or other designated systems. Sign off work and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Take full ownership of assigned tasks, ensure accurate documentation, and close off completed work effectively.
- Communicate clearly and confidently with team members, stakeholders, and service users.
- Demonstrate initiative in solving non-routine problems and propose practical solutions.
- Support and guide colleagues through knowledge sharing and training.
- Adapt to shifting priorities and pressures, maintaining professionalism and high-quality output.
- Apply lateral thinking and collaborative problem-solving to drive service improvements.
- Plan, prioritise, and deliver tasks or small-scale projects within agreed timelines and budgets.
- Contribute positively to team goals and support a culture of continuous improvement.
What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary, and excellent benefits package, which includes;
- Generous holiday allowance
- Flexible working opportunities
- Company share scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
Who are we looking for?
- Relevant technical qualification or apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Proven experience as an Electrician or similar role in a healthcare environment.
- Strong knowledge of SHTM (Scottish Healthcare Technical Memorandum), PPMs (Planned Preventative Maintenance), and SLAs (Service Level Agreements).
- Excellent understanding of Engineering Building Services installation and maintenance techniques.
- Advanced problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment.
- The role requires the successful post holder to obtain a PVG Disclosure prior to starting.
Who are we?
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.
Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.
Our ambition
At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values-Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.
We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.
What's next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.
At Equans we're committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.
You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.
The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.