Field Service Engineer

Your new company
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Field Service Engineer (Electrician) to join a specialist plant and engineering operation.This is a hands-on, field-based position carrying out electrical inspection, testing, fault diagnosis, repair, installation and maintenance on specialist construction and piling plant equipment.The successful candidate will have a strong electrical background combined with practical fault-finding skills and experience working within construction, plant, industrial or engineering environments. You will be responsible for ensuring equipment remains safe, compliant and operational while providing an efficient engineering service across active sites.
Your new role

• Carry out electrical maintenance, servicing, repairs and installations on plant and specialist construction equipment.
• Attend sites to identify, diagnose and repair equipment faults.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and control-system faults.
• Carry out advanced electrical fault finding and diagnostics.
• Read and interpret technical manuals, electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Conduct inspections, testing and calibration of piling plant equipment.
• Ensure plant and equipment meets required operational and safety standards.
• Install new electrical components and equipment.
• Retrofit and upgrade existing systems to improve performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Support the commissioning of repaired, modified or newly installed equipment.
• Investigate breakdowns and complete repairs in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with safe systems of work and relevant permit procedures.
• Maintain compliance with PUWER, LOLER and COSHH requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 electrical qualification or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain an ECS card if not already held.
• Strong knowledge of electrical installations within construction environments.
• Good working knowledge of BS 7671 requirements applicable to construction-site installations.
• Previous electrical maintenance, installation or field-service experience.
• Strong practical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence diagnosing electrical and control-system faults.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings.

What you'll get in return

• 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
• Financial wellbeing support
• Employee assistance programme
• Professional development opportunities
• Enhanced family benefits
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Dependants leave
• Parental bereavement leave
• Opportunity to develop your technical knowledge within specialist plant and engineering
• Varied field-based work across construction environments

What you need to do now
If you are a qualified electrician with strong fault-finding, maintenance and diagnostic skills and you're interested in moving into or continuing your career within field service and specialist plant engineering, we would like to hear from you.Apply today with an up-to-date CV for further information.

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