Multiskilled Engineer Electrical/Mechanical

Job RoleMultiskilled Engineer Electrical/Mechanical
Location: HMP Chelmsford
Salary: £39,921.92-£43,248.75
Contract: Full time, perm

Are you a confident and driven skilled tradesperson who has committed considerable time and effort honing both your Electrical and Mechanical engineering expertise?
Are you looking for somewhere you can continue to grow and develop, where you can apply your unique abilities to solve time-limited and sometimes critical problems in innovative ways?
Would you like to work as part of a truly multi-skilled, diverse, and united maintenance team, who all work together to ensure the prison environment remains safe for all prisoners, staff and visitors - delivering excellent standards and always striving to do better?
If you're ready for your new challenge, quick to learn, enthusiastic and willing to share your skills and experience and contribute, we want to hear from you.
 

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!

We provide critical and time-bound services to the Ministry of Justice and are looking for facilities management professionals that can make a difference to the sites and the people we are responsible for.
We're growing in the provision of our on site solutions to the prison service and want applicants who:
Hold electrical qualifications C&G 2367 or 2357 (Electrical Installation) and NVQ level 3 In Electrical Installations or equivalent.
Ideally have C&G 2391 - Electrical inspection and testing certification
Have a certificate in BS7671 - The Requirements For Electrical Installations, 17th or 18th Edition
Also hold plumbing qualifications C&G 6035, C&G 6189 and an NVQ Level 3 in plumbing or equivalent C&G
Have experience working on commercial or industrial electrical, steam and water systems
If this sounds like you, we'd like to hear from you.
About Us:
We are Gov Facility Services Ltd, a non-profit company owned entirely by the Ministry of Justice, delivering safe, high quality and value driven facilities services to 48 prisons over the South and East of the UK with over 1,300 staff. It's a great time to get involved and help shape the future of the company - and forge a great career at the same time.

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress. Explore facilities careers where you can make difference. 

Pride In People

We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will transfer to a private sector provider/providers in Spring 2026. As the programme unfolds, we will learn more.

Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team 

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