General Maintenance Operative/Qualified Plumber

SENIOR ENGINEER – FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Care and Rehabilitation Services

HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG

Salary £43,671.63 per annum

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.

Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this.  HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is setting a new standard for new build prisons of the future, using forward-thinking design and technology.  The Prison is the UK’s first purpose-built, new resettlement Prison. After opening in 2022 it is a one of a kind new generation category C new build Prison for the future and has become an integral part of the local community.

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) already successfully manages 4 prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.</p>

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our FM team to oversee the Facilities Management Services across HMP Five Wells. 

Reporting to the Head of FM, you will be responsible for managing and developing the delivery of a diverse range of FM services to meet both the operational and contractual requirements, ensuring service level agreements are adhered, meeting all statutory, mandatory and maintenance requirements in line with the Authority established baselines and contractual obligations.

To succeed in this role, you will be a dynamic and engaging individual, who shares our ethics and values. A proven manager, you will have the attention to detail necessary to deliver an effective and compliant facilities management service on a 24/7 basis.

It is key that you have the flexibility to deal with the ever-changing demands of a dynamic environment where the requirement to maintain a safe and decent environment is constant.  Coaching, supporting and motivating your team is an essential requirement in order to deliver this service to meet customer, commercial and contractual requirements. 

Some of the key responsibilities of this role are:

• To manage resources to meet daily maintenance schedules.
• To manage reactive maintenance tasks.
• Responsible for ensuring all tasks are completed and records provided accordingly.
• To liaise with the operational prison staff and provide advice and knowledge regarding service issues.
• To liaise with Sub Contractors over the service and maintenance of assets located across the site, ensuring records are kept up to date and available for inspection/audit.
• To lead and develop skilled teams to meet operational and business needs in a timely manner.
• To support the team in continually reviewing operational procedures to ensure maximum operational effectiveness.
• Develop & support positive team ethos within FM working group</li>
• To ensure that all work is carried out safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• To ensure that all tools or stores items including consumables eg drill bits, hack saw blades etc are accounted for at all times.
• To demonstrate the ability to work under own initiative with minimum supervision.
• To be flexible and assist with any tasks required to be completed by the Facilities Department.
• To ensure that the Facilities Department, areas of work and stores are kept in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times.

As a contractual requirement of the role, you must be able to demonstrate that you have a recognised trade qualification.

Some of the key essential skills and knowledge for this role are:

• Experience in M&E Services and Buildings Maintenance</li>
• Excellent communication skills - verbal & written</li>
• Experience of legislative compliance within a complex facilities environment

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process .

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S, and HMPPS and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com.   In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.