Job Title:  Multi-Skilled Building Services Engineer

Package:  £34,200 - £38,000 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF20500

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Maintenance Engineer, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a member of the Estates Delivery discipline within UK Defence Operations, the Maintenance Engineer role will be biased to a specialisation but will be expected to deliver Mechanical aspects of building services, undertaking pre-preventive maintenance, repair, and reactive tasks.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for the maintenance and performance of all Mechanical elements for the site as well as general maintenance work such as landscaping, painting, building repairs and generic handyman duties.

This role is based onsite in St Kilda on a shift rotation of 28 days on and 28 days off. Accommodation is provided for the 28 days shift and the facility also come with Sky TV in each bedroom, WIFI, a gym, a small bar and recreation area as well as the outstanding wildlife. This is at zero cost to the candidate.

The successful candidate must be able to get to Rangehead in South Uist or the Kyle of Lochalsh for the connecting ferry or Helicopter to this remote island.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide maintenance support (including installations; planned, preventive & corrective maintenance) in relation to site services, plant / equipment & buildings
• Deliver specialist technical maintenance support & services in relation to building plant / equipment
• Prioritisation of work programme to satisfy business needs
• Form part of the on-call rota within the Maintenance Team
• Ensure robust application of health, safety & environmental procedures & processes
• Ensure maintenance standards and quality of work delivered are to the required level

Essential experience of the Maintenance Engineer: 

• Proven experience as a maintenance engineer with a Mechanical bias
• Proficient in fault finding and diagnostic abilities on components
• Experience in planned maintenance to SFG20 standards
• Understanding of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), service targets, objectives, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Desirable qualifications for the Maintenance Engineer           :

• The ideal candidate will have the relevant C&G, BTEC level 3, ONC/OND or NVQ level 3 in a mechanical discipline

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week and is based out of our St Kilda facility. This role is 28 days on and 28 days off.

St Kilda

The St Kilda site provides crucial real-time tracking radar and telemetry data for complex weapons trials, missile tests, and joint military exercises (such as NATO training).

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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