Mobile Building Engineer – Wymott

Company: Amey
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Location: Preston
Job Description:

Overview

As a Mobile Building Engineer, you will deliver maintenance and reactive tasks across multiple establishment sites in the North West, ensuring safety, compliance, and reliability of facilities. You’ll operate within a cross-regional team to support MoJ/HMPPS prisons, traveling between sites with a company van and fuel card. The role combines hands-on maintenance with security protocols and incident response, on a 39-hour week with weekend rotas and call-out duties. This is a service-focused, mission-driven position in a high-security environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • Holiday entitlement (at least 24 days + bank holidays)
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Exclusive retailer discounts
  • Social Impact Days (volunteering)
  • Family-friendly policies

Responsibilities

  • Provide maintenance and reactive tasks across multiple establishments with strict compliance
  • Manage tool control and security protocols per Amey/MOJ/HMPPS requirements
  • Be competent in one or more regional maintenance principals and undergo training
  • Support escort duties and adapt to business needs by working at various sites as required
  • Travel across the region to cover approximately 6 establishments
  • Carry out fire-related maintenance tasks (doors, extinguishers, alarms) and emergency lighting
  • Conduct water temperature testing and basic IT-related tasks
  • Operate safely and autonomously, using initiative, and work at heights

Key requirements

  • Full UK driving licence
  • Relevant NVQ/qualifications in a maintenance discipline
  • Ability to work independently and at height
  • Project management knowledge
  • Experience in fire/ems systems maintenance and emergency lighting
  • RCD experience and water temperature testing
  • IT skills and basic Health and Safety knowledge
  • Willingness to qualify for Confined Spaces AP responsibilities
  • Experience in custodial environments (desirable)
  • Prison Security Clearance including DBS (Amey will support)
  • Independent working
  • Initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Fire Door Maintenance
  • Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
  • Fire Alarm Core Points

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Posted: September 14th, 2026