Mobile Electrical Engineer

Overview

In this role you will diagnose and repair complex electrical systems across multiple school sites and community properties in Birmingham, delivering planned and reactive maintenance to support high‑quality service delivery. You will work within a facilities management team to keep electrical building services compliant and reliable. The position offers a mix of maintenance tasks, minor installations, and on‑call duties in a mission‑critical environment. You will be part of a cross‑site effort to support decarbonisation and safe operations. A strong focus on safety, documentation, and quick fault resolution underpins your daily impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 24 days annual leave increasing to 25 days after 2 years
• Life Cover 1.5x salary
• Employee discount schemes
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, fault‑find and repair electrical systems in line with legislation and standards
• Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) across electrical building services
• Carry out minor electrical installations, upgrades and adaptations
• Respond to reactive maintenance tasks to minimise disruption and penalties
• Resolve faults and plant defects to maintain safe operation
• Identify spare parts and provide parts lists and timescales
• Maintain PPM, reactive and breakdown records with real‑time CAFM updates
• Achieve Electrical Approved Person status
• Complete documentation and reports
• Participate in the on‑call rota

Key requirements

• 18th Edition
• AM2
• Post‑apprenticeship experience in electrical maintenance/building services
• Recognised electrical apprenticeship and City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation/Maintenance
• Experience in LV distribution, switchgear, control panels, emergency lighting, fire alarm systems, BMS interfaces, motors, electrical safety systems
• Valid driving licence
• DBS Enhanced with Barred Lists – essential

• strong problem‑solving
• attention to detail
• team collaboration
• LV distribution
• switchgear
• control panels

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