Building Maintenance Technician - Electrical

As Facilities Maintenance Technician you’ll be responsible for the technical maintenance and operation of M&E building services within our premises in London.

At Nationwide we openly put our 16 million members at the centre of every decision we make as a business. Every role, no matter what it’s doing, is member focused.

This role is part of Business Services, in the Resilience & Agility Community, responsible for our Nationwide properties, employee facing services that support the day to day running of our operations, our workplace strategy and delivery service and regulatory communications to our members.

This is a new role in our Property Services team to work alongside other maintenance technicians to ensure the safe and efficient operation of our buildings. This is a 35 hour per week contract with overtime and on-call options available.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

From maintaining our water hygiene to fixing our lights, you’ll be in charge of making our office environment the best it can be for our colleagues and visitors.

You’ll work closely with your fellow maintenance colleagues, as well as our wider Property Services team.

We’ll need great communication skills as you’ll be interacting with colleagues and visitors as a representative of Property Services.

One of your initial goals in the first six months will be to build and understanding of how to maintain and operate our premises M&E assets under the support and guidance of your existing team members.

About you

• Required and relevant Electrical Engineering qualifications and experience e.g., minimum level 3 in Engineering Maintenance and /or installation with a preference for apprentice qualified with significant practical experience as a qualified engineer.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Operating systems and hardware
• Monitoring, operating, and reporting of ‘environmental’ equipment, including air-conditioning, UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), generator, dry cooler, fire alarm systems etc.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to relate at all levels including members and employees.

We’re also interested in who you are as a person. Why? Because our membership is made up of so many different kinds of people, so we want our employees to be just as diverse. We’d love to hear about:

• Your values, and what makes you who you are
• How you’d make a difference to our members in this role

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• London location allowance - £4,687 per annum, pro rata
• Very competitive on-call allowance
• 35 hour contracted working week

Why work at Nationwide

Why work at Nationwide?

We’re a building society founded by ordinary people, our members, who came together to help each other get the most from their money, buy homes and save for their futures. For over 130 years, we’ve supported each other and our communities, and we’ve done the right thing for wider society too.

If you come to work here at Nationwide, you’ll be part of that. Part of something a bit different. And something really quite special.

What’s more, we have a strong ethic of care for each other and our members. We recognise that our employees feel most appreciated when their thoughts and values are respected and considered. We’re committed to creating a culture that recognises and truly values our individual differences and identities. So, if you’d like to be a part of an inclusive workplace where you can be yourself, where your talents are nurtured, and you feel empowered to contribute, then please apply and help us in building society, nationwide.

What to do next

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

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