Mobile Facilities Maintenance Engineer

What youll be responsible for

Were looking for a proactive and collaborative Mobile Facilities Maintenance Engineer to help keep our buildings safe reliable and efficient. Youll play a key role in maintaining essential systems supporting projects and ensuring a positive experience for everyone who uses our facilities.

Working with the Head of Facilities Management you will:

1. Maintain and improve all mechanical and electrical systems across our facilities/asset portfolio
2. Deliver planned and reactive maintenance to keep operations running smoothly
3. Oversee quality checks for new installations and ensure compliance with standards
4. Contribute to risk management and develop practical solutions to recurring issues
5. Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues and contractors
6. Respond promptly to urgent maintenance needs as part of an on-call rota
7. Make cost-effective decisions on repairs replacements and redesigns
8. Support delivery of projects that meet safety regulatory and financial goals
9. Promote health and safety and best practice in all activities

Who youll work with

Internal

Key Stakeholder and property user
Health & Safety Operations Procurement and Finance teams
All levels of management within DCWW
Capital Project/Programme Delivery Teams

External

Local Authorities including Planning Departments and Highways Departments
Framework Suppliers & Partners
Regulators NRW/EA/DWI/Ofwat/HSE/UKWIR/Water UK/Consumer Council for Water Wales

About you

Essential Experience Qualifications and Skills

1. Qualified in Mechanical Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering
2. Experience in facilities maintenance or engineering
3. A range of project and people management skills combined with strong experience in the delivery of maintenance & reliability improvement projects
4. An ability to think strategically in terms of lifetime costs; identifying a range of possible solutions and presenting a coherent rationale for a recommended action
5. Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplined engineering environment whilst maintaining effective day to day delivery of services
6. The ability to work to tight regulatory and project deadlines

Good to know

• You will work flexibly between designated site locations in the South East region (including Cardiff and Newport) after training completed
• Required to be on call out rota every 4-5 weeks for out of hour emergencies
• Company Transit van will be provided - clean drivers licence required
• In-person interview dates: across 4th & 5th December 2025

For an informal discussion about this role please contact: and enter the Job Requisition Number (8176) in the subject title line.

Please note we may close this role sooner if required. Please apply as soon as you can. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry we require satisfactory references post offer medical clearance and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary 33 days annual leave (pro rata including public holidays) we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
Enhanced employer pension contributions Up to 11% employer contributions
Free Mortgage Brokering Services
Enhanced family friendly policies
Progression opportunities including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
Cycle to work scheme
Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
Many more can be found here!

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe reliable water and take away wastewater to clean before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality essential services which help to protect the health of our customers colleagues and our environment we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people assets and information is key to us so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the companys required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black Asian and Minority Ethnic people Females LGBT Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence ours is a company based on trust openness respect commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.