Engineer Wates FM

The Vacancy

🔧 Electrical Engineer – Hampshire Blue Light Contract

📍 Location: Southampton
🏢 Company: WPS
🕒 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
💼 Sector: Public Sector / Facilities Management / Engineering

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About the Role

Wates Property Services is seeking a skilled and motivated Electrical Engineer to join our team in Southampton, supporting our Hampshire Blue Light contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on critical infrastructure for emergency services, ensuring safety, reliability, and operational excellence across a range of properties.

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Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across Blue Light sites in Hampshire.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, including BS7671 and Health & Safety standards.
• Collaborate with other engineers and site teams to deliver high-quality service.
• Maintain accurate records of work completed and materials used.
• Participate in an on-call rota as required.

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What We’re Looking For

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Installation.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification.
• Proven experience in electrical maintenance, ideally within public sector or critical infrastructure environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Full UK driving licence.

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What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company van and fuel card.
• Opportunities for career development within Wates Group.
• Supportive team environment and a chance to make a real impact in your community.

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Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.