Job Description

Job Title: Building Services Engineer - Plumbing

Location: Bexhill

Welcome to Hastings Direct

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. We’ve made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We’re proud of the journey we’re on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over four million customers, but we know there’s even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you’re now reading this job advert means we’ve tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD – we really hope you like what you see, and you’ll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you’re excited about joining us and think you have some of what we’re looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.

As our Building Services Engineer, you’ll deliver high quality, multi-skilled maintenance services across our Bexhill office, with a significant focus on plumbing works. You’ll undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and minor project work across a range of building services.

Although we’re looking for our new colleague to have a primary discipline in plumbing, you’ll also support across fabric and mechanical maintenance activities, contributing to a multi-skilled maintenance service.

– you’ll need to have demonstrable experience in:

• Delivering plumbing and multi-skilled maintenance tasks safely, effectively and without risk to others – proactively identifying, reporting and (where possible) making safe any plumbing, mechanical or building fabric issues

• Completing all assigned PPM and reactive works within agreed priority timescales and accurately recording all activities in the CAFM system

• Notifying the Facilities Manager of any issues that may impact building operations, service delivery, business-critical systems or statutory compliance

• Ensuring that RAMS and permits to work are in place for all relevant tasks, whether completed in-house or by contractors

• Supporting and overseeing external contractors on site, acting as a point of contact as required and monitoring the quality, safety and progress of works

• Participating in any out-of-hours activities including planned works and emergency reactive call outs, responding effectively to incidents that may impact building safety or operations

Essential skills/experience:

• Strong experience in plumbing (or closely related building services discipline with demonstrable experience of delivering day-to-day planned and reactive maintenance

• Strong understanding of H&S legislation, safe systems of work, industry guidance and working knowledge of building services systems (including basic mechanical and M&E plant operation)

• Understand of RAMS, Permit to Work systems and experience of using CAFM systems for logging, updating and closing tasks
  

The interview process

Our interview process involves the below:

• Recruiter screening call

• 1st stage interview with hiring leader (on-site)

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website.

Regrettably, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary you will also receive…

Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail

Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus

Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support

Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs

There's more! – 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ….

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we’ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.

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