M&E Engineer - Catterick Garrison

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Salary: Competitive + Company car/Car allowance

Hours: Standard hours are 8am-4.30pm, Monday to Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Fridays

Within VIVO we are currently recruiting for an M&E Engineer for Catterick Garrison, who will have responsibility for supporting the effective and timely delivery of Additional Works, planned and response maintenance, reducing the number of corrective actions raised and closing existing corrective actions within agreed timescales.

Reporting into the Managing Authorised Person you will be required to assess the competence of Skilled Persons to ensure suitably qualified and experienced operatives are directed to relevant tasks and review experience and performance regularly, produce high quality Risk Assessments and Method Statements and, where required, issue safety programmes and Permits to Work and carry out Plant Room Inspections.

As part of your role you will provide professional and technical support and advice to the VIVO operations site team, Supply Chain, DIO and end users, recording all tasks against the appropriate assets in the CAFM system (Maximo) and ensure all documentation relating to jobs is completed, recorded and distributed in a timely manner. You will also plan, direct and control activities including supervising site operations and managing sub-contractors in the appropriate disciplines.

The M&E Engineer will also manage cost and stakeholder expectations through excellent communication and sound commercial decisions to ensure value for money, work with all stakeholders to support the management and mitigation of contract risk, contribute to the delivery of and the production maintenance schedules IAW SFG20, Forward Additional Services Plans and Statements of Need across the sites.

You will be working on a variety of buildings and projects, including, but not limited to, maintenance, pre-construction and construction for accommodation, office buildings, gymnasiums, training blocks and food facilities. There are 14 barracks within Catterick Garrison so the role will be varied and you will be customer facing.

There are 5 other Engineers that you will be working alongside to ensure the smooth facilitation of all works.

What you’ll need to do this role 

First and foremost, you should be a qualified and experienced engineer within an electrical, mechanical or gas discipline, with good supervisory skills.

You should have practical experience of Safe Systems of Work including Management of the Operational Delivery of JSP375 to operate across multiple sites on your own incentive with lite touch line management.

You will be someone with the ability work on your own initiative to solve problems and make decisions.

This role will involve performing overtime when required to support the business and partake in area ‘out of hours on call’.

It is desirable that you have experience of operating within an MOD environment but this is not essential.

You must be able to pass SC Clearance and hold a full UK driving licence to be considered for this role. 

What we offer 

• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme 
• Company car/car allowance
• 25 Days annual leave 
• Volunteer leave 
• Life Assurance Policy
• Employee discount and reward schemes 
• Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work
• A company that recognises your contribution 

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.