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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Corporate Services Support
The British Embassy Dubai has a vacancy for an Electrician and Senior Maintenance Technician, job grade AA on a fixed-term contract for two (2) years.
The jobholder will be work to the Facilities and Maintenance Officer, they will be a Senior Technician in our Technical Works Group. The role includes carrying out and specialising in electrical preventive and reactive maintenance to agreed FCDO standards and signing off new electrical installations. You will also be expected to carry out other general maintenance tasks around the Estate.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Be part of the small Technical Works Group responsible for completing works requests
- Undertake the day-to-day maintenance and repair of building services installations, including lighting, power, replacement of lamps and fluorescent tubes, emergency lighting systems, energy conservation, heating controls, hot water systems and renewable systems.
- Be responsible for the installation and testing of new electrical works
- Undertake as directed the planned preventative maintenance programme (PPM) related to Electrical Inspections, Electrical Testing, Emergency Lighting and Electrical Services in a wide variety of buildings and ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines, statutory acts and regulations.
- Responsible for the safe use of a range of portable tools, small plant, ladders and equipment to enable duties of the role to be undertaken.
- Identify opportunities that will improve energy efficiency by identifying inefficient components or practices, contributing to environmental sustainability and potential cost savings.
- Delivery of Out of Hours call out service in accordance with organisation policies and procedures.
- Aware of and follow the relevant Health and Safety (H&S) guidance when undertaking the works.
- Escort contractors whilst visiting site.
- Support the wider Technical Works Group with maintenance activities as directed.
The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required.
Key behaviours required:
- Delivering at Pace – Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
- Managing a Quality Service – Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
- Developing Self and others – Focus on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole.
- Working Together – Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
- City & Guilds Electrical Testing and Installation certification
- At least 8 years of electrical maintenance including but not limited to, work on residential and office electrical systems and assets, work on chiller and generator systems.
- Extensive knowledge of British Electrical standards and experience working to them
- IT literate and well versed in Microsoft office primarily using Outlook and MS Teams.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to organise and prioritise workloads, organise records, meet deadlines and maintain close attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Fluent in verbal English.
- Health and Safety knowledge/experience
- Facilities Management
- UAE drivers’ licence
- Previous experience of working in an Embassy environment
Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Working Together, Developing Self and Others
20 February 2024
Administrative Assistant (AA)
Fixed Term, Full-time
35
24 months
Middle East & North Africa
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
British Embassy
1
AED
9,769
30 April 2024
Working hours and remuneration:
The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, which includes 25 days of leave per annum (calculated pro-rata)
Salary is at AED 9,769 per month.
There are no other allowances payable as part of this package. No accommodation and relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.
The Embassy is open from Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 18:00. Conditioned working hours are 35 hours per week and specific working hours for this role will be confirmed at a later time.
The successful candidate will be required to transfer their visa under the Embassy’s sponsorship.
How to apply:
Interested candidates must include to their online application form
- an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- a covering letter/ motivation essay stating how you meet the requirements of the role
- Examples in the relevant sections of the online application form of how you meet the key behaviours and skills required.
Applications that do not include this information will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is at 23:55 UAE local time on 20th Feb 2024
Applications received after the stated deadline will not be considered.
Process:
The recruitment process, including security clearance, is expected to take around two – three months. The security clearance process includes checks available in country and with UK, dependant on the security level required for the role and the candidate’s profile and UK footprint. You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign, and we are working hard to minimise any disruption.
Due to the large number of applications, we receive, only those shortlisted for the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security-vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.
The British Embassy Dubai is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.
United Arab Emirates
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