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Facilities Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Job ID
493898
Posted since
05-Feb-2026
Organization
Siemens Healthineers
Field of work
Manufacturing
Company
Siemens HC Ltd. MR Magnet Technology
Experience level
Experienced Professional
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Office/Site only
Employment type
Permanent
Location(s)
  • Bicester - - United Kingdom
  • Oxford - - United Kingdom
Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. 

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.  Siemens Healthineers MR Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging - over a third of MRI scanners installed worldwide have at their heart a magnet manufactured in our Eynsham factory. The business has been awarded several Queen’s Awards for export success, two Best Factory Awards and an IMechE Manufacturing Excellence Award and is justifiably proud of its engineering and manufacturing heritage.  We are now entering a key stage in our growth with the addition of our brand new, £250m, state of the art facility in Bicester that will be producing our new DryCool technology, which will power the future of truly sustainable MRI.  

The Facilities Engineer (Electrical) role is a newly created position to support the electrical infrastructure within our new Bicester facility, and will combine planned maintenance, installation work, contractor management and general facilities support.  It will be a varied and hands on position requiring resilience, flexibility and strong prioritisation skills.  It also includes on call responsibilities requiring you to respond promptly to emergency breakdowns or critical maintenance issues outside of standard working hours.  You'll achieve this through a mixture of direct work for first response and support and will utilize use of contractors for larger planned works. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure all facility works are carried out and recorded by themselves or contractors under their supervision to BS7671, alongside health and safety best practice guidelines.
  • System Design and Implementation: Assist business function requirements alongside project team with the Design, review, and implementation of electrical systems and infrastructure. 
  • Monitor all building systems and utilities using BMS (Building Management Systems) and other control systems.  Identify any issues or failures.
  • Respond to any building system or utilities issues or failure investigate and identify remedial actions to return the plant / equipment to an efficient operating condition in the shortest time using appropriate skills / knowledge and ensuring compliance and safety requirements are met.
  • Use the CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management System) to carry out regular scheduled preventative maintenance activities and record any remedial work whether generated from PM’s or from issues / faults on the system.
  • Accurately record works completed in the CMMS to provide base data for KPI reporting.
  • Be the first point of contract for employees with working environmental issues, covering hard building or soft contract service (catering, security, clean, waste etc.) Investigate any concerns, identify and implement remedial actions.
  • Attend meetings to understand works required of user groups, be that related to the working environment or the provision of services to process equipment.
  • Maintain critical and other spare inventory levels to ensure minimal building systems downtime.
  • Liaise with stakeholders to ensure any facilities work is achieved with minimum disruption to the operations and colleagues in the facility.
  • Identify opportunities through the analysis of the current operational performance to drive continuous improvement
  • Ensure preventative maintenance programs are carried out using internal resources and external expert contractors to ensure best in class reliability.
  • Raise permits for contractor works under the facilities engineer’s control.
  • Responsible for the procurement process from raising orders for contractor services or parts through acceptance and invoice approval.

Requirements for the role:

  • Ideally apprentice trained to at least City and Guilds 2365 NVQ level 3
  • City and Guilds 2382 18th edition trained
  • City and Guilds 2391-52 Inspection and test desirable
  • Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of electrical systems CCTV, access control, life safety systems , electrical circuits up to 415 volts building and safety regulations.
  • Analytical skills: Ability to evaluate facility conditions, identify issues and develop effective solutions
  • Ability to work alone and with the wider facilities team and support services.
  • Ability to liaise at all levels of the organization to co-ordinate the facilities works.
  • A proven track record in engineering and fault finding gained in a manufacturing environment/industrial environment
  • Working knowledge of IT and CMMS systems with the ability to present basic concepts.
  • Be able to undertake tasks not normally associated with electrical duties I.E assisting mechanical/fabric/process engineers and the maintenance department as and when required
  • Be willing to undertake further training as required.
Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary
  • On-call allowance
  • 26 days' holiday with the option to buy up to 10 additional or sell up to 5
  • Up to 10% employer pension contribution
  • BUPA Private Medical Cover
  • Share and bonus scheme
  • Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover
  • Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme.

Who we are: 

We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. 

How we work: 

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Check our Careers Site at https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-uk/careers 

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