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Electrician

Amey · Wakefield

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Electrician

HMP Wakefield (WF2 9AG)

£30,866 - £36,135 + 15% weekend allowance

39 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 07:30 - 16:30; Friday 07:30 - 16:00; Saturday to Sunday 07:45 - 15:45; 1 in 4 weekends on a rota basis with an additional 15% salary allowance.

Free parking | On-site gym | Career progression

Looking for a stable, long-term maintenance role with excellent benefits and career development?

Amey is recruiting an Electrician to join the FM team at HMP Wakefield, carrying out electrical maintenance, fault finding, repairs and testing across the site.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Planned and reactive electrical maintenance
  • Fault finding and repairs
  • Minor installation works and testing
  • Electrical inspections to BS7671 standards
  • Ensuring systems remain safe and compliant

What We're Looking For

  • Typical level 2 electrical qualification
  • 18th Edition (17th Edition considered)
  • Maintenance and fault-finding experience
  • Good Health & Safety knowledge
  • Basic IT skills

What's In It For You?

24 days holiday + bank holidays
Generous pension scheme
Ongoing training & qualifications
Progression opportunities within Amey
Long-term job security on a major government contract
Free parking, gym and catering facilities on site

About Amey

Who we are
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Apply today. We may close this vacancy early due to high application levels.

The essentials

Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.

Posted 14 Aug 2026
Apply by 14 Oct 2026

Where you'd be based

WF2 9AG

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