Mobile Approved Electrician – Risley

Mobile Approved Electrician

North West England (based from HMP Risley, Warrington WA3 6BP
£37,953 – £43,039 + 15% weekend shift allowance
Company van and fuel card provided for business use only
39 hours per week | Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00 | 1 in 4 weekend rota (+15% allowance) + on-call (paid separately)

Looking for a role that offers variety, autonomy and long-term stability? Join Amey’s Ministry of Justice team as a Mobile Approved Electrician, supporting approximately six secure sites across the North West. You’ll play a key role in keeping critical electrical systems safe, compliant and operational within the prison estate.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance, inspections, testing and reactive repairs across multiple prison sites.
• Acting as the Responsible Person for electrical systems, ensuring statutory and mandatory compliance is maintained.
• Undertaking Authorised Person duties, including isolations, permits to work and supervision of electrical works.
• Reviewing EICRs, installation certificates and contractor documentation to ensure work meets required standards.
• Providing technical electrical support to site teams, carrying out risk assessments and helping manage electrical compliance across your portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

• ECS Gold Card, NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation (or equivalent) and AM2 are essential.
• City & Guilds 2391 Inspection & Testing.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (17th Edition considered with support to upgrade).
• Qualify for Amey Electrical AP responsibilities.
• Good working knowledge of planned and preventive maintenance operations
• Minimum 5 years’ electrical experience, including inspection, testing and fault finding on commercial or industrial systems.
• Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel to sites across the account to provide support.

Why Join Amey?

Secure, long-term contract with genuine career progression
24 days holiday plus bank holidays
Excellent pension and flexible benefits package
Funded training and development opportunities

If you’re an experienced electrician looking to step into a more technical, compliance-focused role where your expertise makes a real difference every day, we’d love to hear from you.

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

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