Handyman

Job Title: Handyman
Location: Worthing/Brighton, West Sussex

Contract: Southern Water
Reports to: Regional Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM (with flexibility required)

Join Our Team!
Equans, in partnership with Southern Water is seeking an experienced and proactive Handyman to join our team in Worthing, West Sussex. In this full-time Handyman role, you will play a key part in providing high-quality maintenance services across our estate, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations. If you’re passionate about facilities management and enjoy a hands-on approach to problem-solving, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Planned & Reactive Maintenance: Perform a variety of tasks such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and building repairs across the estate.
• Statutory Compliance: Conduct and document essential statutory checks including water hygiene (L8), fire door inspections, and emergency lighting tests.
• Customer Support: Collaborate with the Equans (Southern Water) Helpdesk to provide support for both planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Supervision of Subcontractors: Oversee specialist subcontractors and identify opportunities to self-deliver certain maintenance activities.
• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, report incidents, and help maintain safe working environments across all sites.
• General Facilities Duties: Assist with a range of tasks such as parcel management, furniture assembly, desk moves, landscaping, and more.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: Proven experience in a facilities management role, with a hands-on approach to maintenance and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.
• Skills: Strong communication and IT skills (Word, Excel), with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Qualifications: GCSEs (Grade C or above) in English and Maths, IOSH Working Safely certification, and a full UK driving licence.
• Personality: A proactive, team-oriented individual who takes initiative, solves problems efficiently, and is customer-focused.

What can we offer you? 

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; 

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays) 
• Life Cover 
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we? 

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.   

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. 

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. 

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company. 

What’s next? 

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.  

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. 

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.