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We offer a wide range of opportunities in Engineering: Maintenance Engineers in Electrical, Mechanical, Building Joinery and Systems, as well as Technical and Maintenance Management and Project Management roles.

Whilst carrying out an Engineering role within the SPS, you will play a key role in designing, maintaining, repairing and installing systems on the varied SPS Estate. We offer stability and excellent career progression opportunities. We will invest in your development to allow you to learn and apply new skills which can include development into management roles.

With an ever-changing prisoner population, our aim is to ensure that our workforce reflects Scotland’s diversity, delivering activities and services which have the capacity and capability to help transform the lives of those in our care to make them more responsible citizens and in turn making Scotland a safer place to live. To do so, we need to ensure our prison Estate is effectively maintained.

Maintenance operative careers

As a Maintenance Operative you will form an essential part of our maintenance team by carrying out basic routine planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and repair tasks on systems and buildings.

Maintenance engineer careers

As a Maintenance Engineer you will play a key role in modernising and maintaining our prison Estates.

Engineering management careers

We offer stability and excellent career progression opportunities including management careers. We will invest in your development to allow you to learn and apply new skills.

Specialist engineering careers

We offer a number of specialist engineering roles including, but not limited to; Project Sponsors and Managers, Chartered Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Architects and Quantity Surveyors. 

View the SPS jobs board where you can access and apply for all our current external vacancies, as well as supporting information you may find helpful when considering making an application to join the Scottish Prison Service.

Staff member outside of Low Moss