Job Description

Job title

: Electrician (Senior Building Services Technician)

Department/Location

: Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Salary

: 30,805-35,116

Reference

: MA45788

Closing date

: 11 June 2025

The Department of Chemistry is seeking an experienced electrician to join our in-house maintenance team. Working alongside another electrician, the role holder will provide a complete electrical service including installation, preventative and electrical maintenance and breakdown repairs independently of any electrical supervision. The role holder will also assist in supporting an apprentice.

Chemistry is a big Department with a large amount of plant and machinery.

The duties will include installations, fault finding and diagnostic breakdown repairs to electrical items including mains circuits, sub-circuits, 3 phase, fans, pumps, control circuits, lighting, switch gear, inverters and motors. The role holder will also work with and supervise external electrical contractors, source electrical supplies and assist the Fire Manager and other maintenance team members as required.

The successful qualified candidate will be 18th Edition trained and have broad knowledge and experience of all aspects of industrial and domestic electrical work. They will also have City and Guilds - Electrical Installation Part 1 & Part 2 and/or an NVQ level 3 in electrical installation plus preferably a City and Guilds 2391 electrical testing, inspection and verification as well. They will be able to demonstrate a flexible attitude to work, good interpersonal skills plus good organisational and communication skills. They must also be able to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, work unsupervised, prioritise their own work, work under pressure and use their own initiative.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit our website.

For informal queries please contact Emma Graham.

Please quote reference MA45788 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,805.00-35,116.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MA45788