Approved Electrician

The role

Within our Building Services department we are looking for a new Electrician to provide preventative and reactive maintenance across our North Somerset Campus based in Langford (BS40 5DU).

In this role you will use your qualifications, skills and experience to carry out planned maintenance to help avoid issues and react to and rectify any faults across the campus.

The role is largely autonomous, and you will manage your own workload throughout your working day. You will interact with the University Security service, Facilities Managers, Facilities Assistants, staff, and students to organise access to relevant work areas and provide detailed information as to the nature, consequences, and solutions to immediate problems.

Building Services plays a key role in ensuring things work as they should for our staff and students. We aim to resolve any issues as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible ensuring customer satisfaction at all times. This role would suit an experienced electrician who is looking for a new opportunity working with a friendly, supportive team.

What will you be doing?

In this varied role you will work closely with Maintenance Technicians and Help Desk Coordinators to schedule & prioritise jobs and to respond to emergency situations on a day-to-day basis. The tasks can vary but day to day requirements will include:

• Fixing internal and external lighting faults.
• LV distribution system issues.
• Resolving electrical control faults on large and smaller heating systems.
• Resolving electrical control faults on ventilation systems including performance issues.
• Fixing hot and cold water generation and circulation system issues.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Performing emergency lighting testing and repairs.
• Carrying out repairs to fixed wiring systems found during inspection and testing.

You should apply if

You have significant experience in the repair and maintenance of commercial electrical building services. You will hold a recognised electrical qualification such as; City & Guilds Level 2, Electrical or BTEC, Level 2, Electrical maintenance, or installation qualification. You will have strong knowledge of the 17th edition IEE Regulations, (3rd amendment) BS 7671 and hold a full driving licence.

Alongside your technical skills and qualifications you will be a team player with excellent customer service skills who is able to manage your own workload. You will also have a logical approach to fault finding and problem solving.

Benefits of working in this role for the University include:

• 25 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) and plus UOB school closure days
• Automatic entry to a generous pension scheme
• A group of family friendly policies including generous maternity, adoption and surrogacy leave options, the ability to take paid shared parental leave, up to two weeks paternity/ partner leave, leave to support fertility treatment and paid dependents/ carers leave
• Inclusive culture, valuing the diversity of thought, beliefs and background