Job Description

Role

The University of Warwick are recruiting for an Electrical Technician for their Estates team.

The Electrical Technician provides an efficient, business-critical response service. They will execute routine, planned and reactive maintenance duties; carry out fault diagnostics and repairs to a wide range of electrical and mechanical systems; and carry out minor installation works for all electrical building services throughout the University. The role ensures all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost-effectively and to the agreed KPIs and Service Level Agreement.

Duties and responsibilities

Technical

Respond to individual job requests via the job notification system, ensuring each job is resolved safely, efficiently and to the required standard within target SLAs. Deal with emergency situations ensuring each job is resolved on systems which include:

• Power supplies
• Emergency Lighting Systems
• Lighting and Lighting control systems
• Alarm systems
• Motors
• BMS Controls
• Portable appliances

Provide a planned maintenance and reactive remedial work service, directing other trades where necessary to keep essential facilities open and usable, ensuring compliance with statutory testing and inspections including:

• Periodic Inspection and Testing
• Emergency Lighting Testing
• Fire Alarm Testing
• Portable Appliance Testing
• Defective repair works
• Analyse, fault find and make decisions about the feasibility and logistics of the jobs to be undertaken, taking into account how long it will take, the equipment needed and the potential cost liaising with the Electrical Supervisor if necessary.
• Investigate unidentified problems, including diagnosing problems and suggesting courses of action and/or identifying whether the problem can be dealt with or if specialist assistance is required.
• Provide advice or suggestions in relation to the installation of new products and equipment and participate in the preparation, fabrication and installation of refurbishment, new projects and new work where required.
• Take a leading role within the Electrical Services team with the installation of minor power systems.

Health and Safety and compliance

Skills and experience

• A recognised apprentice background or equivalent training or significant years\' practical working experience within the electrical building services sector, including commercial, industrial, and domestic environments is required.
• NVQ Level 3 - Electrical installations or maintenance. City and Guilds 236 part 1, 2 or 2330 Levels 2 and 3 (AM2) Electrical Installations. City and Guilds 2382, BS7671 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. City and Guilds 2395, Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations.
• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent), with proven excellent understanding of Health & Safety and the associated processes.
• Proven ability to carry out installation, maintenance and electrical testing and requirements in accordance with BS7671 17th Edition Wiring Regulations and Electricity at Work Act.
• To have an excellent understanding of statutory compliance within the electrical field.
• The ability to organise, plan and prioritise own workload to meet SLAs and work with minimal supervision.

Location
Coventry

Benefits
Salary

\xc2\xa329,605 to \xc2\xa332,982 + 2k qualification allowance

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Life insurance
• Wellness programme

University of Warwick