Electrical Improver

The University of Bath are looking to recruit Electrical Improvers to work alongside our electrical installation, maintenance, and compliance teams.

The role

You will assist our Electricians in installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and under supervision, carry out tasks such as:

• Initial Investigating, troubleshooting of, faults and problems (non-intrusive)
• Electrical based compliance
• Substation monitoring
• Emergency lighting testing and minor repair 
• Lamp replacement
• Battery replacement 
• Minor remedial repairs 
• Assisting Electricians with Rewiring & similar installations

You should have

• relevant work experience of electrical maintenance, repair, installation and fitting
• a minimum GCSE pass (or equivalent qualification) in Maths, English or a technical subject
• City and Guilds 2368 Electrical Installation Level 2 (or similar) is desirable
• NVQ Electrical Installation Level 2 (or similar) is desirable

Due to the geographical spread of buildings on campus a significant amount of walking will be required, and a driving licence is preferred in case of driving between sites.

Further information

Workshop hours are from 08:15 - 16:45 Monday-Thursday, and 08:15 - 15.45 on a Friday, with potential for flexibility as agreed with your line manager.

It is hoped that this role will provide a progression opportunity for someone with ambitions to be a fully qualified Electrician. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ben Spicer, Head of Engineer Services at bmbs20@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification

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