Maintenance Technician (Multi-Trade Electrician)

Are you a skilled electrician looking to make a difference in an academic environment? We are seeking a Maintenance Technician (Multi-Trade Electrician) to join our Estates Department at Birkbeck, University of London. This role is crucial in ensuring a safe and efficient working environment for our staff, students, and visitors.

As a Maintenance Technician (Multi-Trade Electrician), you will:

• Develop familiarity with business-critical systems alongside Senior Electrical Maintenance Technicians
• Handle emergencies and breakdowns responsibly
• Ensure compliance with statutory and college-specific health, safety, and quality standards
• Act as the first point of contact for emergency repairs, including on-call duties
• Assist in the maintenance and operation of HVAC services.

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician (Multi-Trade Electrician) who has:

• Good working knowledge of health and safety laws
• Experience in estates electrical repair and maintenance
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills
• Computer literacy, including spreadsheets and word processing.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to use and expand their skills and knowledge within a unique and student-centred institution. If you are passionate about delivering great customer service so that students and staff can learn, work, develop positively then this is a job for you.

Salary and benefits:

£29,392 rising to £32,962 per annum, Grade 4 of the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance that applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the most generous benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Central London.

Contract:

Open-ended permanent contract. Full-time (35 hours a week - 8am-4pm) including evening shift and out-of-hours rota (8am-9.30pm).

Closing date: 9 September 2024, interview date: 17 September 2024.

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Gary McCarthy, Maintenance Manager, g.mccarthy@bbk.ac.uk 

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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