Workshop Technician - Electrical Installation

Workshop Technician
- Electrical Installation

Final date to receive applications: 14 September 2026

Department: Construction

Employment Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Location: Southgate Campus

Compensation: GBP 31,521 - GBP 33,483 / year

Are you a qualified electrician looking for a role that keeps you close to the trade while offering the stability and purpose of a college environment? Do you want to be part of a supportive, forward-looking team and know that your expertise is directly helping the next generation of electricians get their start? If so, we would love to hear from you.

As our Electrical Installation Workshop Technician, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance and organisation of the Electrical Installation workshops at our Southgate campus. You will prepare workshops for practical sessions, provide technical support to lecturers and learners, deliver demonstrations modelling correct wiring techniques, safe isolation procedures and testing methods, and keep tools, equipment, training rigs and benches in excellent working order.

This is a rare opportunity to join our Construction and Building Services team at a genuinely exciting moment. You will be working alongside a well-established Electrical Installation faculty and contributing to the development of a new construction centre, all on one site. It is a collegiate, collaborative environment with strong links to industry and a clear commitment to staff development, and your contribution will be visible from day one.

We change lives, empower individuals and connect communities.

We are an ambitious, forward-thinking further education college in North London, proud to serve diverse communities across Barnet, Southgate and beyond. Our 2030 Vision is bold: to be a leading provider of learning and skills development, fostering exceptional educational experiences, driven by innovation, collaboration and excellence.

Our Construction and Building Services department is at a point of growth, with motivated learners, strong employer links and a team that takes quality seriously. For experienced electrical professionals who want stability, support and the chance to make a visible impact within a respected further education college, this role offers both challenge and long-term opportunity.

• Workshop preparation: Prepare, set up and maintain the Electrical Installation workshops for practical teaching sessions, ensuring all tools, equipment, components and consumables (including cables, accessories and containment) are ready, safe and fit for purpose.
• Technical support and demonstrations: Provide hands-on technical support to lecturers during practical lessons and assessments, and deliver demonstrations to learners modelling correct wiring techniques, safe isolation procedures, testing methods and effective use of electrical tools and equipment.
• Equipment and maintenance: Maintain, service and carry out basic repairs on tools, testing equipment, training rigs and benches, arranging specialist servicing and calibration where required.
• Health and safety: Maintain high standards of health and safety in the workshops at all times, carry out routine safety checks on tools, portable equipment and fixed installations, support risk assessments and COSHH documentation, and promote safe isolation and working practices with staff and learners.
• Stock and workshop management: Manage stock control, ordering and secure storage of materials, components and consumables within budget, keep workshops clean and organised to industry standards, and assist with the development of workshop layout, testing areas and training rigs.
• Learner support: Support…