Electrical Technician

An electrical technician post in the estates team of Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions, maintaining electrical, mechanical and building plant for the Trust. The work centres on keeping complex plant safe and running, completing actions from electrical installation condition reports, and supporting estate officers. The role also covers supervisor and estate officer duties when needed, mentoring of assistants, and an on-call rota for out-of-hours emergencies across several trades.

Fit turns on a time-served electrical apprenticeship, post-apprentice electrician experience and acute hospital experience.

• Carry out maintenance and repair across interconnected complex plant and equipment, keeping mechanical, electrical and building services safe and running
• Carry out AP duties under HTM 06-02 LV and HTM 06-03 HV
• Take responsibility for completing actions from Electrical Installation Condition Reports
• Work closely with estate officers on key maintenance to achieve compliance, assisting and supporting them
• Solve complicated electrical faults through to resolution
• Mentor assistants and those working towards a craftsperson's role, setting an example to the team
• Cover the supervisor role when required
• Cover estate officer basic duties when they are off site
• Build detailed site knowledge of electrical plant and equipment
• Liaise daily with the management team, report issues and share knowledge across the Estates Department
• Explain problems, solutions and the impact of work on service delivery to staff, patients and contractors
• Take part in an on-call rota covering out-of-hours emergency jobs across building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades

• Recognised time-served apprenticeship
• BTEC/ONC level, City & Guilds Electrical Installation Level 3, or NVQ Level 3 in an electrical structured training programme
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Electrical AP qualification
• IOSH Working Safely

• Time-served tradesperson with demonstrable post-apprentice experience as electrical craftsman or electrician
• Identifying faults and flaws from complex electrical drawings
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Proven supervisory experience

• Working knowledge of maintenance services, building engineering and regulatory compliance frameworks, plus health and safety and risk management
• Organisation and time management: prioritising own and departmental workloads, working to deadlines, multi-tasking
• Interpersonal and communication skills, professional when dealing with opposing views, balancing empowerment with accountability
• Independent judgement, working in multi-disciplinary teams, knowledge of HVAC and modern A/C equipment

• Experience of AP procedures
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary Estates & Facilities team within an acute hospital environment
• Willingness to undertake any necessary training

• Multiskilling qualification
• Full clean driving licence
• Ability to produce reports on facilities services in an NHS environment
• Experience working on fire damper systems and controls