Building Services Engineer; Electrical Bias

Building Services Engineer (Electrical Bias) Overview Of Role

Are you passionate about keeping critical infrastructure running smoothly?

Do you thrive on solving complex electrical challenges and ensuring systems operate at their best?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We’re looking for a Building Services Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join our Estate Facilities and Scientific Services team. In this role, you’ll play a vital part in maintaining and improving our electrical and building services, ensuring everything runs safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and repair electrical systems and building services across our site.
• Ensure electrical equipment is serviced to minimize downtime and prevent failures.
• Oversee contractors, ensuring work meets Rothamsted Research standards and safety requirements.
• Carry out planned maintenance and repairs in line with SFG
  20 and statutory legislation.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in electrical maintenance with a solid understanding of electrical systems and distribution (ACB, MCCB, MCB, RCD, RCBO, etc.).
• Knowledge of generators, UPS systems, and BMS controls.
• Excellent fault-finding skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Familiarity with HVAC or mechanical services maintenance is a plus.
• Great communication and planning skills, with a commitment to health and safety.

At Rothamsted Research, you’ll be part of a team that supports world-leading science. You’ll work in a dynamic environment where your expertise keeps our facilities running and enables ground breaking research to happen every day.

Ready to take on this challenge? Apply now!

Salary offered based on experience.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than this date, should a suitable candidate be found.

Established in 1843, Rothamsted Research is one of the UK's leading Research Institutes delivering world class agricultural science. Our commitment to learning and development, equality, diversity and inclusion and flexibility in working arrangements creates a positive work life balance and enables a welcoming environment for all prospective employees.

As a Disability Confident Employer we are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and all disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If this is required, please contact us. Applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion or age are welcomed, providing the required criteria is met.

We have an attractive benefits package including 30 days annual leave, a generous pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and an attractive campus offering cultural and recreational activities.