Skilled Electrician Needed
Overview of the role - Long Term Temp - Hays Agency
The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplined DLO Repairs & Maintenance Team comprising of a large number of maintenance engineers and technicians plus plumbers, property maintenance engineers, and electricians as well as a number of trade apprentices providing safe, efficient, effective and customer focussed repairs and maintenance.
This team is headed up by the Head of Maintenance Services and is assisted by an Admin team that works on behalf of the DLO and Parks sections, and includes the Estates Services Helpdesk function. The DLO Repairs & Maintenance section provides advice to departments and works closely with the wider Repairs and Maintenance teams and Sustainability.
The post holder will be one of a small team of Electricians and be responsible for carrying out:
Electrical PPM's and reactive maintenance works on building services; primarily lighting and small powerProvide electrical support for routine monitoring checks of a wide variety of plant and equipmentProvide electrical support for both planned preventative and reactive maintenance of plantSupervise specialist electrical contractorsCarry out day to day electrical repairs and maintenance incl. small installsSupervision of specialist contractors
You will report directly to the Electrical Supervisor, working closely with other members of the DLO team as required and with the wider estates teams e.g. Building Services and Sustainability as well as departmental Building Managers.
You will have an amount of independence of action and should be self-sufficient and able to prioritise your own workload to ensure that safety and operationally critical work is carried out to meet deadlines
You will liaise with all levels of University staff and will be expected to handle difficult situations both firmly and diplomatically.
This is a Temporary position with an average of 37.5 hours per week. You must have a flexible approach to hours. Weekly working hours: Typically, 7.5 hours between the hours of 07.00 and 18:00 with an unpaid 30 min break
Responsibilities
The responsibilities and duties of the role will include the following:
To carry out reactive and planned maintenance tasks ensuring that any down-time is minimised, advising on remedial and corrective works as appropriate Communicating with stakeholders regarding scheduled interruptions of services.
Provide electrical assistance for the routine monitoring of plant rooms including HVAC systems, refrigeration systems, boilers and associated control gear.
Provide electrical assistance for the replacement of plant with the Mechanical team
Work in accordance with safety method statements and risk assessments and ensure safe systems of work are adhered to
Understand Electricity at Work requirements and its impact on your works. Completing the necessary documentation when required.
Ensure that all inspections, actions tests and reports relating to statutory compliance are carried out with appropriate reports and certificates.
Performance monitoring of building systems, improving and reprogramming to achieve demonstrable energy savings and liaising with estates teams to improve environmental and reliability outcomes, completing reports when necessary.
Work closely with the Electrical building services team to highlight areas of repetitive failures and highlight product /safety issues and areas for potential improvement.
Communicating and negotiating with Building Managers/users and system owners to persuade them to embrace change
Prioritise, plan and carry out your own allocated tasks including purchasing parts and coordinating with other trades in accordance with the departments SLAs.
Interrogate Trend BMS system at the panel or via 963 software and troubleshoot technical problems
Respond to emergency incidents, escalate and communicate with senior managers when required.
Act as Authorised Person (AP) for appropriate permits to work system
Support the upskilling of the Mechanical and Plumbing Blue Book Holders and actively engage with the apprentice training programme, providing support and training as required
Have responsibility for directing works to contractors, managing contractor's onsite and ensuring that work is completed within DLO purchasing guidelines.
Selection criteria
Essential
Educated to at least City and Guilds part three or equivalent level,City & Guilds 2394 Test & Inspection Certification.City & Guilds th Edition Certification.Extensive knowledge of BS 7671 'Requirements for Electrical Installations' and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and it application on complex buildings.Significant experience in electrical wiring, preferably within a facilities oriented role in a scientific, laboratory or technical research environment
Experience of working in an organisation that carries out repair and maintenance in occupied premises
Excellent fault diagnosis skills across a range of systems
Ability to work flexibly, unsupervised and interactively as part of a team.
Good IT Knowledge with experience of using CAFM systems and Microsoft Office package; ability to keep records.
Experience of supervising contractors.
An awareness of relevant health and safety policies and procedures and safe methods of working, and how to apply in a varied estate
Willingness to work in a flexible manner; being able to demonstrate a team player philosophy and contribute towards its success.
Ability to liaise with DLO customers in a professional and competent manner, ensuring that customers are kept informed in accordance with Estates Services customer service excellence ethos.Understanding of Customer Service and willingness to work to Customer Service Excellence or equivalent standards.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage with a range of stakeholders
Desirable selection criteria
Working knowledge of control systems preferable TREND 963
Extensive electrical experience of maintenance of mechanical systems including HVAC systems, refrigeration systems, pumps, boilers, water systems and associated control gearSource heat pump and CHP experience would be an advantage
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