Electrical Maintenance Technician

An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician (Electrician core trade) to join our Property & Facilities Department at Edinburgh Napier University on a permanent basis. The Property & Facilities Department delivers an excellent customer experience to over 1,500 staff and nearly 19,000 students. The Department's focus is on managing the University's key facilities, including Estates and Buildings, Energy and Sustainability, Security, Cleaning, Logistics, Print and Document Services, Sports Centre, Catering, Conference and Events and Student Accommodation. Our Excellent Benefits We offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer an attractive benefits package. This includes:

• Minimum of 41 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays at Easter and Christmas) and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Employer pension contributions of 17.6%
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities
• Opportunity to join our staff inclusion and support networks
• Access to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK's major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Work
The Role As an important member of the Property and Facilities Services team you will work across all campuses; carrying out planned maintenance, reactive works and minor installations in your core trade and, through a flexible working arrangement other general maintenance duties with regards to Facilities/ Building services on behalf of the University. Other general maintenance duties may be required across the University portfolio with regards to Facilities/Building services on behalf of the University.


• A qualified electrician who has completed a recognised apprenticeship, NVQ or City and Guilds Qualifications
• 17th Edition IEE regulations qualification
• Proven track record of working on electrical systems and excellent grasp of electrical safety
• Excellent fault finding and diagnostic technique
• A team player with good communication and relationship building skills
• A flexible in approach to work and the ability to adapt to undertake different trade tasks., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.