Electrical Craftsperson

**Requisition ID**: EQU00001391**Domain**: Trades and Maintenance/Electrician**Job type**: Permanent**Schedule**: Full-time**EQUANS are recruiting for an Electrical Craftsperson to be based in Durham, UK. This is a permanent full-time role. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.**:
**General Overview**:
The role holder will report to Electrical Engineering Manager and will provide an electrical maintenance and repair service to the electrical infrastructure and associated equipment at University Hospital of North Durham.

**Impact**:
To undertake all electrical pre-planned maintenance unplanned (reactive) repair works and general maintenance activities on the University Hospital of North Durham site, being responsible to the Engineering Supervisor. Your primary role is to keep in good repair, all electrical services throughout all parts of the Hospital to ensure vital services are maintained. These works need to be completed to a high level of accuracy often requiring comparison and analysis of varying options and effective solutions. Instructions may be oral or written and may include the use of schematic drawings and technical specifications.

**Complexity**:
Carry out installation, repairs and planned preventative maintenance on complex electrical services, engineering plant and equipment, deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others

Systems include (but are not limited to):

- “Low voltage” switchgear and distribution boards and circuits
- Building services automation controls
- Door access, security, and fire alarm systems.
- Nurse and emergency call systems to warded areas.
- Emergency lighting
- Pneumatic tube transfer system
- Heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and air handling systems.
- Catering equipment.
- Standby generators and associated equipment.

Must be able to achieve acceptable standards of workmanship and productivity

Must have experience over a wide range of wiring systems (conduit, SWA, MICC, etc)

To work on electrical systems as the core trade and to carry out routine mechanical tasks

Participate in the on-call rota and work overtime (possibly at short notice) when requested to maintain critical services

The ability to provide and receive technical information and instructions to work on equipment that may require analysis, judgement, and decision-making

Timely completion of all report sheets and test certificates, surveys and audits as necessary, to provide an auditable trail of quality control and history of work undertaken to legislative standards.

Work closely with other trades and disciplines to achieve versatility, flexibility and co-operation towards effective and efficient working within the full scope of all relevant legislation and to fully understand the inter-relationships between the various maintenance crafts as well as other clinical and non-clinical service provisions

To undertake specialist training courses when required to learn new techniques and to gain accreditation and certification with new systems and plant, etc.

To ensure that competency is kept up to date with the current IEE Regulations

Take responsibility and care of tools and any equipment issued to them.

**Qualifications or Required Experience**:

- Qualified time served Electrician
- City & Guilds 2365 or 2330 or 2361 Level 3 Electrical Qualification
- City & Guilds 2382-18 or 2382-22 Qualification (BS7671 18th Edition Regs)
- City & Guilds 2391 or 2394/5 desirable
- Ample post apprenticeship experience required,
- Healthcare experience desirable but not essential,
- Cross-trade experience advantageous
- Good manual dexterity
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision

**What can we offer you?**

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
- Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Life Cover equivalent to 1 times annual salary
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes

**Who are we?**

EQUANS is a market leader in the sector with 74,000 employees leveraging 200 years of expertise. With revenues of €12 billion, EQUANS is present in 17 countries - mostly across Europe, but also with significant interests in North America, Latin America and Australia.

In the UK, & Ireland, all of ENGIE’s activity in technical services & facilities management, energy efficiency and regeneration are now part of EQUANS. The new entity also includes specialist energy related capabilities: smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS is an autonomous business within ENGIE Group - with its own dedicated management team and