Estates Electrician

HJE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

27 days annual leave

Blue Light Card discounts

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

HJE is seeking an experienced Estates Electrical Technician to join the Estates team and maintain a safe, reliable hospital environment in London. You will perform electrical installation, maintenance, testing and repair across the hospital to support high-quality clinical services.

Working within a demanding environment, you will undertake planned preventative maintenance, diagnostics and reactive repairs, ensuring minimal downtime and compliant operations.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3/ONC in Mechanical Discipline or equivalent.
• Recognised trade qualification.
• Experience in Estates maintenance.
• Experience in acute hospital or large complex building.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and schematics.
• Ability to shift work including night shifts.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Act and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Assist Estates management with operational maintenance of estates fabric and repairs, both reactive and planned.
• Be first point of contact for emergencies (fire, flood, power outage, H&S incidents).
• Coordinate service interruptions with staff, supported by risk assessments and permit-to-work processes.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and liaise with contractors and management.
• Help reduce risk of failure of critical equipment and downtime.
• Maintain communication with department heads and service/ward managers on maintenance matters.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Diagnostics

Reading drawings

Health & Safety

Education

City & Guilds Level 3/ONC in Mechanical Discipline

Recognised trade qualification

Tools

COSHH compliance

Permit to work systems

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Estates Electrical Technician to join our Estates team and play a key role in maintaining a safe, reliable and effective hospital environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled electrical technician with strong installation and maintenance experience who enjoys working in a demanding environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality technical services.

As an Estates Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out a broad range of electrical installation, maintenance, testing and repair work across the hospital.

Working as part of the Estates team, you will help minimise equipment failures and disruption by undertaking effective planned preventative maintenance, diagnostics and reactive repairs. You will work across both new and existing electrical installations and provide technical support to colleagues and contractors where required.

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is a leading private hospital in London, offering a comprehensive range of specialist medical treatments, clinics and diagnostic services from a team of world-class consultants, supported by a dedicated team of clinical and non-clinical staff.

We are known for our exceptional standards of care, excellent nursing standards, and cutting-edge medical treatments.

We have 170 years of history and are looking for people to join us for the next chapter. We are very unique as the only truly charitable private hospital in London and as a charity, every private patient treated helps support our on-site community hospice.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist the Estates management team in overall operational management of estates fabric and maintenance works, both reactive and planned.
• Be the first point to assist the 08 bleep holder/duty manager in any unforeseen emergency events such as fire, flood, power outrage and any other H&S incidents.
• Arrange and manage service interruptions in conjunction with other key staff within the hospital to ensure all contingencies have been identified and covered, supported by risk assessments, COSHH, method statements and the permit to work systems.
• Follow estates protocols on troubleshooting any technical issues and also calling emergency services, contractors, escalation to management.
• Assist the Estates management in reducing the risk of failure of critical equipment and downtime.
• Maintain close liaison and effective communication paths with departmental heads, service/ward managers on all aspects of maintenance and repair.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum City & Guilds level 3/ONC in a Mechanical Discipline or equivalent
• Recognised trade qualification
• Previous experience of working in an Estates maintenance role
• Previous experience of working in an acute hospital setting and/or a large complex public or high specification building
• Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings, various schematics
• Ability to undertake shift working and lone working including night shifts
• Knowledge of the Health & Safety at Works Act, COSHH

Why apply for this role?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments
• Free Staff Gym access

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.