Workshop Technician - Electrical Installation

Barnet and Southgate College; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Season Ticket Loans

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye Tests for DSE Users

Flu vouchers

Gym Facilities

Staff Discounts

Job summary

Barnet and Southgate College is seeking an Electrical Installation Workshop Technician for our Southgate campus. You will prepare, setup and maintain workshops for practical teaching, and provide hands-on support to lecturers and learners in wiring techniques and safe procedures.

You will maintain tools and training rigs, support health and safety practices, manage stock, and assist with learner inductions and audits.

Qualifications

• A Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Electrical Installation, or equivalent.
• English and Maths at Level 2 or above.
• Practical experience within the electrical installation trade or a workshop environment.
• Experience maintaining electrical tools, equipment or training rigs.
• Sound knowledge of electrical installation systems, tools and materials.
• Strong awareness of electrical health and safety, including safe isolation procedures Ability to organise and manage a practical electrical workshop effectively.
• Effective communication skills and a calm, confident, approachable manner with staff and learners.
• Basic IT skills including email, inventory systems and digital record keeping.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Workshop preparation: Prepare, set up and maintain the Electrical Installation workshops for practical teaching sessions, ensuring all tools, equipment, components and consumables are ready, safe and fit for purpose.
• Technical support and demonstrations: Provide hands-on technical support to lecturers during practical lessons and assessments, and deliver demonstrations to learners modelling correct wiring techniques and safe procedures.
• Equipment and maintenance: Maintain, service and carry out basic repairs on tools, testing equipment, training rigs and benches.
• Health and safety: Maintain high standards of health and safety in the workshops, carry out routine safety checks and promote safe practices.
• Stock and workshop management: Manage stock control, ordering and secure storage of materials within budget, keep workshops clean and organised to industry standards.
• Learner support: Support learners during practical activities, inductions and progress in collaboration with teaching staff.
• Audits and inspections: Support audits and external verification, maintaining safety and maintenance records.

Skills

Electrical Installation

Workshop management

Health & Safety

Communication

IT basics

Equality & safeguarding

Education

Level 2/3 Electrical Installation

Job description

Workshop Technician - Electrical Installation

Application Deadline: 14 September 2026

Department: Construction

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southgate Campus

Compensation: £31,521 - £33,483 / year

Description

Are you a qualified electrician looking for a role that keeps you close to the trade while offering the stability and purpose of a college environment? Do you want to be part of a supportive, forward-looking team and know that your expertise is directly helping the next generation of electricians get their start? If so, we would love to hear from you.

As our Electrical Installation Workshop Technician, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance and organisation of the Electrical Installation workshops at our Southgate campus. You will prepare workshops for practical sessions, provide technical support to lecturers and learners, deliver demonstrations modelling correct wiring techniques, safe isolation procedures and testing methods, and keep tools, equipment, training rigs and benches in excellent working order.

This is a rare opportunity to join our Construction and Building Services team at a genuinely exciting moment. You will be working alongside a well-established Electrical Installation faculty and contributing to the development of a new construction centre, all on one site. It is a collegiate, collaborative environment with strong links to industry and a clear commitment to staff development, and your contribution will be visible from day one.

About Barnet and Southgate CollegeWe change lives, empower individuals and connect communities.

We are an ambitious, forward-thinking further education college in North London, proud to serve diverse communities across Barnet, Southgate and beyond. Our 2030 Vision is bold: to be a leading provider of learning and skills development, fostering exceptional educational experiences, driven by innovation, collaboration and excellence.

Our Construction and Building Services department is at a point of growth, with motivated learners, strong employer links and a team that takes quality seriously. For experienced electrical professionals who want stability, support and the chance to make a visible impact within a respected further education college, this role offers both challenge and long-term opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Be Doing

• Workshop preparation: Prepare, set up and maintain the Electrical Installation workshops for practical teaching sessions, ensuring all tools, equipment, components and consumables (including cables, accessories and containment) are ready, safe and fit for purpose.
• Technical support and demonstrations: Provide hands-on technical support to lecturers during practical lessons and assessments, and deliver demonstrations to learners modelling correct wiring techniques, safe isolation procedures, testing methods and effective use of electrical tools and equipment.
• Equipment and maintenance: Maintain, service and carry out basic repairs on tools, testing equipment, training rigs and benches, arranging specialist servicing and calibration where required.
• Health and safety: Maintain high standards of health and safety in the workshops at all times, carry out routine safety checks on tools, portable equipment and fixed installations, support risk assessments and COSHH documentation, and promote safe isolation and working practices with staff and learners.
• Stock and workshop management: Manage stock control, ordering and secure storage of materials, components and consumables within budget, keep workshops clean and organised to industry standards, and assist with the development of workshop layout, testing areas and training rigs.
• Learner support: Support learners during practical activities, assist with inductions covering workshop rules, PPE requirements and electrical safety expectations, and work collaboratively with teaching staff to support learner progress.
• Audits and inspections: Support audits, awarding body visits and external verification as required, maintaining accurate safety, testing and maintenance records throughout.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

What You’ll Bring

Essential

• A Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Electrical Installation, or equivalent
• English and Maths at Level 2 or above
• Practical experience within the electrical installation trade or a workshop environment
• Experience maintaining electrical tools, equipment or training rigs
• Sound knowledge of electrical installation systems, tools and materials
• Strong awareness of electrical health and safety, including safe isolation procedures Ability to organise and manage a practical electrical workshop effectively
• Effective communication skills and a calm, confident, approachable manner with staff and learners
• Basic IT skills including email, inventory systems and digital record keeping
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding

Even Better If You Have...

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
• A Health and Safety qualification or electrical safety training
• A First Aid qualification
• Experience supporting a teaching or training environment
• Experience of stock control and ordering electrical materials
• Experience working with young people or learners

Barnet and Southgate College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches of publicly available information may be undertaken on shortlisted candidates as part of our safer recruitment process

Benefits

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• Annual Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Support Helpline
• Eye Tests for DSE Users
• Flu vouchers
• Gym Facilities
• Hair Salon Services and Beauty Treatments
• High Street Discounts

We offer permanent or contract staff with a minimum of a 12 month contract the option to purchase an annual season ticket loan without the big financial hit in one go! A season ticket loan will spread the cost over the course of a year by using the salary sacrifice scheme, this helps with your finances and is paid back monthly through your salary.

The scheme is an incentive for staff, offering tax free bikes through bike shops and is run by Cyclescheme Ltd. You can get a tax-free bike, which for most people means they save around 32% of the cost for a new bike!

The Employee Assistance Helpline can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They provide you and your family with counselling and advice, covering a variety of personal or workplace issues. It is free to use and all calls are confidential.

The College will refund the cost of regular eye tests for staff that use Display Screen Equipment regularly as part of their duties.

We offer established staff a free flu vaccination voucher to take to a large range of local high street pharmacies.

Our Sports Centre at Southgate Campus is available for all staff with cardio, strength and conditioning equipment. The 2-floor gym is free for members of staff to use Monday to Friday within term time.

A range of competitively-priced hairdressing services are accessible at our Colindale Campus. Regularly providing special staff offers which is convenient during lunch hours or after work.

Discount for teachers is a shopping benefits website for staff which gives access to fantastic savings on leading retail brands, plus lots of great special offers! We also have staff discount available with local high street stores within walking distance of our three main campuses.