Specialist Tradesperson (Electrician)

Brighton College is seeking to appoint an Specialist Tradesperson (Electrician) on a full-time, permanent basis.

Reporting to: Deputy Head of Facilities Services (Maintenance)

Main purpose of the role: To provide expert electrical maintenance, repair and installation services across the estate, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational efficiency. The post holder will also support general maintenance tasks where appropriate, contributing to the effective upkeep of buildings and systems.

Specialist Tradesperson General Duties and Responsibilities:

Electrical Duties

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance and minor installation works in accordance with current IET Wiring Regulations (BS7671).
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults in systems such as lighting, power, emergency lighting, heating controls and distribution boards.
• Perform statutory inspections and testing (e.g. emergency lighting, PAT testing).
• Complete and maintain accurate records, test sheets and certificates to support compliance with legislation and audit requirements.

Maintenance Duties

• Undertake basic tasks in other trade areas (e.g. general maintenance) to support the wider maintenance team.
• Assist with minor works, refurbishment, and lifecycle maintenance projects.

Compliance and Safety

• Ensure all work complies with current electrical, health and safety and building regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and adhere to method statements and safe systems of work.
• Identify and report hazards, defects or required upgrades promptly.
• Work safely at heights or in confined spaces as required, using appropriate equipment and PPE.

Team Support and Communication

• Work collaboratively with other tradespeople and contractors to ensure a smooth workflow and timely project completion.
• Liaise professionally with building users and stakeholders.
• Join the on-call rota and respond to out of hours issues when required.

Specialist Tradesperson Person Specification

Essential criteria:

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 18th Edition (BS7671).
• Experience in electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and repair in commercial or institutional settings.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g., Health & Safety at Work Act, Electricity at Work Regulations).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and technical documentation.

Desirable criteria:

• City & Guilds 2391/2394/2395 Inspection & Testing Qualification.
• Experience working in an estates, healthcare, education or housing environment.
• Knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS), access control or fire alarms.
• Competency in one or more additional trades.
• Full UK driving licence.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (40 hours per week). After one month at the College, you will be expected to go onto the on-call rota for which you will be paid.

Specialist Tradesperson Remuneration:

The salary for this role is £35,182 per annum.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.

Specialist Tradesperson Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and discount platform.

Wellbeing:

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.
• Access to books and magazines from the College Library.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.