Electrical Engineer
Apply for this role ↓Location: Durham, DH6Job Type: Temp to Perm | Full-TimeSalary: £39,000 per annum once permanentHours: Monday to Friday, 6:30am – 3:30pm
The Opportunity
- We are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join their facilities and maintenance team at a large industrial building in Durham.
- The role will focus on building services and facilities maintenance, rather than machinery or production equipment. You’ll be responsible for carrying out both reactive and planned electrical maintenance across the site, ensuring the building and its electrical systems remain safe, compliant and fully operational.
- This is a temp-to-perm opportunity, offering the chance to secure a long-term permanent position with an established organisation.
What's on Offer
- £39,000 per annum once permanent
- Temp-to-perm opportunity
- Monday to Friday, 6:30am – 3:30pm
- No shift work
- Long-term, stable opportunity
- Working within a large industrial building
- Opportunity for ongoing development and progression
The Role
- As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day electrical maintenance of the building and associated facilities.
Your duties will include
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Responding to reactive electrical maintenance issues
- Diagnosing electrical faults and carrying out repairs
- Maintaining electrical systems and building services
- Carrying out lighting repairs and replacements
- Maintaining sockets, switches, distribution boards and other electrical infrastructure
- Supporting general building maintenance where required
- Ensuring all works are completed safely and to a high standard
- Completing maintenance records and reporting any issues identified
- Working in line with health & safety procedures and site requirements
- This role is focused on building maintenance and electrical infrastructure rather than machinery, production equipment or industrial electrical engineering.
The successful candidate will have
- Previous experience as an Electrical Engineer / Electrician
- Experience within commercial, industrial or facilities/building maintenance
- Good knowledge of electrical building services
- Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and manage day-to-day maintenance requirements
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Relevant electrical qualifications, ideally 18th Edition
- A recognised electrical qualification such as NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds
- If you're an experienced electrician or electrical engineer looking for a Monday-to-Friday temp-to-perm position focused on building maintenance, we'd like to hear from you.
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