Maintenance Technician in Midlothian

The Property & Facilities team at Edinburgh Napier University is dedicated to delivering an excellent service and experience for staff, students, and visitors across all of our campuses. We pride ourselves in our work ethic and all of our staff are experts in their trade, ensuring that the maintenance and improvement of building and grounds conditions are of a high standard at all times. As part of this ongoing initiative, we are currently hiring a Maintenance Technician (Electrician core trade) to join us and help uphold the positive reputation we have gained by carrying out planned maintenance, reactive works and minor installations.

The Role: As Maintenance Technician, you will be in a strong position to use your experience of managing electrical planned maintenance schedules to:

• Carry out designated planned maintenance
• Carry out alterations and improvements
• Undertake project and reactive remedial works
• Investigate and identify faults
• Proactively assist in the development of the maintenance provision to further improve quality

The role offers a day-shift working pattern exclusively, so if you are used to working irregular shift patterns, then this post will provide you with stability and excellent work-life balance. We focus on creating a positive team environment, with good camaraderie and a collaborative way of working, with each team member working towards the common goal of ensuring our campuses are properly maintained to a high level. We also offer annual pay reviews in line with cost of living, 41 days of paid annual leave, and an excellent pension with high employer contribution.

For us to consider your application, you will need to be time served, qualified to 17th Edition, have a proven track record of managing electrical planned maintenance schedules and be a good team player. If you have these skills and are looking for a role that offers stability, a positive working environment, modern facilities and excellent benefits, then we want to hear from you.

What we will need from you:

• Completed recognised apprenticeship, NVQ or City and Guilds Qualification
• Qualified to 17th Edition IEE regulations (18th Edition desirable only)
• Good overall electrical knowledge with experience of electrical planned maintenance schedules
• Excellent fault finding and diagnostic technique
• Good team player with the ability to work on initiative when required

Benefits we offer:

• Annual pay rises (2 per year initially until top of salary scale, then annual cost of living increases)
• Pension with employer contributions of 17.6%, and minimum of 41 days holiday
• Professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts.

Additional information:

Salary: Starting salary - £31,236 - £33,951 per annum (depending on experience). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. On this occasion, the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. The University holds Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status. We are a flexible Employer.