Building Services Engineer (Electrical)
Job Description
Building Services Engineer (Electrical)\n\nDepartment: Campus Infrastructure\n\nSalary: Starting from £38,249, rising to £45,413\n\nContract Type: Full Time, Open Ended\n\nClosing date: Monday 21 July 2025\n\nReference: CC12621\n\nSpecial Conditions: Uniform, footwear or personal protective equipment is supplied and is required to be worn. Please note, there will be manual handling activities.\n\nAre you an experienced electrical engineer looking to make a meaningful impact in a complex and rewarding environment? \n\nWe’re seeking a proactive and technically skilled Building Services Engineer (Electrical) to join our Campus Infrastructure team.
In this key role, you’ll support the Head of Engineering Services in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of electrical systems across our diverse estate. \n\nIn this role, you will: \n\n- Manage the operation and maintenance of electrical systems, including HV and LV networks, lifts, fire alarms, lighting, and air conditioning \n- Provide expert technical support to in-house teams and contractors \n- Lead the development and delivery of planned maintenance and compliance strategies \n- Oversee electrical installation and maintenance projects from design to handover \n- Contribute to long-term maintenance planning, risk assessments, and technical documentation \n\nWe’re looking for someone who has: \n\n- An HNC in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Building Services (or an ONC with equivalent experience) \n- High-level technical competence in LV systems and safety \n- A strong understanding of BS 7671, EAW Regulations, and related guidance \n- Proven experience managing complex electrical projects \n- Excellent communication, planning, and IT skills \n- A functional understanding of HV (11kV) systems \n- IOSH certification or equivalent experience/knowledge \n- Experience with Amtech, Hevacomp, AutoCAD or similar tools \n- Familiarity with JCT contracts or similar electrical design tools\n\nFurther information:\n\nThis role is offered on a full-time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis, with the expectation to participate in the 24-hour duty manager on-call rota for which additional payment is made for this.\n\nFor an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ben Spicer, Head of Engineering Services, however, please ensure that your application is submitted via the University website.\n\nWhat we can offer you:\n\nWe consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.
We truly believe that of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.\n\nWe are very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Confident Leader; committed to building confidence and supporting disabled staff.\n\n- Free counselling services through Health Assured\n- Cycle to work scheme\n- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme\n- Staff discount at Team Bath gym\n- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees\n- Staff discount on courses\n- Generous employer contributory pension schemes\n- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance\n- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more\n- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath\n- Local discounts and more\n- A family-friendly workplace\n- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce\n- Relocation allowance\n- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses\n\nWe are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits on our website.\n\nFind out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work on our website.
Follow us on X for more information.\n\nWe are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.