Electrical Technician

Serco: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, NR4 7UY

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours p/w – Mon-Fri 8:00 – 16:00)

Up to £44397 pa + Excellent Benefits

Ready to impact a better future?

As an Electrical Technician supporting the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), you’ll help keep a critical healthcare environment running safely, reliably, and efficiently. Your work will directly support patient care, colleagues, and the wider community by ensuring essential electrical services are always available.

In this role, you’ll be part of a trusted estates team delivering a positive impact every day. From planned maintenance to urgent repairs, your expertise will help create a safe, compliant, and resilient hospital estate — where technology, care, and people come together for the future.

What you’ll do as an Electrical Technician

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Maintain electrical services, plant, and equipment across the hospital estate to high safety and performance standards
• Carry out reactive repairs, fault finding, servicing, commissioning, and maintenance as directed by estates supervisors and managers
• Deliver planned preventative maintenance across a wide range of electrical systems and equipment
• Work safely at all times, assessing risks, following permits and policies, and knowing when to seek advice or support
• Communicate clearly with colleagues, supervisors, managers, and hospital staff regarding work activity, progress, and service availability
• Accurately complete work orders and records using computerised labour control and time and attendance systems

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• Completed a recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent structured training programme
• Relevant City and Guilds and or BTEC electrical qualifications
• Proven experience working in a similar environment, ideally within large or complex buildings
• Knowledge and understanding of electrical building services
• Strong communication skills and a customer‑focused approach

Vetting and checks

A Standard DBS check will be carried out for this position. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings as permitted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. An Occupational Health Questionnaire will also be completed so we can ensure you have the necessary support to perform your duties.

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• 27 days plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 and 33 days respectively after 5 and 10 years’ service)
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

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