Hays Specialist Recruitment

Maintenance Electrician

Cardiff CF10 5BT

Key information

Pay
£24.82 to £24.82 an hour
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Temporary
Posted date
22 Oct 2026
Closing date
21 Nov 2026

About this role

We are looking for a qualified electrician to join the university estates department. You will be working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. You will be helping to deliver an excellent maintenance service direct to our customers, across campus and accommodations.

Pay Rate

£24.82 per hour

This is a full-time, open-ended position of 35 hours per week. Hours of work will normally be 8am to 4pm, with one hour for lunch.

Overtime rates

Time and a half

Double Time

You will be required to work 1 week in every 5 on the on-call rota. This will require you to work an additional hour each day between 4pm and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Stand by and call out weekends from 8am Saturday to 8am Monday. Any additional work carried out during your call-out will also attract an overtime payment of time and half and double-time payments.

We'd like to hear from you if you

  • Hold a recognised apprenticeship in electrical services, NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent qualification. 18th Edition IET Wiring regulations.
  • JIB AM2
  • Have experience of working within a reactive maintenance environment.
  • Can work well as part of a team and independently.
  • Are available to participate in a mandatory out of hours 1 week in 5 'on-call' rota
  • Can communicate and deliver excellent customer service.
  • Hold Valid UK driving licence

What you need to do now

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