Maintenance Electrician

Job description

Location: Covering multiple stations and depots across the Greater Anglia Rail network, including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, North London, and Cambridgeshire, with sites in and around Bedford, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City, North London, and Peterborough.

Travel across all locations will be required.

Working Hours: 08:00 – 17:30 Monday to Friday.

Additional hours may need to be worked depending on workload.

We are looking for a Maintenance Electrician to carry out reactive and planned electrical maintenance across the client’s asset portfolio. This is a varied role involving hands-on work, site visits, and attendance to call-outs. You will work closely with the Contracts Manager and site foreman to ensure all maintenance tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and to client specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and check deliveries of materials, passing delivery notes to the site foreman
• Perform reactive and planned maintenance on all electrical equipment listed on the client’s asset register
• Complete worksheets accurately and submit to Head Office on a weekly basis
• Identify and report on the condition of plant and equipment, including Life Expired Asset reports
• Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) in line with client specifications
• Compile lists of remedial works identified during PPM visits
• Assist the Contracts Manager with costing remedial works
• Order job materials and submit associated paperwork to Head Office weekly
• Attend training and Health & Safety courses as directed
• Report accidents immediately to the designated First Aider and complete accident forms as required

Working Hours & Call-Outs

• Standard hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:30
• Additional hours may be required depending on workload, including occasional weekend work
• Call-out duties: contractually every four weeks (currently averaging every six weeks). You may be required to respond to emergency calls between 17:30 – 08:00 during your on-call week (7-day period)
• Call-out standby fee: £125 per week
• Overtime pay: 1.5x hourly rate Monday–Friday 17:30–08:00 & Saturday 08:00–14:00; 2x hourly rate Saturday 14:00–Monday 08:00. A minimum of 4 hours is payable for each call attended

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Central Bedfordshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-02-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English