Electrician

Electrician – Queen’s Hospital Romford

Salary: £43,925 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week (participation in on-call and 7-day cover rota required)

Employer: Sodexo Estates – Hard FM Services

Location: Queen’s Hospital, Romford

Are you a skilled Electrician with a passion for keeping critical healthcare environments running safely and efficiently? Join our Estates team at Queen’s Hospital Romford, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining and improving essential electrical systems that support patient care.

What you’ll do

• Safely operate and maintain a wide range of electrical plant and equipment across the hospital.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), statutory inspections, and reactive repairs in line with Sodexo and NHS Trust standards.
• Diagnose and repair complex faults across electrical distribution, lighting, fire detection, nurse call, HVAC, access control, and standby generator systems.
• Provide technical advice, liaise with contractors and suppliers, and ensure full compliance with Health & Safety and IET regulations.
• Use Sodexo’s CAFM system to manage work orders and maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to the on-call rota, providing emergency support 24/7 as part of a dedicated engineering team.

What we’re looking for

• Completion of a recognised electrical apprenticeship or structured training programme.
• City & Guilds (or equivalent) qualifications in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience in a maintenance environment (hospital or healthcare experience desirable).
• Sound understanding of electrical systems, statutory compliance, and Health & Safety legislation.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Willingness to undertake specialist training (e.g. Authorised Person – LV).

Why join Sodexo at Queen’s Hospital?

At Sodexo, you’ll be part of a trusted team delivering high-quality facilities management in a critical healthcare setting. We offer professional development opportunities, training, and a supportive working environment where your expertise helps keep patients safe and services running smoothly.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession. Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

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