# Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-engineer-electrical-bias/21fbc8c8-2b9a-4d2a-950c-4bd54adcb995 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-engineer-electrical-bias/21fbc8c8-2b9a-4d2a-950c-4bd54adcb995.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,557 - £39,631 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T15:13:08.268Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Estates_Maintenance/Estates_Maintenance-v7974831 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7974831?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Department at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical). The Estates Department currently have a position to work alongside and support the Estates Operational Teams in the Day to Day Operational Maintenance of the UHB Estate at the University Hospital Llandough. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic construction engineering individuals to support the continual service provision of one of the largest Health Boards in Wales. The department is going through an exciting time of Service Improvement to increase the support and enhance the patient experience ensuring the department is fit for the future. We are looking to recruit someone who will ensure that we will excel in providing a safe, organised and highly efficient service, a person who can be innovative in their thinking and have the ability to make decisions for themselves, someone who can develop and support the service improvements of the department ensuring we are fit for the future. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### Main duties of the job Perform work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine. Responsible for calibration and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment such as: Hot and Cold-Water Systems, Low Pressure Hot Water Systems, Steam Raising Plant and associated equipment, Steam Sterilizers, Medical Gas Pipe Systems and Ventilation Systems, Electrical distribution, lighting, fire detection, building control & automation, standby generator plant, security access control, nurse call systems & data-communications. Undertake planned maintenance, reactive repairs, minor improvements and support other trades and discretionary capital work across the UHB as directed by management.  Ensure compliance with UHB safety standards and procedures at all times. Provide multi-skilled engineering expertise across various electrical and mechanical equipment and fabric. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac Understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers. Provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers. Provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and M&E Managers. Liaise with senior clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services and patient care. Conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff in the locality are made aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients. Liaise appropriately with external Suppliers and Contractors, dealing with technical queries and information. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Department at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical). The Estates Department currently have a position to work alongside and support the Estates Operational Teams in the Day to Day Operational Maintenance of the UHB Estate at the University Hospital Llandough. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic construction engineering individuals to support the continual service provision of one of the largest Health Boards in Wales. The department is going through an exciting time of Service Improvement to increase the support and enhance the patient experience ensuring the department is fit for the future. We are looking to recruit someone who will ensure that we will excel in providing a safe, organised and highly efficient service, a person who can be innovative in their thinking and have the ability to make decisions for themselves, someone who can develop and support the service improvements of the department ensuring we are fit for the future. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ## Job Description Perform work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine. Responsible for calibration and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment such as: Hot and Cold-Water Systems, Low Pressure Hot Water Systems, Steam Raising Plant and associated equipment, Steam Sterilizers, Medical Gas Pipe Systems and Ventilation Systems, Electrical distribution, lighting, fire detection, building control & automation, standby generator plant, security access control, nurse call systems & data-communications. Undertake planned maintenance, reactive repairs, minor improvements and support other trades and discretionary capital work across the UHB as directed by management. Ensure compliance with UHB safety standards and procedures at all times. Provide multi-skilled engineering expertise across various electrical and mechanical equipment and fabric. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac Understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers. Provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers. Provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and M&E Managers. Liaise with senior clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services and patient care. Conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff in the locality are made aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients. Liaise appropriately with external Suppliers and Contractors, dealing with technical queries and information. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Experience **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ## Documents - [jdps english (docx, 240.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10325734) - [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 100.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10325733) - [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630) - [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422) - [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.