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Maintenance Operative (Electrical)

Maintenance Operative (Electrical)

Job reference: 204-22

Closing date: 9:00 AM, 30 August 2022

Interview date: Thursday 8 September 2022

Salary: £30,546 - £33,763 per annum plus a shift allowance

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Term: Fixed-term, 6 months

Available: immediately

Founded in 1882, The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history and contemporary outlook. Our excellence was recognised as we were ranked the global top institution for performing arts in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The RCM’s Estates & Facilities team is now seeking to appoint a Maintenance Operative (Electrical) to be responsible for ensuring the estate is well maintained and building services are statutory compliant, ensuring a high standard of service delivery from the in-house and out-sourced maintenance teams. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the postholder will be expected to carry out tasks such as; routine checks of supplies and services, periodic checks to mechanical and general plant systems, electrical updating works and general rewiring and a variety of other maintenance tasks across the RCM.


The successful candidate will be:


• Professionally qualified in an Electrical discipline, with experience of working in a Building Maintenance environment and of using BMS
• Knowledgeable in all statutory legislation in relation to estates maintenance including Building Regulations, L8, DDA, COSHH, Asbestos, CDM regulations, ACOP’s etc.
• Able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks whilst maintaining a strong customer service approach.


This post is offered on a full-time, fixed-term (6 months) basis and is immediately available.

Applicant Information Pack

How to apply

For full details of this position please download the Applicant Information Pack above.

To apply, please complete the following forms, which can be downloaded from further down this page:

  1. Application Form
  2. Equal Opportunities Form

Completed forms should be returned by email to Human Resources at recruitment@rcm.ac.uk or by post to Human Resources, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS. Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.

If you are applying by email, please state clearly in the subject line the title of the post for which you are applying.

If you need to receive this documentation in an alternative format please contact recruitment@rcm.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.

CVs without an application form will not be accepted. All applicants will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.

The Royal College of Music is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Get in touch

For more information, please contact recruitment

Zuzana Klejova and Philippa Style

HR Assistant

0207 591 4782 and 0207 591 4784

recruitment@rcm.ac.uk