ABOUT ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

GUIDANCE NOTES:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Job Category

Facilities
Vacancy Type

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£30,505
Salary To

£35,880
Location

Cambridge
Faculty/Prof Service

Estates & Facilities Services
Ref No
3284
Closing Date
12/02/2025

This is an exciting time to be joining the Estates & Facilities Services as we seek to recruit a series of key maintenance roles including Supervisors, Craftspersons, Operatives and a Technician to further strengthen our Asset Management team responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance of the University’s building mechanical/electrical systems and equipment.
We are recruiting for two Maintenance Craftspersons (1 x electrician and 1 x multiskilled plumber) based at our Cambridge campus with electrical or mechanical equipment knowledge.
With Level 2 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification, and experience of working within a mechanical services/plumbing maintenance environment you’ll have previous hands-on field experience, and be IT literate with the ability to prepare specifications and contracts for maintenance work and possess strong verbal and written communication skills then we’d love to hear from you.
Informal enquiries can be made to Ian Brown, Asset Manager at ian.brown1@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.