Electrical Installations Technician

Electrical Installations Technician
Hours; Full time (37 hours each week, all year-round)
Duration; Permanent
Salary; £25,456 a year + benefits
Location; Rotherham College, Rotherham
Apply by 17/08/2026
About the Role
Are you an experienced engineering professional with a passion for electrical installations and electronics? Do you want to use your expertise to shape the next generation of electricians while helping to build the best training facilities in South Yorkshire?
At RNN Group, we are looking for a dedicated and proactive Electrical Installations Technician to join our dynamic team. This is a varied, hands-on role where your ideas, knowledge, and experience will directly contribute to continuously improving our workshop processes and procedures.
This key position offers a fantastic opportunity to play an active role in supporting both teaching and assessing staff and learners during practical workshop sessions. You will provide vital technical services to support the delivery of college programmes, ensuring our facilities are safe, efficient, and innovative.
You won't just be maintaining the status quo; you will have the chance to help develop our workshop facilities further, collaborating with other technicians across different craft areas and contributing to exciting departmental projects.
As our Electrical Installations Technician, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
* Workshop Preparation: Safe preparation and setting out of equipment and materials for practical work, demonstrations, examinations, and assessments.
* Safety & Supervision: Providing safety cover during practical classes, ensuring workshops and equipment are entirely safe for use.
* Technical Assistance: Assisting in the construction of apparatus and preparation of materials as detailed by academic staff.
* Asset Management: Distributing tools and consumables to students, and operating an efficient system to monitor the return of equipment.
* Maintenance & Cleanliness: Carrying out routine maintenance on machinery and equipment. Ensuring workshops are clean, tidy, and safe, disposing of waste materials according to college policy.
* Stock & Ordering: Monitoring levels of tools, equipment, and consumables, ordering replacements as required, and maintaining accurate stock records.
* Security & Operations: Ensuring the security of workshops and equipment by locking doors and storage areas. Notifying the Curriculum Team Leader of any loss or damage.
* Team Collaboration: Attending and contributing to team meetings, providing First Aid (after appropriate training), and supporting other areas of the college when required.
This is more than just a technician role—it is a chance to inspire, support, and make a tangible impact on the future of the construction sector in our region.
You will…
To be successful in this role, you will bring real-world knowledge into our educational environment. We are looking for candidates who possess:
* Industry Experience: Proven experience working within the electrical/electronics industry, bringing current practices and practical knowledge to our workshops.
* Qualifications: Hold a Level 2 or above professionally related qualification in electrical installations. You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake).
* Team Player Mentality: An eagerness to be an active part of the Electrical Installations team and a drive to continuously develop our workshop environment.
We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
When you join us, you become part of a collaborative and cross-functional educational team.
* Line Management: Your direct line manager will be the Curriculum Performance Lead for your specific area, ensuring you have clear guidance, regular feedback, and support for your professional development.
* Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Innovation happens when we work together. You may be required to participate in exciting projects with other technicians within the wider department across different craft areas.
* Tutor & Workshop Support: You will work hand-in-hand with academic staff, supporting tutors within practical workshops to deliver seamless, high-quality lessons.
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application