Role & responsibilities

- Carry out electrical repair and maintenance work across the university campus, including classrooms, laboratories, hostels, offices, and common areas.

- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical installations, wiring, lighting systems, switches, sockets, distribution boards, and electrical panels.

- Diagnose and rectify electrical faults, short circuits, power failures, tripping issues, and lighting problems.

- Inspect and maintain LT electrical panels, MCBs, MCCBs, RCCBs/ELCBs, circuit breakers, and other electrical equipment.

- Attend to electrical maintenance complaints from faculty, staff, students, and university departments, ensuring timely resolution.

- Maintain and repair indoor and outdoor lighting, emergency lighting, and campus electrical fittings.

- Assist in the maintenance of generators, UPS systems, battery backup systems, and other electrical backup equipment.

- Monitor electrical equipment and installations to ensure safe, reliable, and productive operation.

- Carry out electrical inspection and testing, including continuity, insulation resistance, and earthing checks, as appropriate and authorized.

- Supervise and guide junior electricians and maintenance helpers during repair and maintenance activities.

- Coordinate with the maintenance supervisor, facility manager, contractors, and other departments for electrical repair and project work.

- Support electrical installation work for new classrooms, laboratories, offices, and other campus facilities.

- Maintain records of maintenance complaints, preventive maintenance schedules, repair work, and electrical materials used.

- Identify electrical hazards and report major faults, damaged wiring, overloaded circuits, and unsafe installations immediately.

- Ensure compliance with applicable electrical safety standards, university procedures,



and permit-to-work requirements.

- Follow lockout/tagout procedures, use appropriate PPE, and isolate electrical supplies before carrying out authorized maintenance work.

- Assist in electrical energy conservation initiatives and recommend measures to reduce unnecessary power consumption.

- Ensure proper use, storage, and maintenance of electrical tools, testing instruments, and spare parts.

- Respond to electrical emergencies and breakdowns, including after-hours maintenance when required.

- Ensure that all electrical work is completed safely, efficiently, and with minimum disruption to university activities.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- ITI in Electrician trade or an equivalent recognized electrical qualification.

- Minimum 5 years of experience in electrical repair and maintenance.

- Experience in institutional, university, commercial building, or facility maintenance is preferred.

- Good knowledge of electrical wiring, distribution systems, electrical panels, protection devices, and fault diagnosis.

- Ability to read basic electrical drawings and wiring diagrams.

- Knowledge of preventive maintenance practices and electrical testing instruments.

- Strong troubleshooting, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to supervise junior staff and manage multiple maintenance complaints.

- Knowledge of electrical safety procedures and applicable statutory requirements.

- Key Performance Expectations

- Timely completion of electrical maintenance complaints.

- Effective execution of preventive maintenance schedules.

- Minimum recurrence of electrical faults through proper root-cause identification.

- Safe operation and maintenance of campus electrical installations.

- Accurate maintenance records and timely reporting of major faults.

- Reliable electrical services with minimum disruption to teaching and administrative activities.

📌 Electrician (Bengaluru)
🏢 Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)
📍 Bengaluru