Electrical Work controller

Electrical Work Controller

Location: UK Defence Academy, Swindon, SN6 8LA
Salary: Up to £35,000 depending upon experience plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time, Monday – Friday

Ready to impact a better future?

As an Electrical Work Controller in our Defence Academy Estates team, you’ll coordinate electrical maintenance activities, manage subcontractors, and help ensure a safe, efficient environment that supports the development of future UK Armed Forces leaders. Your work has purpose, helping to keep critical facilities operational and supporting a site where learning, leadership, and innovation thrive.

Serco provides Total Facilities Management services at the Defence Academy of the UK, a prestigious establishment responsible for postgraduate education and specialist training for members of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence civil servants. In this role, you'll play an important part in delivering impactful solutions across the estate, ensuring maintenance activities are effectively planned and managed while supporting continuous improvement and creating a positive impact on the wider Defence community.

What you’ll do as an Electrical Work Controller

• Plan and coordinate electrical work activities to maximise efficiency and service delivery.


• Oversee reactive maintenance, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and minor project works across a range of electrical systems and assets.


• Raise purchase order requisitions for works under your control.


• Maintain and update the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved.


• Work collaboratively with colleagues and contractors to deliver high-quality outcomes and maintain productivity.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities for efficiency and cost savings.

Does this sound like you?

• Experience in a similar role would be beneficial, although training will be provided for the right candidate.


• Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements relevant to the construction industry.


• Strong planning, organisational and analytical skills with a numerate approach to problem-solving.


• Confident using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel.


• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.


• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity


• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

MoD Security Clearance. Due to the nature of the organisation, all employees of Serco are required to be security cleared to SC level. If successful in your application, we would support you with the clearance process. As a guideline only, you would normally need to have been a UK resident for the last 5 consecutive years.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.


• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact [email protected].

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