Job Vacancy: Industrial Electrician

The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), located in Grenoble, France, and founded by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, is Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using neutrons. The ILL operates the brightest neutron source in the world, reliably delivering intense neutron beams to 40 unique scientific instruments. Every year, the Institute hosts over 2000 visits by scientists who come to carry out world-class research in solid-state physics, crystallography, soft matter, biology, chemistry, and fundamental physics.

The Projects and Techniques Division, which is responsible for the development of the ILL's instruments and for technical support, currently has a vacancy for an:

Responsibilities

As a member of the Building and Site Maintenance Service, which is part of the ILL's Projects and Techniques Division, you will have the following duties:

• Install and commission electrical equipment, using assembly drawings/diagrams, in accordance with safety regulations and industry best practices.
• Install and connect wires/cables, equipment, and cable trays.
• Install wires/cables and connect them to the electrical panels (distribution board, general low-voltage switchboard, control panel, etc.) with which the installations are equipped.
• Perform all or part of equipment commissioning.
• Perform new work, but also alterations, upgrades, extensions, and modifications to ensure installation compliance in the event of changes to regulations.
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical equipment, where necessary.

In the course of these duties, you may be required to work at height.

Qualifications and Experience

• You have a Level 3 qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, apprenticeship, or equivalent) in electrical installations.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience as an industrial electrician (not commercial/domestic).
• You have good organizational skills and are able to work quickly. You are an excellent team player with an ability to use your own initiative.
• You are punctual and reliable and are able to work to schedule and respect working hours.

What We Offer

• Quality of Life: A hub for research and technology, the city of Grenoble is ideally located in the heart of the French Alps (just 3 hours from Paris/Provence by train, 1 hour from Lyon international airport, and 1.5 hours from Geneva). It is important for us that our staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. We therefore offer home working (under certain conditions), generous annual paid leave entitlement, and a host of other benefits that you will discover when you arrive!
• Prospects: We guarantee you a stable permanent contract in a multicultural scientific environment.
• Benefits: We offer generous social benefits (expatriation allowance, excellent health cover), moving and relocation assistance (under certain conditions), and an annual productivity bonus. We also offer language courses for you and your partner and subsidies for the use of public transport and the staff canteen, as well as for holidays and a variety of cultural and sports activities.

Sounds Interesting?

Then why not take your next career step with us by applying online - preferably in English - via our career portal by 30/03/2025, quoting reference number 25/18. Please note that all applicants are subject to administrative screening (background checks). For this post, medical fitness for work under ionising radiation is required. We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.