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The MEL Team
Whether you're interested in advancing your electrical career or just starting out, we offer opportunities for electricians, apprentices, and project managers across England from our office in Maidenhead. There has never been a more exciting time to work in electrical engineering.
Managing energy consumption and mitigating the effects of climate change are forcing innovation across the sector. We put a lot of time and effort into technical and management development making our job postings for electricians and apprenticeships highly sought after positions.
Our apprentices and engineers develop their professional skills and experience through a combination of training courses, college courses, and practical work to gain the necessary skills and qualifications. You can start training as an apprentice electrician straight after school. Importantly, hands-on training and practical work are essential for developing the sought-after skills needed in electrical careers.
The importance of crediting electrotechnical competence through registered apprenticeship programs and professional recognition pathways ensures that prior experience and qualifications are formally recognised, helping individuals advance in their electrical careers.
PROFESSIONALISM
What really sets us apart is our commitment to each other and our professionalism.
Teamwork, professionalism and our expertise solving complex engineering problems, sets us apart from the competition. It makes working at MEL sometimes challenging, usually fun, but always rewarding.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Since we started the company in 2008, the team has grown every year. We are a big enough outfit that we can take on complex and exciting projects, but we are still small enough that everyone in the team makes a difference.
TEAM PLAYERS
We are always looking for approved electricians and newly qualified electricians who are team-players, looking to develop in their career and make a difference.
Our electricians work in a variety of settings, including commercial and industrial environments, with opportunities available across England for those with the right skills and relevant qualifications.
qualifications needed to become fully qualified.
We offer a competitive salary plus a company car, travelling expenses and financial assistance with continuing professional development.
We also offer two highly sought after apprenticeships each year. These apprenticeships provide real life experience on-site and help candidates gain relevant qualifications needed to become fully qualified. To work on a construction site as a qualified electrician, you will need an Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) card.
ELECTROTECHNICAL COMPETENCE
Want to become a fully qualified electrician?
Electrotechnical competence: having the skills, technical knowledge and training to work in industrial and commercial spaces.
From maintenance electrician advanced apprenticeships, the electrical installation T level, or another electrifying training route, you must align yourself with training providers and courses that'll give you both classroom learning and hands-on experience.
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Choosing the right training route is important.
From apprenticeships, college courses, and vocational qualifications, they’re all designed to give you that combination of getting hands-on experience with technical knowledge.
To find out more about apprenticeships, check our guide.
Our qualified electricians work in some of the most complex and hazardous environments across the UK. But it’s why they love to work at MEL. No day is the same, and no project is monotonous.
As a qualified electrician, you'll find yourself wiring up electrical control panels, creating smart building energy management systems, or helping to make energy more efficient across businesses and industrial estates.
We’ve got something for everyone - and we place you where you passion lies.
Whether you enjoy the maintenance side of things, and being a hands-on qualified electrician or you're passionate about the innovation side of electrical engineering, our projects need a little bit of everything.
With the industry's focus on going green and becoming more energy efficient, you’ll continue working on challenging projects across the UK.
Overview of the Electrical Industry
The electrical industry is booming and constantly evolving – with opportunities for those with knowledge on electrical systems, installation, and maintenance.
As a qualified electrician, you’ll be working in a variety of environments, from commercial buildings to massive industrial sites.
Our electricians are also responsible for installing and maintaining lighting, particularly upgrading to new LED lighting systems which are compliant and safe with regulations. And we work with some fantastic clientele, including LegoLand, where we recently completed a project in one of their hotel restaurants.
The industry has left room for plenty of innovation, with a growing emphasis on low carbon solutions, energy efficiency, and sustainable engineering practices.
Our electricians will often work with renewable technology, such as solar power and electric vehicle charging systems, and support the green agenda by installing renewable technologies and electric vehicle charge points.
Through all this, understanding electrical theory, blueprint reading, and load calculations are essential technical knowledge requirements for anyone pursuing electrical careers.
Whether you’re passionate about electrical engineering, building services engineering, or the installation and maintenance of complex systems, a career in the electrical industry is both challenging and rewarding.
With demand for skilled electricians ever-increasing, now’s the perfect time to develop your career within the electric sector.
TESTIMONIALS
Employee Success Stories: Hear What Our Electricians Say
I couldn't speak higher of the company. The high standards and professionalism are helping me learn new skills and the team spirit is special.
Joe Mulroy
Electrician
Every member of the company is always looking to help, which makes you feel part of the team and creates a great working environment. I look forward to my future with the company.
Josh Jones
Apprentice Electrician
From day one, I've felt like part of the team. Work is never boring and there are always new things to learn. I'm just happy going to work. It's priceless.
Alex Milczarek
Office Manager
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Electrician Job Openings
It has never been a better time to join MEL as a qualified or approved electrician in 2025. We offer a competitive salary (starting between £38k and £45k dependent on training and experience) based on a minimum 45-hour week with overtime available, a company van, generous holiday package, performance reviews, assistance with continuing professional development & incentives to climb the career ladder for the right candidate.
Above all, you get to be part of an amazing team working on complex industrial and commercial electrical engineering projects. As part of our larger facilities management teams, you will get to work with professionally demanding clients in diverse and interesting locations. You might find yourself on a Thames River lock repair job one week, installing high-tech control panels for university media labs the next week, and a Grade 1 listed building the following week. We've always got your back, so you can expand your skills knowing we will support your professional development and reward you financially for your contribution.
Want to find out more? Click the apply now button above to submit your details. We will shortly be able to offer you a tour of our new headquarters building and job shadowing is always available for interested candidates.
FIND MANAGEMENT CAREERS AT MAIDENHEAD ELECTRICAL LTD.
Project Manager Job Openings
If you are an electrical engineering professional with a track-record of hands-on engineering, problem-solving, design and estimating, as well as a highly developed customer focus (maybe running your own electrical contracting business), we'd love to talk to you.
At MEL, we pride ourselves on our supportive team culture, encouraging talent, initiative and the attention to detail required of an ISO 9001 certified business. We have a 'can-do' and are always on the look-out for talent to help us grow. From a specialist base of commercial electrical design and install services, we have developed a portfolio of mechanical engineering and facilities management services providing a complete engineering maintenance service to our blue-chip clients in London and the Thames Valley.
If you are looking to accelerate your management career, developing technical skills in industrial design, complex multi-disciplinary installation projects, contract management, business development and leadership skills, MEL could be the career opportunity you are looking for in 2025.
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