Electrician

The Role TESTING ELECTRICIAN We have an exciting new opportunity for a permanent Testing Electrician to join us on our social housing maintenance team at the Stonewater Housing branch. This will be covering a patch of social housing properties across Bournemouth and Salisbury and surrounding areas, therefore travel is essential The core working hours are Monday to Friday Start at 8.00am-4:30pm We provide a competitive salary  Company Van, Fuel card and Power Tools.

Generous paying ON CALL Rota (Approx. 1 week in every 6 weeks) You will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of Electrical Testing as required including EICRs and consumer unit changes, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of Supervision. You will take ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs whilst remaining within budget and time parameters.

Our Services Stonewater Housing is one of our long-term Social Housing contracts. We look after over 7,500 properties in 4 different areas of the South-West, from Taunton and Yeovil, over to Bristol and Swindon and down to Salisbury and Bournemouth. We currently deliver Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and an Electrical Service program. We are currently rated as 4.5 on Glassdoor and 93% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Duties & Responsibilities The Testing Electrician's duties and responsibilities will include the following:
Inspect & test electrical installations and have the ability to fill in correctly, the appropriate Electrical Certificate or Electrical Condition Report Carry out EICRs and remedial upgrades to properties and consumer unit changes Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required. Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects. Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.

Working in a timely and productive manner to complete projects. Provide excellent customer service to both tenants and clients. What will you need? Essential criteria: NVQ Level 3 Electrical (2356) with AM2 portfolio to support your experience (not just EAL)
This can be a combination of C&G 2360 Part 1&2 Electrotechnical Competences plus the NVQ 3 Certificate 2356 with Technical Certs L2&3 plus the NVQ 3 Certificate or just the NVQ 3 2356 certificate C&G 18th Edition Certificate JIPB H&S Test Certificate with Current JIBP card Testing & Inspecting Certificate 2391 or C&G 2377 PAT Certificate Full UK driving license with less than 6 points and no recent driving bans Must be able to pass a Basic DBS Check Benefits Competitive Annual Salary and we provide a company Van and Fuel card for work purposes  PPE and Power Tools Eligible for bonus up to 5% per annum 25 days annual leave  bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total) Pay review every year 26 weeks full pay maternity leave 8 weeks full pay paternity leave Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System and Fortem Advance schemes available for career progression 24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1 Private pension employer contribution 3-6% of your base salary into your pension pot Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare insurance and eye care vouchers Cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider shopping discounts & more Who we are and why we are a great place to work!

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three work streams
- Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission…