Electrician

Annual salary: up to £40,000.00
** Electrician

Location:

Birmingham Contract Type:
Full-time, Permanent
**** Salary: £40,000 + company van and fuel card
**** with additional opportunities for overtime. There is also an optional out-of-hours call rota, providing the chance to further enhance your overall earnings.
**** Join us on our new, exciting contract with Birmingham City Council
** Mears Group has been awarded a major new 10-year partnership with Birmingham City Council to deliver repairs, maintenance, and planned investment work across 11,500 homes in central and west Birmingham. This contract represents one of our most significant projects in the city and will create a wide range of opportunities across our operational teams.
** About the Role
** We are looking for skilled Electricians to join our team in Birmingham, with a primary focus on EICR testing, inspecting, and ensuring electrical compliance across occupied domestic properties.

You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality electrical testing as part of our planned programme, carrying out EICRs, fault finding, and safety inspections to ensure homes remain compliant, safe, and well-maintained. Working within social housing, you'll complete detailed reports, identify remedial actions, and uphold strict standards of safety, accuracy, and professionalism while working directly in residents' homes.

With a strong pipeline of compliance testing and inspection work, this is an excellent opportunity to join a team committed to delivering safe, reliable services to our residents and communities.
** Duties**
* ** Conduct electrical inspections**:
Inspect fixed wiring, consumer units, circuits, and protective devices to assess condition, safety, and compliance
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* *** erform testing procedures**:
Complete full testing sequences including continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, RCD testing, and earth fault loop impedance
* ** Identify remedial actions**:
Diagnose issues highlighted during EICRs, assign correct C-codes, and recommend or complete necessary remedial works to achieve compliance.
* ** Carry out fault finding**:
Investigate and resolve electrical faults discovered during inspections or reported by tenants, ensuring safe reinstatement of circuits
* ** Complete minor remedial repairs**:
Replace or repair accessories such as sockets, switches, smoke alarms, and light fittings where required to close out EICR actions
* ** Support compliance programmes**:
Deliver testing and inspection work as part of a structured compliance programme, ensuring properties meet regulatory and contractual standards
* ** Certify installations**:
Produce accurate certification and documentation using digital job management systems, ensuring all results and observations are recorded clearly
* ** Ensure safe working**:
Follow all safety procedures, safe isolation practices, and regulatory requirements throughout testing and inspection activities
* ** Communicate with tenants**:
Provide clear, professional communication to residents, explaining testing processes and keeping them informed throughout the visit
* ** Leave properties safe**:
Ensure all work areas are left clean, safe, and compliant, reinstating power safely and informing tenants of any follow-up actions
* ** Deliver excellent service**:
Represent the company professionally, maintaining high standards of customer care while working in occupied homes.
** Role Criteria:
*** NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations - to include AM2
* City & Guilds 18th Edition (If you have 17th edition you can work through your 18th edition)
* Inspection and Testing 2391 or equivalent (2394/2395)
* Full UK driving licence with a clean driving record
* Previous domestic, social housing experience
** Benefits we can offer you:
*** Company Sick Pay
* Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
* Company pension scheme with Pensions people
* Commercial vehicle and fuel card
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
* Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
* Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
* Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
* Volunteering leave - up to two days per year to support community…