Approved Electrician

Overview

Platform Property Care has a great opportunity for an Approved Electrician to join our repairs and maintenance team in a mobile role covering work in Lincoln, Nottingham and the surrounding areas.

You'll be joining a talented team carrying out remedial work, general maintenance, and repairs across our properties. You will thrive on giving great customer service and keeping jobs on track and have the drive to make sure the work is completed to spec. You will have a right first‑time mentality ensuring the customer is at the centre of everything you do.

The role is varied, and no two days are the same! It is a tough task and our expectations are high. In return you'll have the support of a great team.

• Basic salary of £39,290 per annum for an Approved Electrician or £36,823 per annum for an Electrician (additional can be earned from voluntary overtime and out of hours)
• 25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional 5 days leave
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• PPC Van + Fuel Card
• Mobile phone, iPad & lone worker device provided
• Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash

A team player, you'll be hard‑working and keen to learn with a can‑do attitude. You'll be working in people's homes, so you'll need to be friendly and approachable with good communication skills. You'll also need to be organised and recognise the importance of delivering good customer service.

• Served an apprenticeship in Electrical or obtained an equivalent NVQ Level 3 & City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical installation, commissioning, and certification
• AM2
• City and Guilds 2391 or equivalent in testing and inspection
• 18th Edition regulation compliance
• If you do not have your 2391 or equivalent, you would be classed as an Electrician (£36,823 per annum)

• Sound experience in delivering a range of electrical work and services in a domestic setting
• Experience of working for a social landlord, housing association or council
• Experience of delivering responsive repairs
• Strong customer service skills
• Full current valid driving licence (essential as this is a mobile role)
• DBS check (required for working within customers' homes)

This role will require working on the out‑of‑hours rota, which includes availability over seven days, including working Saturdays and Sundays.

This role is for a team covering Lincoln, Nottingham, Melton Mowbray, Grantham, Newark and the surrounding area, so you will need to live here. Your jobs will be planned by area and travel time.

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well‑established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear – we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.

If this sounds like the place for you then we'd love to hear from you! Please contact Russell Wilford, Localities Area Manager, at r for a chat.

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. For more details, please go to Disability Confident.