Advanced Chargehand Electrician, Ruthvenfield Depot, Inveralmond Industrial Estate PKC

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Advanced Chargehand Electrician - PKC
14301
£39,085
Ruthvenfield Depot, Inveralmond Industrial Estate, Perth

Ruthvenfield Depot, Ruthvenfield Road, Inveralmond Industrial Estate, Perth will be your Contractual base, however, the successful post holder will be considered a mobile worker and will start their working day from their home address.

At Perth & Kinross Council our electricians ensure our housing stock is maintained, and all electrical installations are safe, compliant with electrical regulations and working efficiently for our tenants. Working 36 hours each week, 8am
-16:30 Monday to Thursday and 8am
-13:00 on Fridays, your work will include:

• Planned electrical maintenance
• Day to day emergency and responsive repairs
• Electrical testing and the preparation of vacant properties for relet.

Our Housing Repairs Service operates an out of hours emergency repairs service 24 hours / 365 days per year. You would be expected to participate in this rota approximately one week in every seven weeks.

You’ll work in our team of electricians and other trades staff travelling throughout the stunning Perth and Kinross area in one of our fleet vehicles so will be required to hold a valid driving licence.

As a fully qualified electrician, you’ll will be encouraged and supported to gain further qualifications such as Approved Electrician status.

If you haven't completed your qualification just yet, we'd still love to hear from you. You might be about to finish an apprenticeship and looking for your next move or, if you are part way through, we may be able to support and help you to complete your qualification.

In return, there are opportunities to develop your career both on and off the tools and a generous reward package, including:

• 26 days annual leave each year, increasing the longer you are with us, plus public holidays
• Defined benefit pension scheme with the option of adding shared cost and additional voluntary contributions
• Access to a range of benefits including discounted retail vouchers, low carbon car scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

You must be a Time Served Advanced Electrician.

You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities . In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours . Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here’s what we can offer you
:

• A generous annual leave package
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to…