Electrician

Position: Electrician (Contract)
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Electrician

£23 - £26 per hour

Temp to Perm Role

Working for a Social Housing Contractors

Van and fuel supplied

Full-time – Monday to Friday (8:00am–4:30pm)

This is a mobile role, but your depot base will be NN10 when you do attend the office

* Covering LE15, Oakham & wider Leicestershire patch
Travel required across:
Northamptonshire → Leicestershire → Peterborough → St Neots

Position good to knows

ITS Property Maintenance are currently recruiting for an experienced and qualified Electrician to work on a long-term social housing maintenance contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out reactive repairs, fault finding, and EICR testing in tenanted and void domestic properties across:

Travel required across:
Northamptonshire → Leicestershire → Peterborough → St Neots

** You must a full UK driving licence as a company vehicle will be supplied for this role*
* Additional Information:

* This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in domestic maintenance, looking to work in a supportive team with long-term job security. We’re looking for candidates who are reliable, technically strong, and take pride in delivering high-quality work with a tenant-focused attitude

* This role covers responsive and day-to-day electrical repairs, fault finding, inspection & testing, and remedial electrical maintenance across tenanted and void domestic properties

* The position includes a paid on-call rota (1 every 6–8 weeks)

* A full UK driving licence is essential – a company van & fuel card are provided

Key Elements of the Role & Responsibilities

For this role you should be able to demonstrate a core skilled trade of Electrical Maintenance and the ability to undertake a range Electrical duties including:

Electrical fault diagnosis and repair

Rewiring, fuse board changes, and remedial works

Smoke alarm and extractor fan installations

Ensuring compliance with current IET Wiring Regulations (18th Edition)

Providing excellent customer service to tenants and stakeholders

Adhere to all relevant health and safety regulations, including BS 7671 and internal policies, while ensuring appropriate PPE and tools are used at all times

Carry out safe and compliant electrical repairs and installations, prioritizing first-time fixes and high standards of workmanship

Diagnose and rectify faults across domestic electrical systems, including full and partial rewires, in accordance with company and industry standards

Communicate effectively with residents and colleagues to keep all parties informed of job progress and outcomes. Escalate complex issues when needed for further assessment

Support the planned works team by completing full electrical upgrades in kitchens, bathrooms, or entire properties—both occupied and void

Install, repair, inspect & test electrical installations

Completing compliant EICRs, Electrical Certificates and Condition Reports

Performing responsive repairs and remedial works as per job sheets

Electrical fault diagnosis and “first time fix” repair

Installing smoke alarms, extractor fans, and domestic accessories

Maintaining accurate records, certificates and material logs

Communicating effectively with tenants and clients

Advising when further trades are required

Working collaboratively with other operatives on multi-trade solutions

Participation in on-call rota (1 in every 6–8 weeks)

Essential Qualifications

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification (C&Gor equivalent)

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable Qualifications

City & Guilds 2391 or equivalent Testing & Inspection

Unvented Hot Water Certificate

Water Regulations Certificate

PAT Testing Certificate

JIB H&S Test or valid JIB Card

Experience & Attributes

Experience in domestic or social housing maintenance

Competent with EICRs, fault finding, remedial works, rewires

Strong tenant communication and customer service

Able to work to job sheets and manage workload efficiently

Own tools (specialist tools supplied)

This role could be a temp-to-perm role so once Perm – The benefits are:

* Permanent PAYE salary

* Company van and fuel card for work purposes

* All Power Tools, Uniform, and PPE provided

* Generous pay for overtime and…