Electrician

Manchester Arndale; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting Electricians to join our facilities maintenance contract across Aberdeenshire. Roles focus on testing electrical installations in residential properties, with opportunities across schools, pools, sheltered housing, domestic and industrial sites.

Responsibilities include domestic EICRs, EICR repairs within SLA, supporting the PPM team, using NICEIC software for reports, and ensuring contractual compliance and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Essential: craft qualification and recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Current wiring regulations qualification (18th Edition) required or equivalent.
• Valid Grade card/CSCS or equivalent qualification essential.
• Desirable: Inspection & Testing qualification (2391/52).

Responsibilities

• Carry out domestic EICRs across Aberdeenshire.
• Perform EICR repairs within SLA times.
• Support PPM team and repairs.
• Use NICEIC software for fixed electrical reports.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Maintain client satisfaction and service quality.
• Take full responsibility for operations under remit and report to Operations Manager.
• Ensure systems comply with legal, health, safety and ISO 9001 standards.
• Monitor compliance to meet client and company goals.
• Develop personal competencies through CPD.

Skills

Fault finding

PPM tasks

On-call readiness

Full driving license

Education

City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2

City & Guilds 2381-18 Level 3 Award (18th Edition)

Grade card/CSCS Card or equivalent qualification

Inspection & Testing qualification (2361/2391)

Job description

About The Role:

OCS UK & Ireland are recruiting for Electricians and Approved Electricians to join our team on a Facilities Maintenance contract across Aberdeenshire. These roles will primarily be responsible for testing electrical installation on residential properties, but there will be an opportunity to work across a range of sites (schools, swimming pools, sheltered housing, domestic, industrial).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for carrying out domestic EICRs across Aberdeenshire.
• Carrying out EICR repairs within SLA times.
• Providing support to the PPM team and repairs.
• Using NICEIC software for fixed electrical reports.
• Compliance with contractual requirements.
• Maintaining client satisfaction and the quality of service provided.
• Full responsibility for the undertaking and execution of all operations under given remit and reporting directly to the Operations Manager
• Ensuring the company systems are implemented in a manner, which fully complies with all legal, qualitative, health, safety and environmental standards and other relevant guidance.
• Ensuring, demonstrating, reviewing and monitoring compliance, to meet the expectation and needs of the Client, the quality and organisational goals of the company and satisfying the requirements of BS EN IS0 9001:2000
• Monitoring and professional oversight of works as directed by line manager to ensure satisfactory quality levels.
• Developing personal competencies through a commitment to continuing professional development.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Must be competent in fault finding and carrying out PPM tasks.
• JIB qualified.
• Sound knowledge in EICRs (Advantageous).
• A Full driving license.
• Full training and courses provided

Working Pattern:

• 40 hours per week
• Monday-Friday
• 08:00-16:30
• On call is part of the role, 7 days at a time from 16:30 to 08:00, currently at 1 week out of 6.

Essential Qualifications:

• A craft qualification such as a recognised electrical apprenticeship such as or equivalent to City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2
• The current wiring regulations qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2381-18 Level 3 Award (18th Edition)
• Valid and in date Grade card/CSCS Card or equivalent qualification.

Desirable Qualifications:

• An Inspection & Testing qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

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Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.