Electrician

ENGINEERINGUK; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Electrician to join their team in Barnsley. This role involves performing essential repairs and maintenance in social housing, ensuring high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will be qualified, experienced, and able to manage their workload independently. Join a company committed to creating thriving places and making a positive impact in the community. If you have the necessary skills and a passion for quality service, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license and Level 3 qualification.
• Experience in housing maintenance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform repair and renewal works safely and efficiently.
• Communicate effectively with residents and team members.

Skills

Electrical Repair Skills

Customer Service

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Level 3 Qualification

18th Edition Certification

Tools

PDA for Work Sheets

Job description

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Employer: Wates Group

Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 26 Mar 2025

Sector: Construction and Building Services

Role: Manual Skilled

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for an Electrician to join our Wates team within our Reactive Maintenance Division. You will be covering Barnsley area, working on our social housing contract. The primary focus of this role will be to undertake all tasks to achieve first time fix and deliver a high standard of workmanship in a timely and productive manner always affording excellent customer service to the client.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Undertaking repair/ renewal works within your Electricians remit and work with associated trades
• Ensure maintenance work is undertaken safely and in accordance with all technical standards
• Communicate effectively with residents, scheduler and line manager
• Work safely and in compliance with Health & Safety and safeguarding requirements
• Remain up-to-date with technical and legal requirements of skill area
• Working in partnership with other operatives to complete repairs, if required
• Completing time sheets work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken, via a PDA

You must have:

• A full UK driving licence
• Level 3 Qualification
• 18th Edition

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Electrician who can utilise their skills to deliver small projects and repair works. You will hold a full UK driving licence, be confident in managing your own workload and will ideally already have experience of the housing maintenance sector.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

• Thriving places: working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet: protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people: creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.