electrician

Vivid Housing; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Bonus scheme

Pension 6% match

Life cover 3x salary

Medical insurance

Medicash

Electric car scheme

Training & development

Holiday 26 days

Job summary

VIVID Housing seeks an Electrician to join their team in Basingstoke. You will perform electrical repairs and installations across domestic and commercial properties, work to BS 7671 standards, and participate in on-call shifts. A full-time, 39-hour week and a van with fuel card are provided.

The role requires suitable electrical installation qualifications, testing capabilities, and the ability to meet health and safety requirements. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Electrical installation and testing skills across domestic and commercial sites.
• Competence with IEE/BS 7671 regulations and health & safety standards.
• Evidence of relevant qualifications listed in CV/application.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical repairs and installations.
• Perform fault finding and testing on circuits.
• Conduct PAT testing as required by role.
• Work to current regulations and safety standards.

Skills

Electrical testing

Fault finding

Repairs & installations

Health & safety

Domestic/commercial experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation + AM2

City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 & 2

City & Guilds 2382 (BS 7671) 18th Edition

Tools

None specified

Job description

Electrician

VIVID Housing

• Basingstoke, Hampshire
• £44,000 per year
• Permanent
• Full-time

We're VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!
We're recruiting for an Electrician to join our team! Contractually based out of our Basingstoke office, you'll predominantly cover Basingstoke and the surrounding North Hampshire area. This is a full time, permanent position working 39 hours per week, alongside participation in the emergency on-call rota. You'll need to live within a suitable distance to attend out of hour emergencies within a reasonable time frame, and will be paid at very competitive rates for the on call rota!

On top of the competitive salary, you can benefit from:

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• Use of a company van & fuel card for your work travel
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• Uniform and PPE provided
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here's the facts about the role:

As an electrician, you'll carry out electrical repairs and installations to our domestic and commercial properties. You'll make sure you work in line with all current IEE Electrical Regulations whilst maintaining high Health & Safety standards. You'll fault find on circuits and carry out electrical testing as required. You may also be required to carry out P.A.T testing as required.

The Qualifications you need to apply:

Electrical Installation - one of the below

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Qualification + AM2
• City and Guilds 2360 Parts 1 and 2
• City and Guilds 2330 Levels 2 and 3, (from Sept 2011)
• City and Guilds 2365 Levels 2 and 3 + AM2
• City and Guilds 2357 + Including AM2
• Level 3 Electrotechnical Experienced Worker Qualification 2346 + AM2E
• An industry recognised level 3 qualification in Electrical Installation

Inspection & Testing

• City & Guilds 2391-95: Inspection and Testing - Periodic Inspection/Testing of Existing Systems, or an equivalent recognised qualification
• City & Guilds 2394/95
• An industry recognised level 3 qualification in Initial verification and Periodic testing

Wiring Regulations

• City and Guilds 2382-18/20, 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) - with a commitment to achieving Amendment Four ( April 2026)

Please ensure that your current qualifications are clear on your CV or application!

You'll be able to demonstrate good all-round electrical skills including testing, fault finding, repairs and installation. Experience working in domestic properties and/or for social housing would be an advantage.

We do our best to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. However, due to the nature of this position, the job holder must be capable of:

• Working at heights
• Manual handling and lifting heavy and bulky items
• A high degree of mobility, which will include walking/lifting/loading and unloading vehicles

A full, clean current driving licence (held for at least 1 year) is needed so you can drive one of our vans when necessary. Offers are subject to satisfactory driving licence checks and DBS check.

Occasionally our adverts may close before the advertised closing date.

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers.

We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.

This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".