Electrician

Sovereign Housing Association Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association is seeking a qualified Electrician for their property services team in the Basingstoke/Wokingham area. The role includes routine testing and maintenance of electrical services in customers' homes, ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Benefits include a tool allowance, company pension, and flexible holiday options.

Benefits

£335 yearly Tool Allowance

Uniform & PPE

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Company pension scheme, matched up to 12%

Life cover 4 x annual salary

SmartTech benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within the Residential/Housing sector.
• Must have relevant and up-to-date electrical qualifications.
• Minimum of 1 year of driving experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine testing of electrical services equipment.
• Undergo responsive repairs per work schedules and standards.
• Estimate and requisition necessary materials for repairs.

Skills

Health and safety mindset

Electrical services testing

Effective communication

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

18th Edition (BS7671)

City & Guild 2391 Electrical Test/Inspect

Job description

Here at Sovereign Network Group we provide quality, affordable homes in happy, successful places. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives, and you'll share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters in a environment where your health and safety is important to ensure you and your colleagues stay safe and well, everywhere, every day.

We are now the 6th largest housing association by size - with almost 3000 colleagues, over 85,000 homes and over 200,000 customers across London and the South.

We're currently on the lookout for a qualified Electrician to join our property services team covering the Basingstoke/Wokingham area.

Benefits

This role involves time on the road, so we will provide you with a van and fuel card together with:

• £335 yearly Tool Allowance
• Uniform & PPE
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• iPhone and iPad
• Company pension scheme, matched up to 12%
• Life cover 4 x annual salary
• SmartTech - Buy an electrical item and pay it off through your salary over 12 months.

Responsibilities

As an Electrician with SNG, we'll ask you to:

• Carry out routine testing of electrical services equipment and repairs in our customers' homes as part of our Electrical Team
• Undergo responsive repairs and works within our planned teams in line with work schedules, Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) wiring regulations and to SNG's established standard procedures.
• Have a strong health and safety mindset with knowledge of health & safety best practices.
• Estimate, requisition and recommend the acquisition of necessary materials and spares to ensure that appropriate satisfactory repairs and maintenance are carried out in accordance with IEE wiring regulations and Health and Safety at Work regulations.
• Apply your knowledge and skills to record and report on status and condition of electrical services equipment via periodic inspection sheets and minor works/installation certificates.

Qualifications

Our Electricians must have relevant and up to date qualifications including:

Experience within a similar role, within a Residential/Housing sector is ideal and you should be qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 (or equivalent), 18th Edition (BS7671) and City & Guild 2391 Electrical Test/Inspect.

Additional Information

What else do you need to know?

• This is a full-time role, working 40 Hours per week, with the opportunity to supplement your salary through call out and overtime at competitive rates to enhance your earnings!
• Due to a requirement to travel within this role, candidates must hold a full and current driving licence with a minimum of 1 years' experience.
• This role is subject to a satisfactory licence check, essential qualifications check and a basic disclosure
• Our customers are at the heart of SNG, as an Electrician you will be liaising with both internal and external customers