Electrician

Places for People; Canterbury; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company van

35 days annual leave

Overtime opportunities

Core hours 08:00-16:30

Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and

Résumé du poste

Places for People is hiring a qualified Electrician to perform electrical repairs, upgrades, and installations in domestic properties within your local area. A company van is provided and you will work a consistent schedule in your designated patch.

You will conduct inspections, testing, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards, with opportunities for overtime and a pension plan. This role offers permanent, secure employment and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Installation with AM2 and 18th Edition is required.
• Experience as Electrician in social housing or domestic properties preferred.
• Must have a Full UK driving licence.
• Must be based within the advertised postcode area.

Responsabilités

• Carry out electrical repairs, upgrades, and installations in domestic properties.
• Perform rewiring, fault finding, consumer unit upgrades, and emergency lighting.
• Conduct inspections, testing, and issue compliance certificates.

Connaissances

Electrical installation skills

Full UK driving licence

Formation

NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Installation

Description du poste

We're hiring a qualified Electrician, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What You'll Get

• Use of a company van with fuel card
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave
• Overtime opportunities available
• Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday
• Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Permanent, secure employment
• Consistent workload within your dedicated area
• A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
• Death in Service benefit
• Sick pay

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out electrical repairs, upgrades, and installations in domestic properties
• Completing work such as rewiring, fault finding, consumer unit upgrades, and emergency lighting
• Conducting inspections, testing, and completing compliance certifications
• Working to specifications and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements
• Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers, and wider teams to meet deadlines
• Recording work activity and completing required documentation

What Your Day Looks Like

• A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenance work
• Travelling between jobs in your company van
• Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
• Engaging directly with Customers in their homes
• Completing work efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards

Where you'll work

You will be working across:

• Occupied homes
• Empty (void) properties
• A range of domestic properties within your local area
• Environments involving vulnerable Customers

Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

• NVQ, SVQ or City and Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Installation with AM2 and 18th Edition
• Experience working as an Electrician, ideally within social housing or domestic properties
• Full UK driving licence
• Due to the area this patch covers you will need to be based within the advertised postcode

Nice To Have (not Essential)

• Inspection and testing qualification such as City and Guilds 2391
• Experience working across multiple types of electrical work

Our hiring process

We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.

Important information

This role will require a Basic DBS check

You may be required to work across surrounding areas

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.