Electrician

Livin Housing Limited; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Coatbridge is seeking an Electrician to join their Kitchens and Bathrooms team. The role involves performing electrical checks, ensuring safety, and signing off on works. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in domestic settings. The position offers a competitive salary, company vehicle, and various benefits including training, holidays, and employee support services.

Benefits

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Excellent training and development opportunities

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee support and wellbeing services

Company pension, life insurance, and share scheme

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience installing, servicing, and maintaining electrical systems.
• Knowledge of current IET Wiring Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial electrical checks on properties.
• Sign off electrical works after completion.
• Mix of on-site inspections and office-based paperwork.

Skills

Electrical Installation

Inspection and Testing

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation

City & Guilds 18th Edition

Job description

Annual salary: up to £35,232.84

Electrician

Location: Coatbridge

Salary: Up to £35,232.84, plus Company Vehicle and Great Company Benefits. We also offer an incentive scheme on this role upon completion of works.

Working hours: Full Time, Permanent role, 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday 08.00-16.30

Mears has a continued investment in the North Lanarkshire community for the long-term. We are committed to delivering excellent services to residents while bringing community and training benefits to North Lanarkshire sustainably.

Our ambition is to be recognized as the most trusted large private provider working with the public sector by 2025. Our approach prioritizes impactful initiatives and supports a culture that fully integrates sustainability and purpose beyond profit, underpinned by our strategy of robust, ethical, and transparent practices.

About the Role:

Due to contract expansion, we are seeking an Electrician to join our Kitchens and Bathrooms team as an Electrical Tester.

Your responsibilities include visiting void and domestic properties on Day 1 to perform initial electrical checks ensuring safety for ongoing works, revisiting on Day 6 to sign off the electrical works after completion by the trades team, tidying up the works, and closing off plug sockets. The role involves a mix of on-site inspections and office-based paperwork and sign-offs.

You must have experience installing, servicing, and maintaining electrical systems and appliances, knowledge of the current IET Wiring Regulations, and the ability to install, repair, inspect, and test electrical installations, including filling out Electrical Certificates or Electrical Condition Reports correctly.

Role Criteria:

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation
• City & Guilds 18th Edition
• Inspection and Testing 2391/2 or equivalent (beneficial but not necessary)

Experience in domestic and/or social housing is advantageous.

Additional Requirements:

• Entitlement to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not provided by Mears.
• To drive a Mears vehicle, candidates must be over 21, have held a license for more than 3 months, and have fewer than 9 points.
• All roles are subject to DBS/Security checks prior to employment.

Benefits:

• Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts on coffee, groceries, holidays, and more
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee support and wellbeing services
• Company pension, life insurance, and share scheme
• Annual Mears Fun Day as a thank you from the executive team
• Volunteering Leave to support community involvement
• Family-friendly policies

To apply or discuss further, contact: Vickie Rudge ([e-mail])

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, are a Disability Confident employer, and support the Armed Forces Covenant with the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We also support veteran transition through our endorsement of the Career Transition Partnership.

We encourage applicants to voluntarily share background information during the application to help us improve social mobility, using the Social Mobility Index. This is optional and will not affect your application.