Electrician

Wates Group; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property maintenance company in the UK is seeking a qualified Electrician to join their Reactive Housing Maintenance Division. This role involves working on social housing contracts, focusing on delivering high-quality repairs and excellent customer service. Ideal candidates should have a full UK driving licence and a Level 3 qualification in electrical work.

Benefits

Gold Investors in People recognition

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Qualified and experienced Electrician.
• Experience in housing maintenance sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake repair/renewal works safely within Electricians remit.
• Communicate effectively with residents and scheduler.
• Complete timesheets and work logs after each job.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Customer Service

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Level 3 Qualification

18th Edition

Job description

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We have an opportunity for an Electrician to join our WPS team within our Reactive Housing Maintenance Division. You will be working from our Dunstableoffice and covering the surrounding areas, 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 diving licence, be confident in managing your own workload and will ideally already have experience of the housing maintenance sector.

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. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for an Electrician to join our WPS team within our Reactive Housing Maintenance Division. You will be working from our Dunstableoffice and covering the surrounding areas, 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 diving licence, be confident in managing your own workload and will ideally already have experience of the housing maintenance sector.

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. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER

2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards