Electrician

IRIS Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

GCH is seeking a skilled Electrician to join the PropertyCare Electrical Team in Gloucester. You will deliver electrical repairs, maintenance, and EICRs in our social housing properties to ensure customer safety and satisfaction.

You will work independently and as part of a team, handling void works, door entry and emergency lighting servicing, and rewires. A valid UK driving licence and relevant qualifications are essential.

Qualifications

• Domestic periodic inspection and testing experience (essential)
• Basic IT skills, must be able to use a laptop (essential)
• Excellent communication and customer service skill
• A positive attitude
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A valid UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Carrying out EICRs in occupied and unoccupied properties
• Reactive and responsive repairs
• Void works
• Door entry servicing
• Emergency lighting servicing and repairs
• Rewires

Skills

Domestic testing experience

Basic IT skills

Customer service

Positive attitude

Independent & team work

UK driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

AM2 Practical

City & Guilds 2382-18

2391/2394/5

ECS Gold Card

Job description

Electrician
Gloucester
£39,043.02 per annum
Permanent – Full Time (40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday)

Our skilled tradespeople are at the heart of what we do and have the chance to make a real difference every day. With a supportive team, ongoing training, great benefits, and a focus on wellbeing, GCH is the place where your skills can thrive, and your efforts are genuinely appreciated.

The GCH PropertyCare Electrical Team are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Electrician, who would like the opportunity to work in the social housing sector, making a positive impact to our customers lives.

The successful candidate will help deliver electrical repairs and maintenance in our homes and communities, to ensure the safety of our customers and their homes.

As a member of the GCH electrical team, you will be required to provide excellent customer service and be expected to work independently, and as part of a team. Your scope of works will include carrying out EICR’s in both occupied and unoccupied properties, reactive and responsive repairs, void works, door entry servicing, emergency lighting servicing and repairs, and rewires.

We’d like you to have –

• Hold City & Guilds 2382-18, 18th Edition IET wiring Regulations
• City & Guilds Electrical Qualifications 2391 or 2394/5 – (desirable)
• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
• AM2 Practical Assessment.
• ECS Gold Card (showing qualified/approved status). (desirable)

• Domestic periodic inspection and testing experience (essential)
• Basic IT skills, must be able to use a laptop (essential)
• Excellent communication and customer service skill.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A valid UK driving licence.

Closing Date: 1st October 2026

GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.

At GCH, weAdapt, weInspire,weOwn itand weCare. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers #BeTheDifference.