Electrician

Saffron Housing; Hempnall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing association in Norfolk is seeking an Electrician to perform electrical installations and maintenance across its properties. Responsibilities include ensuring safety and security of tenants, managing tools and equipment, and maintaining high standards in electrical work. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications including an ECS Gold Card and experience in domestic electrical tasks. The company offers a supportive environment with a commitment to employee development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in domestic electrical work including rewires and upgrades.
• Must have ECS Gold Card and City and Guilds 2391 certificate.
• Ability to work in various conditions, including extreme weather.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical installation and maintenance tasks.
• Manage and secure tools and materials for jobs.
• Participate in out-of-hours callout rota.

Skills

Electrical installations

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

ECS Gold Card

City and Guilds 2391 testing and inspection certificate

18th Edition BS7671: 2018 qualification

Tools

Mobile device for workload management

Job description

Proposed Interview Date

W / C 9th February (TBC)

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrician to carry out electrical installation and maintenance tasks throughout the whole of Saffron Housing Trust Properties.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake all electrical works including maintenance, modernisation, improvements and remedials to maintain all premises owned by Saffron or those they have interest in.
• Responsible for ensuring all jobs are closed down accordingly when jobs are completed via a mobile device.
• Responsible for all equipment provided by Saffron including van stock, vehicle, tools, and materials.
• Ensuring the safety and security of Saffron's tenants and properties by participating on the out of hours call out rota, as required.

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have

Educations and Qualifications

• Provide evidence of an ECS Gold Card. This ensures the holder has a Level 3 competency-based standard (NVQ) in Electrical installations plus a formal BS7671 Qualification in the current edition of the Wiring regulations in force when your application was made.
• If you trained prior to 1999, you would need the evidence of the industry‑recognised standard at that time.
• Where non‑UK qualifications are held applicants must meet the following criteria: The EcCTIS Electrotechnical Skills Statement; The Electrotechnical Experienced Worker Assessment (including); Experienced Worker Qualification Level 3 performance units; BS7671: 2018 (18th edition) Requirements for Electrical Installations; The level 3 Initial Verification of Electrical Installations; The UK Industry Assessment of Occupational Competence (AM2E or AM2ED).
• ECS Health, Safety and Environmental Assessment.
• A City and Guilds 2391 testing and inspection certificate demonstrating competence to test both domestic and commercial buildings.

Recognised UK Electrical Qualifications

• C&G 2360 levels 2&3 Parts 1&2 & NVQ level 3 & C&G 2391 (equivalent C&G 2394 / 95 or EAL equivalent).
• C&G 2330 Levels 2&3 with NVQ level 3 & AM2 & C&G 2391 (equivalent C&G 2394 / 95 or EAL equivalent).
• 18th Edition BS7671: 2018. City & Guilds or EAL Qualification.
• Current JIB card to either approved electrician with NVQ level qualification.

Experience

Relevant experience and knowledge in all types of domestic electrical work, including rewires, kitchen and bathroom upgrades, wiring, connection, and commissioning of all types of heating fuel systems.

Experience of working in both occupied and unoccupied properties and, on occasions, in extreme temperatures and conditions due to seasonal weather conditions.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Possess working knowledge of domestic BS5839 Part 6: 2019 domestic fire detection systems and BS5266: 2016 emergency lighting.
• Able to work as part of a team and able to work independently without the need for close supervision.
• Excellent time management skills, including an ability to prioritise workload and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, possessing the ability to liaise with various audiences.
• Ability to use a mobile device (mobile phone / tablet) to manage workload, send and receive emails, access apps to order stock and MS Teams for meetings / training.
• Ability to participate on the out of hours call out rota.

Personal Attributes

Full, current, valid driving licence.

Must be comfortable working within confined areas e.g. roof spaces, which are subject to fluctuating temperatures during the year.

Please note this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Company

We are a housing association based in Norfolk providing quality homes and services to people across the county and in Suffolk.

We manage over 6,000 homes including affordable homes for those in housing need who cannot afford to rent or buy in the open market.

We offer specialist homes for older and vulnerable adults and are committed to providing new homes to help solve the housing crisis.

At Saffron

We have a huge commitment to our employees. We want the team at Saffron to be happy, empowered, motivated and feel proud to be part of the Saffron community. We know by having great people we can do a great job for our tenants. We trust our colleagues to do the right thing and we are looking for people whose values are aligned with ours (PACE).

Professional, Accountable, Collaborative and Evolving.

You will have the freedom to learn and grow. We are passionate about investing in our people, providing them with the skills they need now, and for their future aspirations. We do this by offering a blend of learning opportunities, including our innovative e-learning platform where learning is self-directed allowing people to learn what they want, when they want to.

We work with and support our people to work in an agile way to ensure that have the right work / life balance. They have the choice to work in the office, work from home, coffee shop, park or a combination of all. We have recently refurbished our offices to encourage collaborative, agile working.

Inclusive Employer

As an inclusive employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and have a zero tolerance policy relating to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Saffron Community.