Electrician

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Electrician, where you will play a key role in enhancing the quality of rented housing and tenant satisfaction. This position offers the chance to work flexibly while contributing to community welfare and safety. You'll be part of a dynamic team committed to innovation and inclusivity, ensuring that all electrical work meets high standards. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, and a supportive work culture that values your contributions and encourages your professional growth. If you are driven by a passion for service and improvement, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Smart Working

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted gym and cinema memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in all aspects of electrical work with relevant certifications.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and use power tools safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide good quality housing and achieve high tenant satisfaction.
• Support maintenance of assets to meet statutory standards.

Skills

Electrical Work

Testing and Inspecting Electrical Installations

Maintenance and Repair

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Education

2391 Certification

2395 Certification

18th Edition Electrical Qualification

Tools

Power Tools

Job description

Role: Electrician

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - Flexible and agile working (by agreement) to cover the service 24 hours per day and 7 days a week

Worker Type: Off-site worker

Salary: Grade H - £39,513 - £42,708 per annum

We are looking for talented individuals to join our Planned and Investment team as Electricians - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

About The Role

As an experienced Electrician, you will contribute to the provision of good quality rented housing, and the achievement of high levels of tenant satisfaction, improving the landlord and tenant relationships, and protecting health and safety.

You will support the maintenance of assets to meet statutory minimum standards for housing, installation, repair, and maintenance obligations.

You will be working with a wider range of customers and stakeholders and providing excellent customer service.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in all aspects of electrical work and will need to hold relevant qualifications/certifications including: 2391 for testing inspecting electrical installations (EICR), and 2395, 18th edition electrical, testing and inspection.
• Experience in repairs, new build, maintenance, or contract environments, including assessing and inspecting jobs, and updating records.
• The ability to use the necessary power tools and plant safely, as well as the ability to follow all safety procedures on and off-site.
• Experience of carrying out investigations and tests to identify faults and the root cause of issues, and implement lasting solutions.
• Ability to use elements of the skills of other general trades to meet the target of first-time fix where it is efficient and appropriate to do so.
• Ability to demonstrate an organised but flexible approach, and the ability to meet deadlines.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements listed above in your CV & supporting document.

Please note, you are required to have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for this post.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Closing Date: 23 April 2025 (midnight) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interview date: These will be held at our Harvey Road site w/c 28th April 2025. Please note this is subject to change.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: here.

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary, you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%.
• Smart Working to support your work-life balance.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.