Electrician

Build Recruitment; Renhold; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van & fuel card provided

Tools/van stock provided

Monthly Pay

Job summary

Build Recruitment is seeking an Electrician to cover planned works and responsive repairs in Bedfordshire housing properties. The role involves maintenance tasks, safety checks, and working within occupied homes to minimise disruption.

The ideal candidate will carry out fixed-wire inspections, install minor electrical upgrades, and support heating system components while ensuring compliance to BS 7671 standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with planned electrical works in social housing.
• Familiar with BS 7671 standards.
• Ability to communicate clearly with tenants in occupied homes.

Responsibilities

• Responsive Repairs: address day-to-day electrical faults in occupied properties and correct issues such as power loss, tripping circuits, and faulty fittings.
• Planned Electrical Works: perform scheduled maintenance including emergency light testing and fixed-wire inspections across properties.
• Minor Installation Works: add sockets, replace light fittings, upgrade extractor fans, install new circuits and small rewires.
• Heating & Controls: work on heating system components, including timeclocks, stats, boiler wiring centres and diagnostics.
• Social Housing Safety Compliance: ensure work meets BS 7671 standards and improves safety.
• Occupied-Home Working: communicate with tenants, keep disruption minimal, maintain cleanliness.
• Team Support: collaborate with plumbers, multis and gas engineers on joint jobs.
• Emergency Call-Outs: respond to urgent issues such as no lights, no power, alarms.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical testing

Job description

Job Title: ElectricianElectrician (PLANNED WORKS)

Bedfordshire

Perm - £40-45k (Depending on certs & experience) Van & Package

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level.

With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Housing Association, who are looking for Electricians.

Day to day duties for an Electrician

Responsive Repairs:

Attending day-to-day electrical faults in occupied properties - no power, tripping circuits, broken sockets, faulty lights, immersion issues, extractor fans, etc.

Planned Electrical Works:

Carrying out scheduled maintenance such as emergency light testing, smoke/heat detector checks, and fixed-wire inspections across properties.

Minor Installation Works:

Adding new sockets, replacing light fittings, upgrading extractor fans, installing new circuits, and small rewires where required.

Heating & Controls:

Working on electrical components of heating systems - timeclocks, stats, boiler wiring centres, element changes and basic diagnostics.

Social Housing Safety Compliance:

Ensuring all work is carried out to BS 7671 standards, keeping properties safe and meeting compliance standards.

Occupied-Home Working:

Communicating clearly with tenants, working cleanly, respecting the home, and keeping disruption to a minimum.

Team Support:

Working alongside other trades (plumbers, multis, gas engineers) and assisting with joint jobs where electrical input is needed.

Emergency Call-Outs (if required):

Responding to urgent issues such as no lights/no power, alarms, or unsafe electrics needing immediate attention.

Benefits for Electrician:

• Van & fuel card provided
• Power tools/van stock & materials can beprovided
• Monthly Pay