Electrician in Nottingham

Energy Jobline CVL; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van and fuel card

37 days annual leave including bank

Up to 9% matched pension

Health Cash Plan and life assurance

Training and career progression

Overtime and paid call-out

Job summary

Metworks is seeking an Electrician to join a skilled repairs team serving social housing across Nottingham, Derby and surrounding East Midlands. You’ll receive a company van, tools, and ongoing training; overtime/call-out can boost earnings as part of a stable, permanent role.

Expect 40 hours per week (8am–6pm), planned rota for second shift and out-of-hours call-outs, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality service to keep homes safe and well maintained.

Qualifications

• 18th Edition qualification required or willingness to complete
• NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Services – Electrical Installation or equivalent
• Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing preferred
• AM2 certificate advantageous

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical repairs, fault finding, testing and minor works in social housing.
• Manage day-to-day jobs across your local patch and work safely in occupied properties.
• Support the wider team with planned rota arrangements and out-of-hours call-out when required.

Skills

18th Edition qualification

AM2 certificate

Level 3 Award in IPI Testing

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Services – Electrical Installation

Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing

AM2 certificate

Job description

Title: Electrician

Location: Mobile role covering Nottingham, Derby and the surrounding East Midlands patch

Salary: £38,520–£40,548, with the opportunity to increase your earnings through overtime and paid call-out

Join Metworks as an Electrician and be part of a skilled repairs team that helps keep ' homes safe, warm and well maintained. This is a secure, permanent role with a stable workload, modern equipment and the support of an established in-house repairs team. We'll make sure you have the van, tools, equipment and technology you need to do the job well from day one. If you take pride in quality workmanship and delivering a good customer experience, we'd like to hear from you.

Working hours/pattern: 40 hours per week within an 8am–6pm operating window, with participation in a planned rota for second shift and out-of-hours call-out. Rotas are agreed in advance, shared fairly across the team, and call-out attracts additional payments.

What you'll get:

• Opportunity to increase your earnings through overtime and paid call-out arrangements
• Company van and fuel card
• Full set of power tools, uniform, PPE, tablet and mobile phone
• 37 days' annual leave, including bank holidays, plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Up to 9% matched pension contribution
• Health Cash Plan and life assurance cover worth 3x your salary
• Training and career progression opportunities
• Access to a wider range of employee benefits and support

What you'll be doing:

You'll carry out electrical repairs, fault finding, testing, inspection and minor works in ' homes, mainly as part of our responsive repairs service. You'll manage day-to-day jobs across your local patch, work safely in occupied properties, provide a professional service to customers, and help ensure homes remain safe, compliant and well maintained. You'll also support the wider team through planned rota arrangements for second shift and out-of-hours call-out.

What we're looking for:

• Experience working in social housing or a local authority environment is , but not essential
• Level 3 NVQ in Electrotechnical Services – Electrical Installation, or equivalent
• 18th Edition qualification, or willingness to complete this with support from us
• Ideally, a Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing and AM2 certificateIf you have the core electrical qualifications and a strong customer focus, we'd still encourage you to apply even if you do not have direct social housing experience.

Driving requirements:

• A full UK manual driving licence and the ability to meet our fleet insurance requirements.
• A minimum of one year of significant driving experience, subject to meeting our company fleet insurance requirements

Background checks:

To support our commitment to safe, high-quality services, we will complete a standard DBS check once an offer of employment is made. You will also be added to the DBS Update Service, with a new check carried out every three years. The cost of the DBS check will be paid by the organisation.

About Metworks:

Metworks is the in-house repairs and maintenance service for Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. We help keep ' homes safe, well maintained and working as they should across London, the Southeast, the East Midlands and the East of England.

Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.

We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our , designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.

A member of the Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our and the wider sector.

In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.