Electricians

Raven Housing Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Flexible working

Learning and development opportunities

Health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Discounts

Job summary

Raven Housing Trust is seeking an experienced Electrician to deliver high-quality electrical services across our housing stock, performing inspections, installations, and maintenance to current standards.

You will diagnose faults, complete on-site data entry, and support a multi-skilled trades team. The role includes an out-of-hours rota and ensuring safety in tenanted homes. A UK driving licence and PAT testing experience are required.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical installation or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 2357, 2391/2394/2395 (Inspection & Testing), and 18th Edition (2382) qualifications.
• Experience in residential electrical maintenance and repairs.
• A strong understanding of health and safety, including working in tenanted homes.
• Full UK driving license.
• PAT Testing experience.
• Previous voids experience including EICRs and CCU upgrades.
• Experience in a multi-skilled role or minor general building repairs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and compliant electrical repairs and maintenance in occupied and empty properties, completing all jobs to current legislative and internal quality standards.
• Diagnose faults accurately and carry out repairs or replacements efficiently, ensuring a right-first time outcome that minimises disruption for residents.
• Complete all job data on-site in real time using hand-held IT systems, enabling live job tracking, accurate cost control, and improved performance reporting.
• Contribute to the out-of-hours emergency rota by resolving urgent electrical faults to protect customer safety and service continuity.
• Ensure plant, tools and vehicles are in good working order and compliant with safety standards, to prevent downtime and support job readiness.

Skills

Electrical maintenance experience

Right-first-time

Health and safety awareness

Electrical repairs knowledge

PAT Testing experience

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical installation

City & Guilds 2357/2391/2394/2395 (I&T)

18th Edition (2382)

Tools

Hand-held IT systems

Job description

In this role, you will play a crucial part in delivering a high-quality, customer-focused electrical service across Raven's housing stock, including electrical inspections, installations, and maintenance to current legislative standards, whilst contributing to Raven's wider multi-skilled trades team. You will:

• Deliver safe and compliant electrical repairs and maintenance in occupied and empty properties, completing all jobs to current legislative and internal quality standards.
• Diagnose faults accurately and carry out repairs or replacements efficiently, ensuring a right-first time outcome that minimises disruption for residents.
• Complete all job data on-site in real time using hand-held IT systems, enabling live job tracking, accurate cost control, and improved performance reporting.
• Contribute to the out-of-hours emergency rota by resolving urgent electrical faults to protect customer safety and service continuity.
• Ensure plant, tools and vehicles are in good working order and compliant with safety standards, to prevent downtime and support job readiness.

Requirements

• City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical installation or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 2357, 2391/2394/2395 (Inspection & Testing), and 18th Edition (2382) qualifications.
• Experience in residential electrical maintenance and repairs.
• A strong understanding of health and safety, including working in tenanted homes.
• Full UK driving license.
• PAT Testing experience.
• Previous voids experience including EICRs and CCU upgrades.
• Experience in a multi-skilled role or minor general building repairs.

Are you ready to make a real difference in people's lives while building a rewarding career? At Raven Housing Trust, we're passionate about creating safe, healthy homes for our residents and we're looking for someone who shares that commitment.

Due to the continued growth of our housing portfolio, we're expanding our Property & Estate Services team and are looking for two experienced Electricians to join us at this exciting time of development.

This is more than a job - it is an opportunity to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and customer focus. At Raven, we empower our people to lead with purpose. You'll join an organisation that values belonging, ownership, and collaboration - where your voice matters and your impact is felt across our communities. We're proud of our inclusive, supportive culture and our commitment to professional development. At Raven, we're more than just a housing association - we are a community-focused organisation committed to creating positive change. You'll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where your ideas and expertise will genuinely make a difference.

You will also share our values: earning trust by being open and accountable, listening with an open mind, working collaboratively, and caring about making things better.

What Raven will offer in return

Our reward package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Funded health cash plan
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Voucher-based recognition scheme
• Retail discounts

Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.