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London and Quadrant Housing Trust; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension plan

Annual leave 28–31 days

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Volunteering paid days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

London and Quadrant Housing Trust is seeking an experienced Electrician to join its in-house Maintenance team on a fixed-term contract until June 2027. The role covers the South West neighbourhoods with mobile working from resident homes and occasional office attendance.

You will perform electrical installation, testing, and maintenance to meet high standards of resident safety and satisfaction. We value customer service, health and safety compliance, and the ability to work under time

Qualifications

• Maintenance experience preferably gained within Social Housing or a similar environment.
• Excellent customer service with proven track record in delivering service to internal and external customers
• Good knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
• Ability to work in a pressured environment under strict time constraints
• Experience with completing electrical certification, including periodic inspections & testing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver front-line reactive maintenance within South West London and surrounding area.
• Aim for high quality work with a first-time fix approach.
• Meet time and cost targets while completing jobs per day.
• Contribute to overall KPIs of the Direct Maintenance team.
• Ensure work is carried out with resident safety as a priority.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Customer service

Health and Safety

Time management

Fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Apprenticeship or equivalent

Older Technical or Craft Qualifications

AM2 where required under the EAS Qualifications Guide

Experienced Worker Qualification (Maintenance/Installation Electrician)

ECS Gold Card (Maintenance/Installation Electrician) or equivalent

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed term contract until June 2027, Full Time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £43,000 - £46,500 per annum pro rata (based on qualifications & experience)

Working Location: South West region

Mobile Based Worker: contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident home, estates etc, with ad hoc office attendance as required

*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Join our Electrical Team at L&Q:

We are looking for an experienced Electrician to join of our in house Maintenance team covering our South West neighbourhood on a fixed term until June 2027

South West team cover the reactive maintenance service within South West London and surrounding area.

This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity to make a difference to our residents’ life and lead the way in delivering a customer centred service. Our Electricians are responsible for ensuring that all they do is with our residents’ satisfaction and best interests in mind. As an L&Q employee you will ensure that the you demonstrate our values consistently.

This role is on the front-line delivering service and has direct impact on L&Q’s reputation; the focus will be high quality work and on first time fix approach.

We are focused on meeting targets, both financial and customer related working to time frames and making sure that jobs per day are completed on time and within cost.

The team must have a firm knowledge and be ability to actively contribute to ensuring that the Direct Maintenance team’s KPIs are meet.

We are looking for experienced individuals with a good working knowledge in building and/or housing environment, particularly within social housing or local authority experience of working within domestic and or commercial Electrician role.

You will have a good knowledge, understanding and experience of Inspection & testing of electrical installations, including good ability to fault find.

As well as a customer service focus candidate will have a good understanding of the Health and Safety requirements and will act with resident safety in mind.

To be considered for this role, candidates must hold recognised qualifications in the following areas:

Core Technical Competence – All Electrical Works (EAS Table 4C)

Applicants must meet one of the following routes:

Route 1:

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Apprenticeship or equivalent*

(including AM2 where required under the EAS Qualifications Guide)

Route 2:

Older Technical or Craft Qualifications*

(AM2 required where applicable)

Route 3:

Experienced Worker Qualification (Maintenance/Installation Electrician)*

or ECS Gold Card (Maintenance/Installation Electrician) or equivalent

*AM2 must be held when specified in the EAS Qualifications Guide.

Wiring Regulations (EAS Table 4D)

Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (BS 7671:2018)

Desirable Qualifications

Level 3 Award in the Periodic Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations (QCF) or equivalent

What you'll bring:

To be considered for this role Candidates will be able to demonstrate and or have:

Maintenance experience preferably gained within Social Housing or a similar environment.

Excellent customer service with proven track record in delivering service to internal and external customers

Good knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety

Ability to work in a pressured environment under strict time constraints

Experience with completing electrical certification, including periodic inspections & testing.

Full driving licence

Candidates are required to have own hand tools (larger tools and specialist equipment will be arranged if needed)

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [e-mail]

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high-quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate Values and Strategy Behaviours.pdf, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.