Job Description: Electrician
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- Social Housing (Day-to-Day Repairs) Job Title: Electrician Sector: Social Housing Type: Full-Time / Permanent Reports to: Repairs Supervisor / Electrical Manager Location: Various properties within the social housing stock Duties: To carry out day-to-day electrical repairs, maintenance, and minor installations across social housing properties.
The role ensures tenants receive a safe, efficient, and customer-focused service, maintaining compliance with relevant electrical and health & safety regulations.
Key Responsibilities Respond to day-to-day repair requests and diagnose electrical faults in domestic properties.
Carry out repairs, replacements, and installations including (but not limited to): Sockets and switches Lighting circuits and fittings Consumer unit components Extractor fans Shower circuits Minor rewires and remedial works Complete Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) where required and undertake remedial actions.
Ensure all work complies with current BS 7671 Wiring Regulations and organisational safety standards.
Maintain accurate job records using handheld devices or paperwork as required.
Provide excellent customer service when working in tenants' homes, ensuring professionalism and respect at all times.
Report safeguarding concerns, property condition issues, or tenancy-related risks to the appropriate teams.
Work collaboratively with planners, supervisors, and other trades to deliver a high-quality repairs service.
Participate in an out-of-hours emergency rota if required.
Skills & Experience Required Proven experience working as a domestic electrician, ideally within social housing.
Strong fault-finding skills and ability to work independently.
Excellent communication and customer service skills, particularly when working in occupied homes.
Ability to use mobile devices to receive work orders and complete reports.
Awareness of social housing environments and sensitivity when dealing with vulnerable tenants.
Qualifications NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
City & Guilds 2391 or 2394/2395 (preferred but not always essential). xxuwjjq
Full UK driving licence.