Job Description: Electrician - 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
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):
o Sockets and switches
o Lighting circuits and fittings
o Consumer unit components
o Extractor fans
o Shower circuits
o 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).
* Full UK driving licence.
If this role sounds like it could be for you, please apply.
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