Job Title: Electrician
Electrician (PLANNED WORKS)
Bedfordshire
Perm – £35-42k (Depending on certs & experience) Van & Package
Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment – from executive to operative level.
With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Housing Association, who are looking for an Electricians.
Day to day duties for an Electrician
1. Responsive Repairs:
Attending day-to-day electrical faults in occupied properties — no power, tripping circuits, broken sockets, faulty lights, immersion issues, extractor fans, etc.
2. Planned Electrical Works:
Carrying out scheduled maintenance such as emergency light testing, smoke/heat detector checks, and fixed-wire inspections across properties.
3. Minor Installation Works:
Adding new sockets, replacing light fittings, upgrading extractor fans, installing new circuits, and small rewires where required.
4. Heating & Controls:
Working on electrical components of heating systems — timeclocks, stats, boiler wiring centres, element changes and basic diagnostics.
5. Social Housing Safety Compliance:
Ensuring all work is carried out to BS 7671 standards, keeping properties safe and meeting compliance standards.
6. Occupied-Home Working:
Communicating clearly with tenants, working cleanly, respecting the home, and keeping disruption to a minimum.
7. Team Support:
Working alongside other trades (plumbers, multis, gas engineers) and assisting with joint jobs where electrical input is needed.
8. Emergency Call-Outs (if required):
Responding to urgent issues such as no lights/no power, alarms, or unsafe electrics needing immediate attention.
Benefits for Electrician:
9. Van & fuel card provided
10. Power tools/van stock & materials can be provided
11. Monthly Pay