Electrician - Housing Repairs & Maintenance
City: Birmingham, B15 1LZ
Salary: Up to £49,000 per annum + Company Vehicle & Fuel (inclusive of bonus and out of hours)
Hours per Week:39
Term: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for electricians to join our In-House Repairs & Maintenance team. You'll play a vital role in ensuring that our 35,000 homes are places that people love to live in. Working in both occupied and empty properties, you'll undertake electrical installations, servicing, inspection & testing, rectify faults and maintain electrical systems and appliances to a high-quality standard, in accordance with the current edition of IET Wiring Regulations.
What is on offer?
* Basic Salary of £40,762 per annum PLUS; Performance bonus of up to £5,000 per annum.
* Out of Hours Payments (on average, around £4,000 per annum).
* Midland Heart Van & Fuel Card.
* Equipment including power tools, full uniform and PPE, as well as a Mobile Phone and IPad.
* Access to healthcare benefits such as Medicash.
* Access to our Brilliant Benefits portal providing you with discount on a variety of major brands and retail stores.
There's also up to 8% pension contributions, 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 within five years PLUS the option to purchase 5 extra days per annum) and the support needed to develop your career should you need it.
We are proud to say we have recently been named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, within the Big Organisations category (The Times).
Our ideal candidate? Your application will highlight that you:
* Are an experienced Electrician, with a background in completing electrical repairs and maintenance tasks, ideally on domestic properties in the Social Housing sector.
* Have achieved relevant qualifications including an NVQ Level 3 in Electrotechnical Systems or equivalent (i.e. City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 & 2), Inspection & Testing (i.e. City & Guilds 2391/2394/2395), as well as current accreditation on the requirements of BS 7671 (i.e. City & Guilds 2382: 18th Edition) and be fully conversant with the current IET Wiring Regulations.
* Hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence.
Please ensure that, if you hold any relevant qualifications for this role, they are highlighted in your application.
Who are Midland Heart? We're one team working together for our tenants; a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. As one of the top 50 large companies to work for in the UK, we welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed.
Closing Date: 10th November 2025
Please be advised that suitable candidates may invited to take part in an assessment shortly after applying. We reserve the right to stop recruitment activity, should an appointment be made prior to the advertised closing date.
Interested?
Applying is easy - simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal. There you can upload a CV and Covering Letter, which show us that you have what it takes to make a success of the role.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.
No agencies please.