Electrician – Social Housing

Location: Portsmouth, Petersfield, Bordon & Guildford
Rate: £25.94 per hour (Temp)
Salary: £42,000 per annum (Permanent)
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm
Contract: Temp to Perm
On?Call Rota: Approx. 1 in 6 weeks (Thursday–Thursday)
Overtime: Available

Build Recruitment are working on behalf of a well?established social housing provider to recruit an experienced Electrician to join their South?region responsive repairs team, covering the Portsmouth, Petersfield, Bordon, and Guildford areas.

Role Overview

You will play a key role in delivering responsive and emergency electrical repairs within occupied social housing properties. The role requires a strong first?time?fix approach, excellent fault?finding ability, and a professional, customer?focused attitude.

Key Duties

• Responsive and emergency electrical repairs
• Replacing damaged accessories and fittings
• Electrical fault diagnosis
• Partial rewires
• Distribution board upgrades
• Circuit and heating system fault?finding
• Ensuring all work is completed safely, compliantly, and right first time
• Acting as a professional, customer?facing ambassador in residents’ homes

On?Call & Overtime

• Participation in the on?call rota approx. once every six weeks
• Standby allowance plus payment per completed call?out
• Option to cover additional on?call weeks
• Overtime rates:
  • Monday–Friday: Standard rate
  • Saturday: Time and a half
  • Sunday: Double time

What’s on Offer

• £25.94 per hour (temporary)
• £42,000 per annum upon permanency
• Overtime and on?call earnings on top of basic salary
• Company van with van vault, racking & inverter
• Fuel card
• Company tablet & mobile phone
• Full uniform and PPE provided
• Tools insured against theft once registered
• Option to purchase tools via salary deduction if required
• 2 x new batteries per year for your chosen tool brand
• 28 days holiday bank holidays
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year

Requirements

• Fully qualified Electrician (Level 3 / AM2)
• 18th Edition wiring regulations
• Experience in domestic or social housing repairs (advantageous)
• NICEIC certification or experience using equivalent certification software
• Strong fault?finding and first?time?fix ability
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Own hand and power tools

How to Apply

For more information or to apply, contact:

George Masson
Build Recruitment
george.masson@buildrec.com
07900 864144