Electrician

What will you be doing?

As an Electrician, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving the Council’s housing stock and corporate properties. Working under the direction of the designated Repairs Officer, you will be responsible for carrying out electrical maintenance, repair, and installation work across a range of settings. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Complete maintenance and repair works as specified in work orders.
• Undertake individual or joint electrical installation and maintenance tasks within allocated areas, following current Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS) and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Use mobile devices to complete reports, certifications, order materials, and request follow-up work.
• Work independently or as part of a team across various service areas
• Complete work orders in accordance with the schedule of rates.
• Follow safe working practices and comply with the Council’s Health and Safety policies.

Ensure the proper use and maintenance of tools, PPE, and vehicles, including regular cleaning and fluid level checks.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified and experienced electrician with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and customer service. You will have the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out electrical maintenance, inspection, and testing work efficiently and in compliance with regulations.

• City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 & 2 or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 2382 (18th Edition).
• City & Guilds 2391 (Test & Inspection) or equivalent.
• Practical experience in electrical inspection and testing.
• Willingness to undertake CAT B asbestos training and any additional training as required to stay updated with regulations and legislation.
• Numerate with the ability to complete reports and certifications accurately.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, particularly in a customer-facing environment
• Strong awareness of health and safety practices and a commitment to safe working procedures.
• Confident in using electronic devices for reporting and work order management.
• Understanding and awareness of equal opportunities
• Willingness to participate in out-of-hours call-outs as required.

Valid driving licence to travel between work locations.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)