Electrician

Full Time 37.5 hours per week, all year round, with 30 minute Lunch. Monday to Friday - 8:00 - 16:30.

Annual Salary Range from £32,000 to £36,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

Working across sites at the group’s schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Reading and the South West.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Working within the newly formed central minor works team, the role will undertake both responsive and planned electrical maintenance to a very high standard, at the group’s schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Reading. The role may also occasionally involve some general maintenance support.

Salary

Salary is dependent on experience but expected to be in the range of £32,000-£36,000 per annum

Staff Benefits

• Group Pension with Employer contributions up to 5%
• 25 days holiday with pay, plus bank holidays and discretionary Christmas stand down.
• Access to Apprenticeships Schemes opportunity for further training and qualifications.
• Free Lunches during term time and school holidays (site dependant)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mileage allowance
• Means tested staff discount
• Access to the Group’s counselling scheme
• Potential use of a company vehicle, once committed to the role

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• 17TH or 18TH Edition Wiring Regulations Certified
• 2391 Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing
• Experience of Small Commercial and Domestic Installations.
• IT Experience including excel.
• Clean driving licence.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Planned refurbishment
• Preventative and planned maintenance
• Assisting with design, planning, layout, and installation.
• All aspects of 1st, 2nd fix installation
• Minor works testing and certification
• Re-wiring to include distribution upgrades
• Assisting with planning and co-ordinating Electrical Installation Condition Inspections
• Undertake Electrical Installation Condition Reporting including remedial works.
• Ability to plan out the electrical aspects of minor works projects.
• Obtaining quotations to assist with budget management
• Utilising supply chain to obtain best value and place orders
• Completing electrical repair work as necessary.
• Undertaking Portable Appliance Testing when appropriate
• To work with regard to Health and Safety at all times wearing correct PPE when appropriate
• To comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and all relevant group policies.
• To keep the Group Head of Estates aware of progress and problems in a timely manner. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The successful candidate will have the following qualities:

• Honesty and integrity
• Pride in their work with a polite and professional manner
• Ambition, energy, enthusiasm and commitment
• A positive can-do attitude and willingness to be hands-on
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships
• A desire to achieve the very highest standards in everything they do
• An amiable personality with the ability to work as part of a team.