Electrician

Job Description: Electrician - Social Housing (Day-to-Day Repairs)
Job Title: Electrician
Sector: Social Housing
Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Reports to: Repairs Supervisor / Electrical Manager
Location: Leeds

Job details

To carry out day-to-day electrical repairs, maintenance, and minor installations across social housing properties. The role ensures tenants receive a safe, efficient, and customer-focused service, maintaining compliance with relevant electrical and health & safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Respond to day-to-day repair requests and diagnose electrical faults in domestic properties.
Carry out repairs, replacements, and installations including (but not limited to):

Sockets and switches
Lighting circuits and fittings
Consumer unit components
Extractor fans
Shower circuits
Minor rewires and remedial works
Complete Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) where required and undertake remedial actions.
Ensure all work complies with current BS 7671 Wiring Regulations and organisational safety standards.
Maintain accurate job records using handheld devices or paperwork as required.
Provide excellent customer service when working in tenants' homes, ensuring professionalism and respect at all times.
Report safeguarding concerns, property condition issues, or tenancy-related risks to the appropriate teams.
Work collaboratively with planners, supervisors, and other trades to deliver a high-quality repairs service.
Participate in an out-of-hours emergency rota if required.

Skills & Experience Required

Proven experience working as a domestic electrician, ideally within social housing.
Strong fault-finding skills and ability to work independently.
Excellent communication and customer service skills, particularly when working in occupied homes.
Ability to use mobile devices to receive work orders and complete reports.
Awareness of social housing environments and sensitivity when dealing with vulnerable tenants.
Qualifications

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
City & Guilds 2391 or 2394/2395 (preferred but not always essential).
Full UK driving licence.
Personal Attributes

Reliable, proactive, and well-organised.
Customer-focused with a positive attitude.
Able to work safely and follow procedures.
Respectful when working in diverse homes and communities.
If this role sounds like it is for you, please or email (url removed)