Electrician

Fulltime: 37hrs per week
Proposed Interview Date: W/C 5 May (TBC)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrician to carry out electrical installation and maintenance tasks throughout the whole of Saffron Housing Trust Properties.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Undertake all electrical works including maintenance, modernisation, improvements and remedials to maintain all premises owned by Saffron or those they have interest in.
• Responsible for ensuring all jobs are closed down accordingly when jobs are completed via a mobile device.
• Responsible for all equipment provided by Saffron including van stock, vehicle, tools, and materials.
• Ensuring the safety and security of Saffron’s tenants and properties by participating on the out of hours call out rota, as required.

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Educations and Qualifications:

• Provide evidence of an ECS Gold Card demonstrating a Level 3 competency-based standard (NVQ) in Electrical installations plus a formal BS7671 Qualification in the current edition of the Wiring Regulations.
• Recognised UK electrical qualifications:
  • C&G 2360 levels 2&3 Parts 1&2 & NVQ level 3 & C&G 2391 (equivalent C&G 2394/95 or EAL equivalent).
  • C&G 2330 Levels 2&3 with NVQ level 3 & AM2 & C&G 2391 (equivalent C&G 2394/95 or EAL equivalent).
  • 18th Edition BS7671:2018. City & Guilds or EAL Qualification
  • Current JIB card to either approved electrician with NVQ level qualification.
  • AM2 qualification
• Full driving licence (E)

Experience:

• Relevant experience and knowledge in all types of domestic electrical work, including rewires, kitchen and bathroom upgrades, wiring, connection, and commissioning of all types of heating fuel systems. (E)
• Experience of working in both occupied and unoccupied properties and on occasions in extreme temperatures and conditions due to seasonal weather conditions. (E)

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Possess working knowledge of domestic BS5839 Part 6:2019 domestic fire detection systems and BS5266: 2016 emergency lighting. (E)
• Excellent time management skills, including an ability to prioritise workload and meet agreed deadlines. (E)
• Able to work as part of a team and able to work independently without the need for close supervision. (E)
• Ability to use a mobile device (mobile phone/tablet) to manage workload, send and receive emails, access apps to order stock and MS Teams for meetings / training. (E)

Please note this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check

INDMED

We are a housing association based in Norfolk providing quality homes and services to people across the county and in Suffolk.

We manage over 6,000 homes including affordable homes for those in housing need who cannot afford to rent or buy in the open market.

We offer specialist homes for older and vulnerable adults and are committed to providing new homes to help solve the housing crisis.

At Saffron

We have a huge commitment to our employees. We want the team at Saffron to be happy, empowered, motivated and feel proud to be part of the Saffron community. We know by having great people we can do a great job for our tenants. We trust our colleagues to do the right thing and we are looking for people whose values are aligned with ours (PACE – Professional, Accountable, Collaborative and Evolving).

You will have the freedom to learn and grow. We are passionate about investing in our people, providing them with the skills they need now, and for their future aspirations. We do this by offering a blend of learning opportunities, including our innovative e-learning platform where learning is self-directed allowing people to learn what they want, when they want to.

We work with and support our people to work in an agile way to ensure that have the right work/life balance. They have the choice to work in the office, work from home, coffee shop, park or a combination of all. We have recently refurbished our offices to encourage collaborative, agile working.

As an inclusive employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and have a zero tolerance policy relating to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Saffron Community.

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