Electrician

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Electrician to join our Housing Maintenance team. In this varied and rewarding role, you will carry out high-quality electrical repairs, maintenance, and installation work across a range of Council-owned properties, including tenants’ homes, communal areas, and public buildings.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring our homes are safe, compliant, and maintained to a high standard, while delivering excellent customer service to our residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out a wide range of electrical repairs, fault finding, and installations, including full rewires and circuit installations
• Install and maintain systems such as central heating circuits, extractor fans, and containment systems (conduit/trunking)
• Undertake electrical testing and complete certification accurately using mobile technology
• Deliver high standards of customer care, communicating clearly with residents and colleagues
• Plan and manage your own workload effectively, ensuring work is completed on time and to quality standards
• Carry out a range of multi-skilled tasks such as basic carpentry, plaster patching, plumbing, and brickwork
• Ensure compliance with health & safety standards and Council policies at all times

We are seeking someone who is experienced, reliable, and committed to delivering excellent service.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Significant experience in electrical work, ideally within social housing or domestic environments
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage your own workload
• Competent in using mobile devices to receive and record work activities

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 2365 Level 3 (or equivalent)
• AM2 Practical Assessment
• City & Guilds 2382 (Wiring Regulations)
• City & Guilds 2391 (Testing & Inspection)

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence is essential
• Participate in an out-of-hours emergency rota
• Ability to work at heights and in varying environments, including outdoors in all weather conditions
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and excellent customer service

Workplace Attendance: Onsite full time

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

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If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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