Electrician

Fortem Solutions are looking to recruit a qualified Electrician for our brand new contract with Cambridge Housing Society, covering houses throughout Cambridgeshire.

The Electrician will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties covering a patch in Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding areas, so travel is essential.

Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm

As an Electrician you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision.

The Electrician takes ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being Courteous and professional around the tenants

Our contract with Cambridge Housing Society is brand new and launching on April 1st. This will be a long term partnership with houses covering the whole of Cambridgeshire, from Wisbech down to Haverhill, although primarily situated in central Cambridge. There are nearly 3,000 properties, mostly houses and flats, and we will be looking after their Repairs, Voids, Cyclical Works and Planned workstreams.

Installing, servicing and maintaining electrical systems and appliances in accordance with the current Edition of The IET Wiring Regulations

Installation, repair, inspect & test electrical installations and can fill in the appropriate Electrical Certificate or Electrical Condition Report correctly

Carry out EICRs and remedial upgrades as required

Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects.

Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner

Operating within the company's occupational road risk policies and procedures

Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices. Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with the Repairs Planning team and colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work

Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.

Essential criteria:

C&G 2360 Part 1&2 Electrotechnical Competences plus the NVQ 3 Certificate 2356 with Technical Certs L2&3 plus the NVQ 3 Certificate or NVQ 3 2356 certificate

C&G 18th Edition Certificate

Full UK driving license (Max 6 points)

Desirable:

C&G 2391

Unvented Hot Water Certificate Water Regulations Certificate Part P

JIPB H&S Test Certificate with Current JIBP card

Testing & Inspecting Certificate C&G 2377

PAT Certificate

Social Housing experience

We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card

Eligible for bonus up to 5%

25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (34 days total)

Pay review every year

26 weeks full pay maternity leave

8 weeks full pay paternity leave

Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms

Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee

Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System'

Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services.

Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community