Electrician

About the Role

You’ll play a key part in ensuring homes are safe, compliant, and ready for residents, whether that’s through reactive repairs, planned maintenance, or supporting wider refurbishment projects. With a strong pipeline of work and a growing presence in the area, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that’s making a real impact in the community.

As we continue to expand, we’re looking for someone who’s proactive, reliable, and passionate about delivering high-quality work. If you’re ready to take on a varied role with plenty of opportunity for growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Electrical Duties:

• Responsible for reactive repairs to lighting circuits, sockets, fuseboards and other electrical systems

• Inspect and test electrical installations to ensure safety and compliance with regulations

• Replace or repair faulty components such as switches, outlets, light fittings and circuit breakers

• Work independently or as part of a team to meet daily repair targets

• Communicate clearly with tenants or residents about the nature of the repair and expected outcomes

• Ensure work areas are left clean and safe after completing repairs

• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures

• Provide high levels of customer care at all times

• Respond to emergency call outs when required, including out of hours shifts if applicable

• To undertake installation, service, repair, and maintenance of a broad range of domestic properties

• Use relevant IT systems to Manage and prioritise workload to complete repairs in a timely manner

Role Criteria:

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations - to include AM2

• City & Guilds 18th Edition (If you have 17th edition you can work through your 18th edition)

• Full UK driving licence with a clean driving record

• Previous domestic, social housing experience

• Inspection and Testing 2391 or equivalent (2394/2395) preferable

Benefits we can offer you.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!

• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.

• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.

• Family friendly policies

• Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.