Vacancy: Multi Skilled Electrician
Contract: 6 Months FTC
Closing Date: Sunday 13 October
Shortlisting Date: Monday 14 October
Expected Interview Date: W/C 21 October
Salary: £37,237.64
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About the vacancy:
In this role you will work as part of a team to deliver a professional and cost-effective service, maintaining and improving the homes of NCH customers. This includes:
- A commitment to provide a strong community focus to improve the lives of our customers/residents.
- Demonstrating the Company's Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, and Customer Service standards in all activities.
- Ensuring that resident engagement and participation is at the heart of all activities.
- Ensuring the activities of the Company are carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in accordance with all relevant legislation.
Specifically, in the role you will:
- Possess practical, productive and electrical engineering skills with adequate technical knowledge so as to be able to work on own proficiently and carry out electrical installation work without immediate supervision to the most efficient and economical manner. To work from drawings, specifications and requisition of the necessary installation materials and be able to accept the responsibility for accurate completion of job and, where required, support other operatives.
- Design and construction of electrical installations, full and part rewires housed in different containment systems. e conduit, trunking etc to adhere to the current IEE Wiring Regulations.
- Maintain and certify all areas of the business; commercial and domestic properties, inclusive of but not limited to; all properties and schemes operated by NCH and external lighting where NCH have control over the electrical supply and are able to isolate, Undertake works from minor repairs to installation of new circuits, completing relevant testing and certification.
- Complete all relevant electrical testing and safety certificates. Installation and condition reports of minor work, fire alarm, smoke alarm and emergency lighting certification
- Install, maintain, diagnose fault and repair a range of heating systems and controls.
- Install, maintain, diagnose fault and repair a range of door entry systems.
- Undertake cyclical testing of emergency lighting; both maintained and unmaintained and fire alarm systems, completing testing procedures monthly and annually. Evidence all maintenance, replacements etc in the relevant log books ensuring all installations adhere to current regulations to ensure compliance.
- Undertake multi-skilled ancillary tasks associated with the primary role objective, where and when required.
- To mentor, coach and develop apprentices and other members of staff.
- To ensure all repairs are completed within the specified time period to a required standard and conform to the requirements of the current regulations and driver handbook.
- Drive an allocated works vehicle in line with the driver handbook, to pre-inspect, identify and obtain the resources, materials and plant required to complete a repair to the required standard.
- Accurately record work time, materials and plant used to complete a repair ensuring maximisation of resources.
- Ensure the safe use and safe storage of any plant issued reporting any defects.
- Conduct daily safety checks of the allocated works vehicle and record the findings in the appropriate manner.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders across the business internally and externally.
- To work at all times in a safe and appropriate manner to meet the duties and responsibilities within the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the association.
- Additional, reasonable duties as required.
(Please refer to the attached Recruitment Pack for more information.)
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For further information about the role, please contact
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We are also at an exciting part of our journey, where we are exploring a merger with Melin Homes. This is a great time to join us as we develop these opportunities for our customers, communities and colleagues.
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Application Process:
We require an application form to be completed for every role (simply hit apply now).
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We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.
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Your NCH, our comprehensive benefits package:
We believe NCH is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way.
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As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.
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Enhanced Pension Scheme:
We operate two pension schemes, one with Aviva Pensions, and one with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Aviva Pensions is a defined contribution pension scheme. LGPS is a defined benefit pension scheme with generous employer contribution values. You may be able to transfer in any other pension you have within your first year of service.
Enhanced Annual Leave:
You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years' service.
Agile Working Policy (dependent on role):
NCH work with the philosophy that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.'
Health and Wellbeing:
We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption and Sick leave and a sabbatical leave policy.
Development:
We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development.
Social Events Committee
Subsidized events available for colleagues and their families to attend! Examples of trips include Drayton Manor, Legoland, and buses to visit Christmas Markets in London and Birmingham!
Sabbatical Leave Policy:
An opportunity to apply for up to 12 months of sabbatical leave once you have worked with us for 3 years. Allowing you to finish writing that book or taking time to tick a few destinations off your bucket list!
Recognition Awards:
We run a colleague led recognition award which encourages colleagues to recognize the achievements of their peers and celebrate the fantastic work we have carried out over the past 12 months.
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About Newport City Homes
Newport City Homes (NCH) has a significant presence in South-East Wales, we have a responsibility to make sure our customers, communities and colleagues are given opportunities to grow and succeed as we respond to the significant challenges ahead.
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Here at NCH, our true responsibility is to ensure that we create an environment that is equal and fair for all, but this does not mean simply treating everyone the same. As an employer we want everyone to feel supported, valued and treated with respect and kindness, this touches on every aspect of who we are as an association and is one of the cornerstones of how we work. That is why inclusion is one of our values and why we are building our systems, processes and actions around positively promoting a sense of belonging.
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As a housing provider our ambition is to provide an excellent customer experience, we want to grow and develop our homes and communities and to be agile and innovative in our approach to solving problems and making decisions. We have three strategic commitments that cut across all our activities and decisions and collectively they enable us to achieve our NCH Strategy 2025, by ensuring we make joined up decisions and choices that make the best use of our resources, have the greatest combined impact and make a positive difference.
Our Values
Active - We take action and get things right first time
Collaborative - We work hard to earn the trust of customers and colleagues
Inclusive - We celebrate our differences and embrace diversity in people and ideas
Trusted - Individually we're good, but together we're great
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NCH strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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