Electrical Lead Operative (Qualified Supervisor) 6993

Title: Electrical Lead Operative (Qualified Supervisor)Contract Type: Permanent Full Time 36.25 hours per weekSalary: up to37000 per annumReporting Office: Manchester TraffordPersona: MobileClosing Date: 25th August at 11pmBenefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution) 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service Bank Holidays Westfield Health Cash Plan non-contributory life assurance up to 21 hours volunteering paid days lifestyle benefits Employee Assistance Programme and many moreEarly applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.Electrical Lead Operative – Role L&Q are looking for an experienced Electrician to take on this exciting new hybrid role within our in-house maintenance team working out of various locations covering the Northwest and the surrounding areas This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity to make a difference to our residents life and lead the way in delivering a customer centred service. Our Electricians are responsible for ensuring that all they do is with our residents satisfaction and best interests in mind. You will work alongside the current Electricians with a day to day run list of jobs dealing with all aspects of electrical maintenance within our properties. Including CCU upgrades fault finding accessory changes electrical testing as required and ensuring our homes are safe compliant and focus will be on high quality work outstanding customer service and a right first-time attitude.As Lead Electrician you will have additional duties serving as a Qualified Supervisor registered with a CPS scheme (NICEIC). You will be given the required time to enable you to carry out these additional tasks alongside your daily jobs.The lead electrician will have fundamental responsibility to ensure the quality & compliance of the day-to-day work of the business to negate so far as is reasonably practicable the risk of damage to L&Q property. You will be responsible for ensuring electrical installation work carried out by the local in-house electrical team is compliant. The lead will ensure that results of inspection and testing are properly recorded on the appropriate prescribed forms of certification reporting and reviews and confirms the results for acceptability as well as report notifiable works to Building Control.As an L&Q employee you will ensure that you demonstrate our values (People Impact Inclusion Responsibility and Passion) consistently. We are focused on meeting targets both financial and customer related working to time frames and making sure that jobs per day are completed on time and within cost. The team must have a firm knowledge and be ability to actively contribute to ensuring that the Direct Maintenance teams KPIs are meet.We are looking for experienced individuals ideally with QS experience (but guidance will be given if not) with a good working knowledge within the building and/or housing environment particularly within social housing or local authority with experience of working within domestic and light commercial electrical roles.You will have a gained good electrical knowledge understanding and experience of inspection & testing of electrical installations including good ability to fault find and identify dangers. Be able to undertake repairs and achieve first time fixes to ensure services are maintained.Have a good working knowledge of BS7671:2018 (and previous editions) as well as other electrical standards.You will have the ability to self-manage and work in a pressured environment under strict time constraints and a have excellent customer service with proven track record in delivering service to internal and external customers.As well as a customer service focus candidate will have a good understanding of the Health and Safety requirements and will act with resident safety in mind.To be considered for the role the ideal candidate will hold qualifications within the following required areas:NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Apprenticeship or equivalent older craft qualification inc End Point Assessment (AM2) (Table A4.8)Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018 (Table A4.9)Level 3 Inspection & Testing- Initial verification (Table A4.10)Level 3 Inspection & Testing- Periodic Inspection (Table A4.11)At least 2 years evidence of responsibility for the technical standard of Electrotechnical work and evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development as per stated guidance. (Following formal qualification).Source – Qualifying certification/documentation and tables details for discipline area can be found at- have own hand tools (larger tools and specialist equipment will be arranged if needed)Wereactively building diverse teams and encouraging applications from all backgrounds. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve.We look forward to reviewing your application and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.About L&Q:Were one of the UKs leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for peoples health happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.250000 people call our properties home and were proud to serve diverse communities across London the South East and North West of England. At L&Q people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times and all levels when representing L&Q.L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process including application stage please email At L&Q sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UKs largest housing associations.Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!#TJRequired Experience:Manager Key Skills Controlling Experience,E & I,Distributed Control Systems,Electrical Experience,NEC,Microsoft Outlook,Maximo,CMMS,Schematics,Maintenance,Programmable Logic Controllers,Supervising Experience Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1