Electrician in Gloucester

Location: Evesham

Contract Start Date: 1 July 2026

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Join us on our new, exciting contract. Mears Group is preparing to mobilise a new long-term social housing repairs and maintenance partnership across the wider Midlands region. Delivering housing repairs and maintenance services across a geographically diverse social housing portfolio covering market towns, rural communities and urban locations, the contract will include responsive repairs, planned maintenance and property services with a strong focus on customer service, quality and community investment.

Due to upcoming mobilisation activity, expressions of interest are invited from experienced Electricians across South Worcestershire, North Gloucestershire, and surrounding areas. Submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee employment, nor does it provide salary or detailed role information at this stage. It simply ensures that you are first to be contacted when full job details, including pay, working hours, and application timelines, are confirmed.

About the Role:

We are looking for skilled Electricians to join our team in Evesham. You’ll be responsible for delivering high‑quality electrical repairs, installations, testing and maintenance across tenanted domestic properties. The role includes fault‑finding, rewires, consumer unit upgrades, EICRs, responsive repairs and ensuring all work meets current regulations and safety standards.

With a strong pipeline of work and a commitment to improving social housing standards, this is a great opportunity to be part of a team making a real impact in the community. We’re looking for reliable professionals who take pride in their craft, work safely and efficiently, and get the job done right the first time.

Duties:

• Repair and replace faulty electrical accessories, including socket outlets, light fittings, switches and extractor fans.
• Inspect, test and certify electrical installations to ensure compliance with current regulations and safety standards.
• Fault diagnosis and rectification of consumer units (fuse boxes).
• Installation of new electrical accessories, including socket outlets, light fittings, switches and extractor fans.
• Carry out first fix electrical works, including full and partial rewires.
• Install additional socket outlets, cabling and associated accessories as required.
• Work independently or as part of a team to achieve daily repair and completion targets.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with tenants and residents, explaining the nature of works and expected outcomes.
• Ensure work areas are left clean, safe and tidy on completion of all tasks.
• Fully comply with all health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
• Always deliver a high standard of customer care.
• Use relevant IT and job management systems to manage, prioritise and complete workloads efficiently and within agreed timescales.

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).
• Inspection and Testing 2391 or equivalent (2394/2395).
• Full UK driving licence with a clean driving record.
• Previous domestic, social housing experience.

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.

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates.