Electrician

Annual salary: up to £46,218.36

Electrician

Location: Crawley

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Salary: Up to £46,218.36 per annum, plus company van & fuel card

Hours: 42.5 hours per week (8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday–Friday)

We’re currently seeking a skilled and qualified electrician to join our growing team in Crawley. This is a hands-on, field-based role where you’ll carry out the maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical systems across both void and occupied properties.

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring homes are safe, compliant, and ready for residents. Whether responding to reactive repairs, delivering planned maintenance, or supporting refurbishment projects, your work will directly contribute to improving living standards within the community.

With a strong pipeline of work and continued growth in the region, this is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive team where your expertise is valued, and your work truly makes a difference.

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, dependable, and takes pride in delivering high-quality workmanship. If you’re ready to take on a varied role with real opportunities for development, we’d love to hear from you.

Electrical Duties:

• •Carry out reactive repairs to lighting circuits, sockets, fuse boards, and other electrical systems
• •Inspect and test installations to ensure safety and compliance with current regulations
• •Diagnose faults and repair or replace components including switches, outlets, light fittings, and circuit breakers
• •Work independently or collaboratively to meet daily targets
• •Communicate clearly with tenants or residents, explaining work carried out and expected outcomes
• •Ensure all work areas are left clean, safe, and tidy
• •Follow all health and safety policies and procedures at all times
• •Deliver high standards of customer care
• •Respond to emergency call-outs, including out-of-hours work where required
• •Carry out installation, servicing, repair, and maintenance across a range of domestic properties
• •Use relevant IT systems to manage, prioritise, and complete workload efficiently

Key Criteria:

• •NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installations (including AM2)
• •City & Guilds 18th Edition (17th Edition candidates will be supported to upgrade)
• •Full UK driving licence with a clean driving record
• •Inspection and Testing qualification (2391 or equivalent – 2394/2395)
• •Previous experience within domestic or social housing environments

Benefits:

• •25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• •Annual Mears Fun Day – a company-wide celebration as a thank you for your hard work
• •Volunteering leave – supporting your contribution to the local community
• •Mears Rewards – discounts on groceries, holidays, eye care, and more
• •Family-friendly policies
• •Company van, fuel card, and uniform provided

All our roles require candidates to have the right to work in the UK. Please note that Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be over 21 years old, have held your licence for at least 3 months, and have fewer than 9 penalty points.

Please note that all offers of employment are subject to relevant background, identity, and security checks.

Required Qualifications:

Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations - City & Guilds

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge ([email protected]) 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) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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