Role: Electrician
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week - You will be required to work these hours in accordance with the needs and requirements of the service, between the hours of 6am and 8pm Monday to Friday
Worker Type: Off-site worker
Salary: Grade H – starting salary is £40,777 (level 1) raising to £44,075 (level 4) per annum
Base office: Harvey Road, NG8 3BB
We are looking for talented individuals to join our Planned and Investment team as Electricians - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
As an experienced Electrician, you will contribute to the provision of good quality rented housing, and the achievement of high levels of tenant satisfaction, improving the landlord and tenant relationships, and protecting health and safety.
You will support the maintenance of assets to meet statutory minimum standards for housing, installation, repair, and maintenance obligations.
You will be working with a wider range of customers and stakeholders and providing excellent customer service.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experienced in all aspects of electrical work and will need to hold relevant qualifications/certifications including: 2391 for testing inspecting electrical installations (EICR), and 2395, 18th edition electrical, testing and inspection
- Experience in repairs, new build, maintenance, or contract environments, including assessing and inspecting jobs, and updating records.
- The ability to use the necessary power tools and plant safely, as well as the ability to follow all safety procedures on and off-site.
- Experience of carrying out investigations and tests to identify faults and the root cause of issues, and implement lasting solutions.
- Ability to use elements of the skills of other general trades to meet the target of first-time fix where it is efficient and appropriate to do so.
- Ability to demonstrate an organised but flexible approach, and the ability to meet deadlines
You can find the job description for this post here.
Please note, you are required to have a full UK driving license for this post.
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements listed above in your CV & supporting document.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
Closing Date: 2nd February 2026 (11:59pm) -Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: w/c 16th February 2026 – Please note this is subject to change
If you have any queries about the role or the recruitment process, please contact us via email: recruitment@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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