Electrician
(Ref: E231026)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent
£35,672.00
Job Description
About Us:
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit housing association, with almost 6,000 homes we are the largest provider of affordable homes in Blaenau Gwent. Our focus is to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction in all aspects of the service that we offer. Part of that is to ensure our customers’ homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards, and that is why since 2010 we have invested over £130 million in their homes.
We are proud to announce that we recently achieved our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their job, we’re a big employer in the area, and we’re looking for an Electrician to join our Property Services Team.
About You:
To be successful as an Electrician, the ideal candidate will
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well organised, attention to detail to ensure effective work planning, prioritising, multi-tasking and meeting deadlines for own work.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Be able to ensure safe working practices.
• Tenant and customer focused.
• Demonstrate integrity and support for the organisation values – CALON.
• Committed to ongoing personal development.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
• Educated to level 3 national qualification framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• City & Guilds / EAL / NVQ Level 3 - Electrical Installation or equivalent - (including AM2 Assessment of competence)
• City & Guilds 2382 (Certificate in requirements for electrical installation (BS7671: )18th Edition wiring regulations.
• City & Guilds 2391 (Level 3 Award in the Initial Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations) or Both City & Guilds 2394 & 2395 (initial verification & periodic inspections) * Can you please list qualifications on application
• Health & Safety knowledge with an ability to ensure safe working practices
• Well organised, with attention to detail, to ensure effective work planning, prioritisation, multi-tasking, and meeting of deadlines for own work.
• Negotiates/liaises with customers/staff effectively, showing a willingness to find common ground.
• Will need to be able to travel as part of the job, in a timely manner
• Desirable: Asbestos Awareness level 1 Certificate / skills level 2 certificate
• Desirable: City & Guilds Level 1 Multi-skilling accreditation or willingness to work towards
• Desirable: Knowledge of the social housing sector in Wales
What you’ll be doing:
The electrician’s role is to carry out inspection, testing and reporting of electrical systems, completing repairs and installation work to electrical systems within a range of occupied and void properties including communal areas, garage sites and commercial properties. The engineer will undertake all aspects of general maintenance and servicing of the electrical installations along with a range of ancillary works associated with the trade activity.
Alongside hands-on electrical works, the role is responsible for undertaking quality surveys, post-completion inspections, and compliance audits, ensuring all electrical works meet statutory requirements, BS7671 standards, and Tai Calon policies and procedures.
The post holder plays a key role in maintaining electrical safety, improving workmanship standards, supporting audits, mentoring electricians, and reducing organisational compliance risk, while delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service.
This is an important customer facing role, working with customers to ensure their homes are maintained in a timely way, keeping them informed and completing repairs right first time to help reduce costs and meet our service first principles.
As an Electrician, you’ll take ownership in
• Ensuring that all electrical works are completed in adherence with current electrical regulations, manufactures instructions and Tai Calon policies and procedures
• Ensuring that all Electrical works are undertaken in a considerate manner and to a satisfactory standard in terms of performance and quality. These include:
- Installation - all aspects of install work from Single circuits to full house rewires, including testing/certification
- Completing periodic electrical inspections
- Fault finding.
- Identifying, measuring, specifying and ordering materials required to complete the work.
- Identifying the best course of action when a repair cannot be completed and making decisions for next steps.
- Liaison with colleagues about next steps.
- On occasion to train and mentor Apprentices / Trainees, allocate and their supervise work, resolving any immediate work problems or disputes.
- Ancillary works associated with the core trade activity.
• Participate in the out of hours duty rota.
• To carry out all electrical activities within the Tai Calon property portfolio, key tasks include:
- Daily completion of PDA in line with DRS procedures.
- Portable Appliance Testing.
- Working in a customer focused manor within tenanted homes and community areas.
- Carrying out dynamic risk assessments for the work to be undertaken including referring to all available risk information, for example asbestos survey data.
- Safe and effective use of tools appropriate to the work undertaken
- Maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
- Identifying materials and essential plant and equipment, appropriate for completion of repairs and maintenance.
- Responding to changes in work programme and identifying a course of action for priorities and/or emergencies encountered during the working day.
- Appropriate use of company equipment to include mobile phones and lone working devices.
- Driving company vehicles in a safe and responsible manner.
- Engaging with the wider Property Services Team and Management– sharing knowledge, reporting additional works required, reporting Health and Safety issues and taking part in meetings with the team and your Line Manager as required.
- Working with other Tai Calon teams and external agencies to deliver customer service across all areas.
• Carry out quality assurance inspections, surveys, and audits of electrical works completed by in-house staff, apprentices, and external contractors.
• Review electrical certification, test results, and reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Identify, record, and report defects, non-compliance, unsafe installations, and recurring trends, recommending corrective and preventative actions.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory inspections, and compliance reporting requirements.
• Promote consistent electrical standards and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Contract Type:
Fixed Term – 12 Months
Working Pattern:
You will work 37 hours per week.
Your working pattern will be;
• Monday to Thursday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
• Friday – 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where You'll Be Working:
For the days that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
As an Electrician, you will be working in Tai Calon properties across Blaenau Gwent, and will be expected to work from the office on occasions.
Benefits:
In joining our team, you will access the following:
- Free on-site parking
- 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Training and Development opportunities
- A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
- Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer:
We are a disability confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information:
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
- Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
- Telephone: 0300 303 1717
Closing date
23/10/2026