Electrician

Electrician

Bedfordshire. Interviews in December – January start.

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services to leading organisations in the built environment, specialising in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We are currently working with a Housing Association who are looking for Electricians.

Hours are rota based 08:00‑17:00 Monday‑Friday with occasional weekend and evening shifts. Operatives are expected to have a week on an evening shift (11 am‑8 pm) and a week of split days (half a day Wednesday & half a day Saturday).

• Responsive Repairs: attend day‑to‑day electrical faults in occupied properties – no power, tripping circuits, broken sockets, faulty lights, immersion issues, extractor fans, etc.
• Planned Electrical Works: carry out scheduled maintenance such as emergency light testing, smoke/heat detector checks, and fixed‑wire inspections across BPHA properties.
• Minor Installation Works: add new sockets, replace light fittings, upgrade extractor fans, install new circuits, and perform small rewires where required.
• Heating & Controls: work on electrical components of heating systems – time clocks, stats, boiler wiring centres, element changes and basic diagnostics.
• Social Housing Safety Compliance: ensure all work is carried out to BS 7671 standards, keeping properties safe and meeting BPHA compliance responsibilities.
• Occupied‑Home Working: communicate clearly with tenants, work cleanly, respect the home and minimise disruption.
• Emergency Call‑Outs (if required): respond to urgent issues such as no lights/no power, alarms or unsafe electrics needing immediate attention.

• Van fuel card provided
• Power tools provided
• Weekly pay every Friday
• Opportunity to go permanent after temp period

• Experience as a maintenance operative, multi‑skilled operative, multi‑trade operative, multi‑trader, carpenter, joiner, or UPVC specialist.
• Electrical installations experience in social housing, housing associations, domestic properties, council properties or MOD.

Please apply or contact Sam Fombo at Build Recruitment for further details.

We will also request proof of eligibility to work in the UK.