Electrician

• East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft (Rotterdam Road)

• £35,412 - £38,220 (Band
  6)

• 37 hours per week

• Full Time, Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Repairs and Maintenance Team as an Electrician.

The post holder will be required to carry out a wide range of electrical tasks including rewiring and testing works, all to NICEIC rules and IEE electrical wiring regulations BS:7671 - 18th Edition (including amendments) and to required contract standard.

Part of this role, the post holder will be required to take part in our emergency out of hours team on a rota basis.

The successful candidate will have general building and domestic maintenance work experience and also previous experience in inspection, fault finding and testing domestic properties. The post holder will have competent knowledge of all relevant health and safety requirements, and the ability to highlight potential hazards.

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (You Tube).

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please email Sam Robinson - sam

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site (URL).