The Role

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent opportunity to join our Fortem team working permanently on our contract with Orbit Housing as a qualified Electrician.

The Electrician will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties covering a patch in Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding areas, so travel is essential.

Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm + Generous on call (Average 1 in every 6-8 weeks)

As an Electrician you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision.

The Electrician takes ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being Courteous and professional around the tenants

The Customer

Fortem's contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 properties across Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple workstreams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing.

We're proud to say we're the most recent winners of branch of the year here at Fortem, one of the reasons being our excellent internal progression opportunities due to growth within the contract.

Duties and Responsibilities

Completing works for responsive repairs and maintenance as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner.
Installing, servicing and maintaining electrical systems and appliances in accordance with the current Edition of The IET Wiring Regulations
Installation, repair, inspect & test electrical installations and can fill in the appropriate Electrical Certificate or Electrical Condition Report correctly
Carry out EICRs and remedial upgrades as required
Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required
Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects.
Affording excellent customer service to client representatives
Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner
Operating within the company's occupational road risk policies and procedures
Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices. Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with the Repairs Planning team and colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work
Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.
Working in a timely and productive manner to complete projects.
Affording excellent customer service to client representatives.
Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner.
Comply with Fortem safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times

What you will need

Essential criteria:

C&G 2360 Part 1&2 Electrotechnical Competences plus the NVQ 3 Certificate 2356 with Technical Certs L2&3 plus the NVQ 3 Certificate or NVQ 3 2356 certificate
C&G 18th Edition Certificate
C&G 2391
Full UK driving license (Max 5 points)
Desirable:

Unvented Hot Water Certificate Water Regulations Certificate Part P
JIPB H&S Test Certificate with Current JIBP card
Testing & Inspecting Certificate C&G 2377
PAT Certificate
Social Housing experience

Benefits

We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card
Eligible for bonus up to 5%
25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total)
Pay review every year
26 weeks full pay maternity leave
8 weeks full pay paternity leave
Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System'
Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who we are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services.

Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon.

Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We have an agreed PSL, we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable

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