Approved Electrician

Job Title: Approved Electrician

Location: Ashford, Kent

Salary: Up to £20.63 per hour - depending on skills and experience.

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Closing Date: 4th September 2025

About The Role:

We are looking an enthusiastic qualified approved electrician to complement our existing planned maintenance team and join our electrical services division.

The role will principally involve periodic electrical installation condition reports, refurbishments and repairs to electrical installations.

About you:

The ideal candidate will:

• Have an all-round knowledge and experience of electrical installations and the wiring regulations
• Have the right demeanour for working as a team and in occupied properties.
• Be conscientious, quality driven and well organised.
• You need to be able to plan your own varied workload but also work as a team member.
• Hold the qualifications of:
  • BS7671 18TH Edition A2
  • City & Guilds Level 3 2391:
    • 2391-52 Initial Verification & Periodic Inspection and Testing
    • 2391-51 Periodic Inspection of Electrical Installations
    • 2391-50 Initial Verification of Electrical Installations
• Be computer literate
• Have good communication skills
• Be committed to providing a high-quality service to our tenants

You will need to hold a current valid driving licence as a company van will be provided.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive remuneration package including:

• An excellent salary linked pension scheme
• Generous annual leave with flexi time
• Free life insurance
• Opportunities for training and development

Additional Information:

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide.

We welcome applications form the Armed Forces Community.

Please click the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the council's website to complete your application.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Electrician, Electrical Installation Engineer, Commercial Electrician, Qualified Electrician, Approved Electrician, Multi Skilled Electrical Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Electrical Testing & Compliance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, City and Guilds may also be considered for this role.