Leicester City Council
Electrical Quality Control Engineer
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Reference: REQ7426
Description
Full Time and Part Time / 37 and 14.8 Hours Per Week / Permanent and Fixed Term
Join us to provide first line supervision, technical support, training, and guidance to operatives carrying out all types of electrical work in properties. As the biggest landlord in Leicester, everything we do has an impact on everyone who lives in, works in, and visits the city. We ensure our residents of Leicester receive high quality service by ensuring our properties are managed and maintained effectively.
The sheer variety of our work means you'll find plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth. Not to mention all the support you need to build an exciting and rewarding career in a forward-looking city where you can see the positive impact of your work every day. We provide all the necessary training to keep you up to date along with development training and we will also fully support you along the way.
We will consider this vacancy on a secondment basis for Leicester City Council employees only. If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis then please make your line manager aware before applying.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Oversee a range of work, including electrical installations, repairs to 1st and 2nd fix situations, bathroom and shower installations, kitchen installations, central heating installations, external installations, portable appliance testing, periodical testing, fault finding, and rectification.
- Identify areas of poor performance through regular quality control analysis and technical investigations.
- Provide technical support, training, and guidance ensuring compliance with electrical industry safety regulations and legislation.
- Regularly liaise with external registration/regulatory organisations as required on technical issues.
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What You’ll Need
- Supervisory experience gained in an electrical installation or maintenance environment, ideally in the role of ‘qualifying supervisor’, as well as substantial practical experience of Installations and fault finding in customers’ homes.
- Tactful and diplomatic with the ability to deal effectively with customer complaints, using initiative and trade-specific expertise to resolve issues.
- NVQ Level 3 or Diploma from EAL or City and Guilds in Electrotechnical Services – Electrical Installation (Building and Structure) (G&G 2355 or 2356 or EAL version).
- City And Guilds (18th Edition) BS7671 2382: 2018.
- Inspect, testing, and certification of electrical installations (C&G 2391 or equivalent, or EAL version).
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- The satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester.
- A work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.
- Generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and the option of flexible working.
- A variety of training and development opportunities.
- Several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.
- For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
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We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome, and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Rob Pallatt on 0116 454 5255.
Region
Central
Location
Various locations across Leicester City
Salary
GBP39,152 - GBP41,771 per year
Package
Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) GBP56,957
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
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