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🔧 Electrician Opportunity – Join the WPS Team! ⚡
Location: Croydon & Surrounding Areas
Division: Reactive Maintenance – Social Housing Contract
We're looking for a skilled and qualified Electrician to join our dedicated team at Wates. Based out of our Croydon office, you'll be working across the surrounding areas, delivering high-quality maintenance and repair services in social housing properties.
🔍 What You'll Be Doing
- Full electrical testing and production of EICRs
- Fault finding and rectification
- Installation of fans, including core drilling where required
- Replacing and cleaning accessories as needed
- PAT testing of appliances and tools
- Delivering a first-time fix approach with excellent customer service
- Working safely and in line with Health & Safety and safeguarding standards
- Collaborating with other trades to complete repairs
- Completing job records and material usage via PDA
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✅ What You'll Need
- Full NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation
- Inspection & Testing qualifications (2391 or equivalent)
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
- A full UK driving licence
💡 What We're Looking For
A confident and experienced Electrician who can manage their own workload, deliver small projects and repairs, and ideally has experience in the housing maintenance sector. You'll be proactive, reliable, and committed to delivering top-tier workmanship.
If you're ready to make a difference in social housing and work with a supportive team, apply today and power up your career with Wates! ⚡
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
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WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at
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