Electrician - Heating Installation

We’re a values-driven, charitable organisation on a mission to make a real difference in Sunderland. Every day, we provide more than 60,000 people with a place they’re proud to call home.

Our vision is clear: everyone deserves a good-quality home they can afford. We invest millions of pounds each year to keep our homes safe and decent, while also playing a part in tackling the UK housing crisis by building hundreds of modern, energy-efficient homes for rent right here in Sunderland.

If you share our passion for creating thriving communities and want to be part of something that truly matters, we’d love for you to join us and help achieve our vision.

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Salary :

Job Description:

Join our Heating Installation Team in this newly created role and help shape the future of our service. As an Electrician, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality heating installations and upgrades that improve our customers' homes, comfort and wellbeing.

Working alongside heating engineers and installation teams, you'll carry out electrical work associated with boilers, heat pumps and heating controls, helping to deliver modern, energy-efficient heating solutions across our communities. If you're committed to quality workmanship, safety and excellent customer service, we'd love to hear from you.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Electrician with strong knowledge of electrical installations, testing and inspection, Health & Safety regulations, and domestic and commercial electrical systems. You'll be a confident problem-solver with a flexible approach and the ability to build positive relationships with customers and colleagues.

At Gentoo, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. In return, we'll provide ongoing training and development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to make a real difference every day.

We support a healthy work-life balance with a 36-hour working week, Monday to Friday, including an early finish on Fridays. Occasional overtime may be required to meet business needs. We're also proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®.

A full UK driving licence and a basic DBS check (funded by Gentoo) are required for this role.

What you will be doing: 

Carry out electrical works associated with heating installations, including boilers, heat pumps and heating controls, including Y Plan and S Plan installations.

Diagnose and resolve electrical faults during installation projects.

Work closely with heating engineers and site teams to support seamless project delivery.

Complete all required electronic certification in line with Group requirements, British Standards and relevant regulatory bodies.

Ensure all work meets the requirements of the current edition of the IET Wiring Regulations (18th Edition) and Gentoo standards.

Deliver work safely, efficiently and to agreed timescales.

Keep Line Managers informed of progress and the status of works.

Participate in the Emergency Out of Hours Service rota as required.

Support the Electrical Repairs Team with domestic and commercial electrical work when required to meet business demands.

What you will bring:

Demonstrable ability to carry out electrical installations, repairs, maintenance and testing as required by the Group and in accordance with relevant specifications, standards and Regulatory bodies. 

Served a recognised (Indentured) Electrical apprenticeship with City & Guilds 2361 part 1 & 2 or equivalent or NVQ Level 3.

Be fully conversant and competent to carry out works in accordance with the current Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations/BS7671 plus all ongoing revisions. 

City and Guilds 2391-52 or equivalent - Initial and Periodic Inspection and

testing, and evidence of a minimum of 2 years’ experience in periodic inspection and testing as per NICEIC requirements.

Proven ability to carry out inspection, testing and certification to current BS 7671:2018 Regulations as amended. 

Completed an AM2 Practical trade test qualification.

Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of relevant Health & Safety Regulations. 

Ability to carry out minor building and plumbing works associated with electrical works, for example, minor plaster patching/making good and connecting water supplies to showers.

A flexible approach to meet the demands of the role

Competence in the use of handheld IT systems

A logical approach to fault-finding and problem-solving.

Some of our great benefits include:

• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with an option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year.

• Early finish on Fridays

• Flexible and hybrid working.

• Free Health Cash Plan, with cashback for dental, optical, physio, wellbeing therapies and more, with some free child cover.

• Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.

• Competitive Aviva pension scheme - Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.

• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

• Enhanced family-friendly leave

• Car mileage allowance if you use your personal vehicle for business purposes.

• Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary