Chargehand Electrician

About the Job Role

As a Chargehand Electrician, you will undertake and allocate electrical maintenance and installation work as required by Lighting Partnership Project Staff, which will include, but not limited to, inspection, testing, site surveying, installation and data recording.

You will be a time served approved electrician and will have the following skills:

• fault finding
• testing and inspection of electrical circuits
• good verbal and written communication skills
• supervisor skills.

You will have qualifications as outlined as minimum requirement by SJIB, current edition of IET Wiring Regulations certificate and a valid ECS card.

A Category C1 Driving Licence or equivalent entitlement to drive in Great Britain is essential or willingness to achieve C1 entitlement.

You will be paid:

Standby Payment - £155.71 per week when on standby.

About You

About Tayside Contracts

Tayside Contracts is the collaborative operating arm of the three Councils in Tayside (our Constituent Councils): 

• Angus Council
• Dundee City Council
• Perth & Kinross Council 

We currently employ 2,559 people covering over 3,000 posts, working in more than 420 establishments across Tayside providing essential public services to the 420,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three councils.

Our services include catering, cleaning, roads maintenance, winter and emergency response, vehicle maintenance, quarry materials and a Signshop.

Our Vision is to be ‘a high performing and expanding shared service: proud of what we do and chosen for how we do it’.

To support us to reach our vision, and strategic priorities outlined in our  Business Plan , we have 4 key values:

• People
• Performance
• Partnership
• Perception

Our values are embedded within the culture of Tayside and outline who we need to be; how we need to act and behave, to achieve what we want for Tayside Contracts and our local communities.

Employee Benefits

Working with Tayside Contracts has its perks and employees have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits including:

• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 33 after 5 years service
• 5 fixed Public Holidays
• Additional Long Service Leave and Long Service Awards
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Local Government Pension Scheme (including 15.7% contribution by the employer and Ill Health Retirement Enhancements and Death in Service Benefits)
• Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVCs) Scheme
• Lifestyle Savings Discounts - giving you access to a range of discounts across UK major retailers
• Physical, financial and mental wellbeing support including access to an employee assistance programme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tay Valley Credit Union
• Corporate Fitness Membership Rate
• Supported Volunteering Policy
• Charity/Payroll Giving Scheme
• Annual Employee Awards
• Learning, Development and Career Progression Opportunities
• Flexible Working and Flexible Retirement Policies
• Family Friendly Policies