Electrician

About the Job Role

As an Electrician, you will undertake electrical maintenance and installation work as required by Chargehand Electrician, which will include, but not limited to, data recording, inspection and testing, site surveying and installation of electrical street furniture.

You will be a time served electrician with 2 years experience or achieved approved electrician status and will have the following skills:

• fault finding
• testing and inspection of electrical circuits
• steel wire armoured cable glanding, cable jointing
• good verbal and written communication skills.  

You will have qualifications as outlined as minimum requirement by SJIB, current Edition of IET Regulations certificate, valid ECS card and evidence of MEWP (Articulated Boom) training or willingness to successfully complete training.

You will have the ability to work within a team and on your own initiative.  You will also have the ability to participate in a standby rota/respond to callouts, work overtime and out with normal working hours when required.

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
• Generous Occupational 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