Electrician – Ashington/Durham – £39,678 Full Time NEW

Ashington, Northumberland
Think Recruitment
We are looking for a Multi Skilled Electrician to work for a Highly Reputable housing association in the North East

Location: Ashington or Spennymoor (base location)
Contract: Full Time – Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: 39,678 per annum (inclusive of April 2026 pay award)
Earnings: Up to 43,000+ per annum including standby

The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Electrician to join the Property Maintenance and Construction Department of a reputable housing association, working within our Ashington or Spennymoor maintenance teams.
As a Multi Skilled Electrician, you will be responsible for undertaking all damp-associated electrical repairs and accompanying multiskilled repairs to both domestic and commercial properties, delivering work to a high-quality standard while providing an excellent customer experience.
About the Role

As a Multi Skilled Electrician, you will:

• Undertake all damp-associated electrical repairs and related multiskilled works
• Work across both domestic and commercial properties
• Deliver work to a high-quality standard, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Provide an excellent customer experience at every stage
• Engage positively with tenants, colleagues and stakeholders
• Act as an ambassador for the organisation, promoting and endorsing the positive work delivered across our communities
• Contribute positively to change, adapting to new ways of working to enhance customer experience

About You
To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have experience working within domestic and commercial property maintenance
• Be comfortable working in a target-driven environment
• Demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills
• Take pride in delivering a first-class repairs service
• Have a flexible and proactive approach, responding positively to change
• Possess sound knowledge of your trade discipline and the wider building construction sector, including components, materials, building trades and applicable regulations
• Be able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer-focused environment where the customer comes first

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ / City & Guilds qualification as an Electrician
• 18th Edition
• Testing & Inspection qualification
• Full UK driving licence
• Proven experience working in a customer-first environment

The Benefits
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays; 36 total for full-time employees)
• Health Cash Plan membership – claim back over 1,000 per year towards dental, optical, physio and more. We’ll also cover the cost of including dependent children (up to age 21, or 24 if in full-time education).
• Access to savings on gym memberships, plus cashback and discounts at major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more
• Generous pension scheme
• Stable, permanent employment with opportunities to develop and grow

About Us
We’re all about helping people in need of housing. We believe a good home makes many other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.
We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers, building, renting, selling and managing homes while delivering services to thousands of customers across the region.

Everything we do is people focused. We operate through a set of simple but effective values – being customer focused, working together, respecting one another, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

If you feel you match this job description and would like to apply, please send your CV to Adam Tooley or call (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion.

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