Planned Works Electrical Support Technician
Salary: £34,938 + Excellent Benefits
Office Locations: Chesham & Wooburn Green, High Wycombe
Location of Work: Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & surrounding counties.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 42.5 hours per week (08:00 – 17:30 Monday – Friday)
Vacancies: Five newly created roles available
Included: Company Van & Fuel Card (Business usage only)
About the Role
As a Planned Works Electrical Support Technician, you’ll work directly alongside a qualified electrician to support the delivery of kitchen and bathroom refurbishment programmes across our homes. This is a hands‑on, practical role where you’ll assist with strip‑outs, cable routing, containment installation, basic electrical preparation and other enabling tasks. You’ll learn on the job, develop your skills and play a key part in ensuring safe, high‑quality installations in residents’ homes. This is the perfect role for an electrical mate, improver or someone with early electrical experience who wants to progress.
Key Responsibilities
Electrical support
- Assist the qualified electrician with first‑fix and second‑fix tasks
- Install basic electrical accessories and containment (pattress boxes, back boxes, conduit, trunking)
- Help with cable pulling, routing and preparation
- Prepare tools, materials and work areas
- Support testing activities (e.g., recording readings as instructed)
Strip‑outs & enabling works
- Carry out safe strip‑outs of old kitchen and bathroom fittings
- Chase walls for cable routes under guidance
- Lift floorboards, create access points and remove redundant cabling
- Complete basic making‑good tasks
- Keep work areas tidy, safe and organised
Working in occupied homes
- Work respectfully and professionally in residents’ homes
- Protect surfaces and property using dust sheets and coverings
- Communicate politely about noise, access and power interruptions
- Report safeguarding or welfare concerns immediately
Health, safety & compliance
- Follow safe isolation, PPE, RAMS and site safety rules
- Use hand and power tools safely and within competence
- Report hazards, near‑misses and unsafe conditions
- Maintain a safe and tidy work environment at all times
Documentation & customer service
- Complete paperwork accurately
- Communicate clearly with electricians, colleagues and residents
- Follow procedures for vehicles, PPE, uniform and equipment
- Represent SettleParadigm positively at all times
Must Haves
What We’re Looking For
- City & Guilds Level 2 or equivalent introductory electrical qualification
- Experience as an electrical mate, improver or in a construction trade
- Basic understanding of domestic electrical systems
- Ability to use hand and power tools safely
- Experience assisting with first‑fix, second‑fix or electrical preparation
- Experience working in occupied homes or customer‑facing environments
- Awareness of PPE and hazard identification
- Ability to follow instructions and work safely
- Good literacy and numeracy
- Full valid driving licence
- Strong customer‑focused approach
- Ability to manage time and follow schedules
- Full manual driving licence
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Nice to haves
- Experience installing trunking, conduit, pattress boxes or containment
- Experience in social housing refurbishment environments
- Clean driving licence
Benefits
- Annual salary: £34,938 + Excellent Benefits
- 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus Christmas closure and buy options
- Generous pension scheme – up to 9.5% employer contribution via salary sacrifice
- Family‑friendly leave: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Health cash plan – claim up to £1,800 for everyday health costs (plus free kids’ cover)
- Life cover and income protection
- Flexible working – hybrid options, modern offices, free parking & EV charging
- Mental Health First Aiders available to support
- Car leasing via salary sacrifice (for permanent colleagues subject to conditions)
- Funded training, qualifications & apprenticeships
- 3 paid volunteering days in the local communities
- Peer‑recognition rewards platform
- Paid professional subscription (one per year)
Working Hours
- 42.5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- Offices based in Chesham and Wooburn Green with travel across our operating area.
Our Commitment
We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce, by reflecting and representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We would like to encourage applications from disadvantaged socio‑economic backgrounds; people who identify as disabled, neurodiverse, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from underrepresented groups.
Accessibility and Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in advance of any suitable arrangements required.
Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a basic or enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.
Closing Date: 12/06/2026
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