Electrician

This includes supporting essential programmes such as EICR, PAT, and FAT testing, while working collaboratively to ensure residents’ homes and shared spaces are safe, functional, and compliant with all relevant legislation.

Carrying out responsive repairs and planned works across council properties and communal areas

• Ensuring compliance with all applicable electrical regulations and safety standards
• Managing your workload effectively to deliver high-quality, value-for-money services
• Collaborating with internal teams, contractors, and partner organisations
• Adapting to a diverse property portfolio—from heritage buildings to modern developments

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and skilled Repairs and Maintenance team
• Tackle a varied and rewarding workload with real community impact
• Work in a borough where no two properties are the same—offering ongoing professional challenge and growth

📞 For an informal chat about the role, please contact Andrew Elvin, Property and Operations Manager, on 01493 846133.

Closing Date: Midnight on 09 February 2026

Interview Date: To be Confirmed

The ideal candidate must have relevant experience, skills, and qualification:

• Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems in residential, commercial, and communal environments
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety Regulations, including safe working practices and risk assessments
• Respond to emergency call-outs, often outside regular hours, requiring flexibility and reliability
• Carry out electrical compliance checks, such as testing, inspection, and certification
• Work independently or as part of a team on planned and reactive maintenance tasks
• Working at Heights

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.