Electrician | RAF Lakenheath

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Covering domestic properties across RAF Lakenheath (IP27 9PP), RAF Feltwell and RAF Mildenhall. Brandon, Suffolk 
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30AM to 4:30PM, with a on call rota of 1 week in 5 (with standby fee and on call payments)   

Within VIVO we are currently recruiting for an Electrician to undertake planned preventative maintenance tasks on domestic and commercial properties on RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell.  
 
Working within a team of 8 other electricians, your primary responsibility will be undertaking five-year fixed wire inspections on primarily MoD family housing, to ensure that the electrical systems within the properties are safe for continued use and compliant under legislation. You will also be reacting to call ins, which may include tasks such as minor new works and installations, such as plug sockets, undertaking emergency light checks and distribution board checks. 

As you will be working in domestic properties, you will be interacting with the occupants day to day, so it is ideal that you have worked in a customer facing role previously.  

This role will involve participating in an on-call rota to cover emergency call outs during non-core hours.  You will also be provided with a work van that can be privately taxed for personal use. 
 
Within this position there will be many opportunities for development, including being put on courses and any other upskilling that will develop your experiences and qualifications.
 
What you’ll need to do this role 

It is essential that you hold a City & Guilds Parts 1 & 2 in Electrical Installation, and have previously undertaken Fixed Wire Tests in a domestic environment. It is highly desirable that you also have experience doing Fixed Wire Inspections in a commercial context. You will also need to have passed your C&G 18th edition. 
 
This role will include travel within multiple locations so you must hold a full, clean UK driving licence. A company van will be provided for business use. 

Although there are 8 electricians on the team, you will predominantly be lone working so you must be independent and self motivated. As this will be a customer facing role, you must have good communication skills. 
 
It is desirable that you have experience of operating within either an MOD or Construction/Property Maintenance environment. 
 
You must be able to pass BPSS Clearance to be considered for this role. 
 
 
What we offer 
•    Up to 6% contributory pension scheme 
•    25 Days annual leave 
•    Volunteer leave 
•    One paid professional subscription 
•    Life Assurance Policy 
•    Employee discount and reward schemes 

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.