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Electrician's Mate

WysePower
West Yorkshire
3 weeks ago
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Job Opportunity

Are you an experienced Electrician or Electrician's Mate / Improver on the lookout for a new opportunity with a renowned construction services provider?

How would you like to work for one of the UK’s market-leading integrated support services for the construction industry?

We have vacancies for experienced Electrician's Mates / Improvers working on sites in and around the Leeds area.

This is a full-time and permanent role. We offer 21 days of holiday per annum plus the recognised eight public holidays. We provide all required health & safety training.

The successful candidate will be part of our onsite teams assisting qualified Electricians in installing temporary cabling, lighting, and transformers on various sites throughout the region. 

This role would suit candidates with experience as an Electrician's Mate, Electrician, Approved Electrician, or Electrical Technician, in electrical maintenance, construction, or temporary electrics.


Essential Skills

Essential Skills

  • Hold a current and in-date ECS card
  • Hold a current driving licence
  • Successful applicants need to be good communicators, diligent, and self-motivated


Desirable Skills

  • Experience in temporary electrics will be an advantage however not essential for the correct hard-working individuals.
  • To have the ability to work under your own initiative and to make decisions based on the information to hand.
  • The ability to complete all necessary paperwork in a timely and efficient manner.



About Company

WysePower is a UK-based, market-leading temporary site service company that emphasises using carbon-neutral building solutions. We are a specialised company of more than 200, operating out of 8 regional depots from Glasgow to Bristol.

In Europe, we operate in five countries and have a recorded annual turnover of almost £30 million.

For over 60 years, we have developed and maintained the trust and support of our clients, who appreciate the breadth of our service packages, the quality of our designs and installations and the dedication of our employees. Recent WysePower projects include data centres across the UK, Europe, and Scandinavia, Gigafactories, HS2, Grade 1-listed buildings, expansive commercial and retail developments and a multitude of high-quality residential schemes.

WysePower is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to broad-ranging sectors. Founded in 1989, RSK has evolved into a market-leading organisation. Its headquarters are in the UK, and it has an established presence across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australasia. The group is growing fast thanks to its diverse operations, entrepreneurial spirit and open management style. When you join RSK, you are connecting to a growing community of experts and specialists who regularly collaborate to deliver projects and support each other across business units.


Benefits

We offer 21 days holiday plus the eight public holidays.

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