Reactive Electrician – Mobile, Commercial & Retail

Location: Cheshire based, covering the North West with travel further afield
Salary: £42,000 basic + overtime (realistic earnings £55k–£60k+)
Type: Permanent, full time

I’m working with an established, growing FM and building services contractor. They look after large retail and commercial estates, have a strong long-term pipeline of work, and are looking for Reactive Electricians to join their electrical division.

This is a reactive maintenance role, not testing-only or installation. Most of your day will be spent responding to faults and breakdowns in live stores. When a fault hits trading, power or refrigeration, the customer needs it fixed quickly and properly. You’ll need to understand that urgency and be able to stay calm and get on with it on your own.

Travel is a big part of this role. It’s a mobile position covering multiple sites. Most of the work is in the North West, but you’ll be travelling as part of the job and will need to work away when required. When you do, accommodation and meals are covered. If you’re looking for one site close to home, this won’t be the right fit. If you’re happy on the road, it’s a role with real earning potential.

The company has a good culture and engineers are trusted to manage their own work without being micromanaged. They look after their engineers and value retention. In return, they need people who are reliable, responsive and genuinely happy working independently.

What the work involves

• Reactive electrical maintenance, breakdowns and emergency call-outs
• Fault finding and diagnostics on LV and 3-phase systems
• Lighting and power faults, emergency lighting
• LV shutdowns, isolations, repairs and remedials
• Small works and some PPM
• Working in live retail and commercial sites, attending multiple sites as a mobile engineer
• Travel across the North West and further afield, with working away when required
• A place on the on-call rota

What they’re looking for

• Qualified electrician: NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, 18th Edition
• ECS / JIB Gold Card
• Solid commercial or FM electrical maintenance experience, with strong fault finding
• Retail experience is a big advantage, especially supermarkets or other live trading environments
• Comfortable working alone and covering multiple sites
• Happy to travel regularly and work away when needed
• Asbestos Awareness (desirable)

Package

• £42,000 basic 
• Overtime at enhanced rates (1.5x – 2x), with realistic earnings of £55k–£60k and more available if you want the extra hours
• Jobs can be booked as 10-hour shifts. On applicable jobs, the full shift is paid even if you finish early
• Paid door-to-door travel on applicable work
• Company van and fuel card
• Full set of tools and PPE provided, replaced when needed
• Accommodation provided when working away, plus a £25 meal allowance
• Ongoing training and development

Why apply

• Long-term, stable work, not short-term projects
• Trusted to run your own day without being micromanaged
• Optional overtime to boost your earnings
• A company that looks after its engineers and values retention

If you’ve got a reactive maintenance background, ideally in retail, you’re happy with travel and working away, and you want a role where you’re trusted to get on with the job, I’d love to hear from you. 

Apply below and I’ll be in touch.