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Centrica • United Kingdom

Electric Vehicle Electrician

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
96%

Location flexibility

92%

Hours flexibility

88%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At British Gas, our mission is to sell it and mend it.

We’re the household heroes powering 1 in 3 homes in the UK – but supplying energy is just part of what we do. We’re making the UK’s homes greener and more energy efficient, together with our friends at Hive. By using their clever tech like thermostats, heat pumps, solar panels and EV chargers, we’re making it cheaper and easier to reduce your home’s carbon-footprint. And with our Peak Save programme, we’re actively rewarding better energy use too.

We are hiring in:

HARROW/UXBRIDGE/KENSINGTON/SURREY

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

As a EV Installer, you will join a team that’s focused on putting smiles on our customers faces and making homes greener and cleaner through installing low carbon domestic solutions, starting Initially with Electric vehicle points but in future, you could upskill to be part of an installation crew whose core responsibility will be to design, install and commission the electrical circuits supplying air source heat pumps and associated controls

You must have the following:

  • NVQ level 3 Electrotechnical qualification (or equivalent), 18th Edition and ideally 2391
  • A full UK driving licence with 6 points or less.
  • Experience & a high level of competency in domestic electrical Installation (ideally, including EV)

Here's what's in it for you:

Working for the UK’s most trusted energy company has its perks. As part of the Centrica family, you’ll receive our industry-leading core benefits package, that gives you so much more than just money in the bank. Imagine not having to travel hours to a job, not having to worry about when your next job will be, or, not getting paid when you take time off to enjoy some sun with your loved ones.

  • A starting salary of £39,797
  • Up to 16% salary bonus opportunity. Based on performance and NPS
  • 1.5x overtime pay – you choose if/when you work the extra hours
  • Performance bonus
  • You’ll get your own Iconic British Gas Blue Electric Van with a Vehicle Charge Card, Mobile Phone & Tablet
  • EV Charge Point is fitted free of charge
  • 33 days holiday (plus the chance to buy 5 more) (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Each year, we give colleagues a slice of our profits as company shares
  • Impressive Pension Scheme – we'll contribute up to 10% of your salary
  • Share incentive plan – for every 2 Centrica shares you buy; we’ll give you a free share.
  • If you’re a British Gas Customer, we’ll give you an allowance towards your energy bills
  • Healthcare Plan
  • GP24 – Virtual GP available 24/7
  • My Health Service – holistic wellbeing support
  • My Care – Confidential support service available 24/7
  • Free Eye Test and glasses, should you need them.
  • Life Assurance – Should the worst happen to you; your loved ones receive a pay-out of 4x your salary.
  • Income protection – if you get a long-term illness/injury and you’re unable to work, you’ll still get 2/3 of your salary.
  • Huge discounts for you, your friends and family on products such as EV Chargers, Solar Panels, and boilers.
  • Funded Legal Help

You’ll also get to choose from whole host of additional benefits to suit your own lifestyle through our benefits+ platform which includes extras like technology discounts, gym passes, dining out cards and an electric car scheme.

Ignite your Potential.

At Centrica, knowledge really is power. We’re incredibly proud to have launched a brand-new career development platform which means we now have an industry-leading learning offering that is unmatched. All of our people have the opportunity to champion their own career path by choosing from 1000’s of courses and learning options that makes your learning, unique to your ambitions.

Treat them green, keep them keen. We’ve committed to offering our engineers the opportunity to cross-skill into trending green technologies such as Air Source Heat Pumps, Mixergy Hot Water Tank Systems, Hydrogen Boilers and HIVE applications.

We’re a People Place.

We care, we collaborate, and we celebrate. Diversity is the fuel to our flame — it's what sparks our innovation, fosters resilience, and makes us a genuinely great place to work. We're looking for people to add to our culture - not fit in with it. We know that every voice matters, and every new perspective makes us more empathetic and reflective of the 10 million customers we serve. Did you know we're 1 of only 7 employers to be accredited as Carer Confident Ambassadors and have consistently made The Times' Top 50 Employer list for Gender Equality.

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/britishgas

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.


Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Enhanced sick days
Flexible working week
Enhanced sick pay
Gym membership
Health insurance
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Dental coverage
Fertility treatment leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Optional unpaid leave
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Carer’s leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Cycle to work scheme
Equity packages
Life insurance
Annual pay rises
Share options
Financial coaching
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Company car
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Centrica what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
92%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
82%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
83%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
88%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
80%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
82%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
84%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
85%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
72%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Centrica

Company employees

20,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

68:32

Currently Hiring Countries

Denmark

Ireland

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
3rd – Consumer Goods

3rd – Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023

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