Qualified Electrician in Bacchus Marsh

NextGen Electricians is a small but growing residential electrical business based in Bacchus Marsh. We mainly service Bacchus Marsh and Melton, with around 90% of our work in these areas. We’re looking for another qualified electrician to join the team and take control of their own van and day-to-day schedule.

Our standard hours are Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm, with one RDO every four weeks. The base rate is $50 per hour, plus uncapped weekly commission. Once you’re up and running, an additional $400–$1,000+ per week is very achievable for the right person.

What you’ll get:

• $50 per hour base rate
• Uncapped weekly commission, with $400–$1,000+ per week very achievable for the right person
• Superannuation
• 40-hour week
• Take-home company van
• Fuel card
• Company credit card
• iPad
• All uniforms supplied
• Apprentice support four days per week
• One-on-one training directly with Harley
• Ongoing training covering technical work, quoting, customer service and how we run our jobs
• Mostly local work around Bacchus Marsh and Melton
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to grow with the business

The role:

We specialise in residential service and maintenance, working mainly in existing homes. The work is varied and can include:

• General electrical service and maintenance
• Fault finding
• Switchboard upgrades
• Lighting and power
• Ceiling fans
• Smoke alarms
• CCTV and security
• TV and data
• EV chargers
• Renovations and smaller electrical projects
• Quoting and completing work for homeowners

You’ll generally work alongside our apprentice Jakob four days per week, with Jakob attending trade school on Wednesdays. You’ll essentially run your own van and your own day. We’ll book jobs into your schedule, but you’ll be able to see and manage your calendar through ServiceM8 and have plenty of freedom to organise your day. We don’t overbook. We want you to have enough time to look after the customer, complete your work properly and manage your own jobs.

We’re looking for someone who can manage their own jobs, their apprentice, their breaks and their day without needing someone constantly looking over their shoulder. You’ll have plenty of support whenever you need it, but you need to be a self-starter and be accountable for your own work.

You need to be good with people. This probably isn’t your normal electrician role. Obviously, you need to be a good electrician, but that’s only part of the job. We’re in people’s homes every day. You’ll be talking with customers, working out what they need, giving them options, quoting the work and, where possible, completing it while you’re there. Customer service is a massive part of NextGen.

What we’re looking for:

• Holds a current Victorian electrical licence
• Has a current driver’s licence
• Has a strong residential electrical background
• Ideally has solid residential service and maintenance experience
• Is confident working independently
• Is a self-starter and can manage their own day
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for their own work
• Is a strong communicator and genuinely enjoys dealing with people
• Can lead, teach and work well with an apprentice
• Is driven and wants to perform well
• Takes pride in neat, tidy work
• Is confident with fault finding and solving problems
• Is willing to learn, take on feedback and improve
• Is reliable and takes ownership of their jobs

Strong residential background is required. Electricians who have predominantly worked in commercial or industrial environments aren’t likely to suit what we do. Residential service and maintenance experience is ideal, although we may consider someone with a strong residential new-construction background depending on their experience and the person.

Applicants must live within approximately 30 minutes of Bacchus Marsh to be considered for this role. This role is deliberately designed for someone local who wants to spend less time travelling, work good hours and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Hours and flexibility:

Our standard hours are 7:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday, working a 40-hour week. But being a small business means we can be flexible. If you’d rather work 8:00am–4:30pm or 8:30am–5:00pm because that works better with your life, we’re happy to discuss it and work around what suits you. You also get one RDO every four weeks, giving you 13 RDOs per year.

Work local:

One of the biggest benefits of the role is that you aren’t spending half your life driving across Melbourne. Around 90% of our work is in Bacchus Marsh and Melton, with the remainder generally along the Western Freeway towards Ballarat and surrounding areas.

Plenty of room to grow:

We’ve got the work. We need the right people. We’re already in a position where we have to turn work away because we don’t have enough people to complete it. The plan is to continue adding vans as we find the right electricians.

About us:

NextGen Electricians is a residential electrical service and maintenance business based in Bacchus Marsh. We’re a small team and pretty easygoing. We want to enjoy coming to work, have a laugh and do a good job for our customers.