Electrician CV Example (UK)

Electrical contractors and facilities managers hire an Electrician on three things: your qualifications and cards, the kind of work you have done, and whether your installations pass first time. A contracts manager reading your CV, often on a phone in a van, wants to see NVQ Level 3, the 18th Edition and your ECS card in the first lines, then domestic, commercial or industrial work, the systems you have installed and whether you can run a job from the drawings and supervise an apprentice.

The Sample CV below is for an approved electrician with eight years in commercial and light industrial work across South Yorkshire. The bullets name specific installations (distribution boards, three-phase supplies, lighting controls, EV chargers), give the size of the jobs, and mention testing, certification and safety results, because those are what a contractor worries about most.

Tailor it to the employer. A commercial contractor wants new build, containment and drawings; an industrial maintenance role wants fault finding, motor control and PLCs; a domestic firm wants Part P, EV chargers and customer manner; a facilities post wants planned maintenance and EICRs. The US counterpart of this page is the electrician resume example, written for American contractors around a state journeyman licence; a UK CV leads with the NVQ, the 18th Edition and the ECS card.

Updated . The person and employers in this Sample CV are fictional. Written for applicants in the UK; the page for applicants in the US is the electrician resume example.

Electrician sample CV

Drawn at A4 proportions, the paper a UK CV is printed on.

Liam Hesketh

Approved Electrician, NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition, ECS Gold Card

Sheffield, S9liam.hesketh@example.com07700 900496

Summary

Approved electrician with eight years in commercial construction and light industrial maintenance across South Yorkshire. Led the electrical installation on a 5,500 square metre distribution warehouse that passed every inspection and test first time, and runs jobs of up to four electricians and apprentices from the drawings. Clean work, clear with other trades and no reportable injury in eight years.

Experience

Approved Electrician and Working Supervisor, Don Valley Electrical Ltd

– Present

Sheffield

  • Led the electrical installation on a 5,500 square metre distribution warehouse: 800 A three-phase supply, distribution boards, LED lighting with DALI controls and dock equipment, with every circuit tested and certified first time under BS 7671.
  • Run jobs of two to four electricians and apprentices, setting out from the drawings each morning and inspecting before the ceilings close.
  • Installed and commissioned motor control panels and variable speed drives for a food factory extension, including the inspection and test certificates for the client's insurer.
  • Eight years with no RIDDOR-reportable injury; deliver the weekly toolbox talk on safe isolation and working at height.
Electrician, then Apprentice Electrician, Rivelin Electrical Services

–

Rotherham

  • Completed a four-year apprenticeship with the NVQ Level 3 and the AM2 assessment, across domestic rewires, commercial fit-outs and reactive maintenance.
  • Installed containment, pulled and terminated cables and wired distribution boards on office and school refurbishments.
  • Carried out fault finding and EICRs on rented housing stock with a qualified supervisor, replacing consumer units and issuing certificates.

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Electrotechnical Services (Installation)

Sheaf Valley College, Sheffield

Including the AM2 end-point assessment; Level 2 and Level 3 technical certificates.

Skills

  • Commercial installation and containment
  • Three-phase distribution and boards
  • Inspection, testing and certification (EICR, EIC)
  • Reading drawings and schematics
  • Motor control and variable speed drives
  • Lighting controls (DALI)
  • Fault finding
  • BS 7671 18th Edition
  • Safe isolation and permits to work
  • EV charger installation
  • Supervising apprentices

Certifications

  • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018, Amendment 2), City & Guilds 2382-22,
  • ECS Gold Card (Installation Electrician), Electrotechnical Certification Scheme,
  • Inspection and Testing (2391-52), City & Guilds,
  • IPAF and PASMA working at height, IPAF and PASMA,

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How a UK CV differs

A UK Electrician CV is built on qualifications and cards, not a state licence. The route is a Level 3 NVQ or an apprenticeship with the AM2 assessment, then the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certificate and the ECS card that gets you onto site. Domestic work is notified under Part P through a competent person scheme such as NICEIC or NAPIT, and the registration belongs to the firm, with a qualified supervisor named on it. The CV runs to one or two sides of A4, no photo, with the cards and certificates listed with their dates because contractors check that nothing has lapsed. Contractors ask for referees who can vouch for your last job, and many also ask about your own tools, van and driving licence.

For a electrician in the UK

  1. NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition and the ECS card first

    List the NVQ and AM2, the 18th Edition certificate with the amendment, and your ECS card with its grade and expiry in the first section after the profile. A contracts manager reads nothing else until those are found.

  2. Approved, qualified or improver, said precisely

    The UK grades are apprentice, improver, electrician, approved electrician and technician under the JIB. Use the one your ECS card says; an inflated grade is found out on the first job.

  3. Part P, NICEIC and NAPIT

    If you have worked under a competent person scheme, name it and say whether you were the qualified supervisor. Domestic firms hire on it, and it tells the reader you can certify your own work.

  4. Inspection and testing qualifications

    The 2391 and real EICR experience are the difference between an installer and someone who can sign off. List the qualification and the kinds of installations you have tested.

  5. Driving licence, tools and referees

    Say that you hold a full UK driving licence and your own tools, and give two referees from recent sites or write referees on request. Contractors ring them before the interview.

Every CV in the UK

A4 paper
Set the page to A4, 210 by 297 millimetres. A Letter-sized PDF prints with odd margins on A4 and reads as imported from the US.
Two pages is normal
Most UK CVs run to two pages. One page suits a first job; three is rare and only for senior roles with a lot to show.
No photo, no date of birth
UK employers do not expect a photo, a date of birth, marital status or nationality on a CV, and most prefer not to see them.
Dates as DD/MM/YYYY
Day first where a full date appears, and month and year for each role: "Mar 2022 – Present". Never the US month-first order.
British English
Organise, programme, centre, licence, specialise. A CV in American spelling reads as written for somewhere else.
Town and postcode area, not a street address
A line such as "Manchester, M4" is enough. A full postal address, and the US-style "City, ST 12345" line, are not expected.

More on applying in the UK, with every CV example for it, on the UK page.

Templates for the electrician CV

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Every template exports on A4. The previews are drawn on Letter; the editor sets the page size when you export.

How the CV changes with experience

The same electrician CV, written at three levels: a profile and three bullets for each.

Entry level

Zero to two years, or a first post in the title

First-year electrical apprentice with a Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installation, a CSCS card and a year of site labouring. Reliable, careful with tools and keen to learn from an approved electrician.

  • Completed the Level 2 Diploma covering safety, basic circuits, containment and the wiring regulations.
  • Worked a year as a site labourer on commercial builds, including a summer with the electrical subcontractor.
  • Hold a full UK driving licence, a CSCS card and my own hand tools.

Mid level

Three to seven years, owns a process or a workload

Qualified domestic electrician with five years on new homes, rewires and EV charger installs, trusted to work alone with customers under a Part P scheme.

  • Wire new homes from first fix to final for a regional housebuilder.
  • Carry out consumer unit changes, EV charger installs and rewires, certified under the firm's NICEIC registration.
  • Explain the work and the options clearly to homeowners and leave the site tidy.

Senior

Eight years or more, leads people, budgets or programmes

Electrical foreman and qualified supervisor with fifteen years running large commercial projects and crews of up to twenty.

  • Run electrical crews of up to twenty on projects over £3 million.
  • Plan labour and materials, and coordinate with the principal contractor, building control and the client's engineer.
  • Act as the company's qualified supervisor for its NICEIC registration and sign off the certification.

Skills to put on the electrician CV

Hard skills

BS 7671 and the 18th Edition
Work that passes inspection and test first time saves a contractor money and reputation, and every advert asks for the current edition.
Inspection and testing
The 2391 qualification and real EICR experience open maintenance, landlord and facilities work, and let you sign your own certificates.
Reading drawings
Setting out from the drawings lets you run a job and supervise others, and a contracts manager tests it in the interview.
Containment and cabling methods
Commercial work lives on clean, fast tray, trunking and conduit, and the speed is noticed on site.
Fault finding
Finding the fault quickly is what industrial and maintenance employers pay for.
Motor control, lighting controls and EV charging
Controls and EV work open the better-paid industrial and domestic jobs, and the government EV grants need a qualified installer.

Soft skills

Safety discipline
Contractors are judged on their accident record, and a clean one makes you a lower risk to take on.
Reliability
Crews and programmes depend on everyone turning up ready, and a foreman asks your last employer about it.
Working with other trades
Coordinating with plumbers, joiners and the main contractor keeps a job moving and stops rework.
Bringing on apprentices
Electricians who train well build stronger gangs, and the firm's apprenticeship pipeline depends on them.

Mistakes that cost electrician interviews

  1. Cards and certificates buried or undated

    Put the NVQ, the 18th Edition and the ECS card in the headline and the first section, each with its date. A lapsed card or an older edition is the first thing a contracts manager spots.

  2. No type of work

    Say whether you do domestic, commercial, industrial or maintenance. Each needs different skills, and a CV that claims all four without evidence reads as none.

  3. Leaving out safety

    A clean accident record and current cards such as IPAF, PASMA or asbestos awareness make you a safer hire. List them with the dates.

  4. Vague job descriptions

    Wired buildings says little. Give the size of the job and the systems, such as an 800 A supply, DALI lighting or a run of EV chargers, and whether the work was certified.

  5. An American layout and licence

    A CV that says journeyman, state licence or NEC code was written for another country. Use the JIB grades, BS 7671 and British spelling, and keep it to two sides of A4.

Questions about the electrician CV

What should an Electrician put on a CV in the UK?

The NVQ Level 3 and AM2, the 18th Edition certificate, your ECS card grade and expiry, the kind of work you do, the systems you have installed and tested, your safety cards, your driving licence and tools, and any supervision of apprentices.

How do I write an apprentice electrician CV?

List your Level 2 or Level 3 college course, any site labouring or work experience, your CSCS or ECS apprentice card, your driving licence and the tools you own. Show reliability and that you turn up early.

Should I list my van, tools and driving licence?

Yes, briefly. Many contractors expect you to drive to site and bring hand tools, and domestic firms often supply a van only once you are approved.

How do I show supervision as an Electrician?

Mention the gangs you run, the apprentices you have brought through, jobs you set out from the drawings and your coordination with the main contractor, building control and the client's engineer.

How long should an Electrician CV be?

One side of A4 for most electricians, two if you have run jobs and hold several inspection and testing qualifications. Keep the cards and certificates on the first side.

How do I tailor an Electrician CV to a vacancy?

Match the advert's kind of work and the certificates it names, move the closest job to the top and say in the profile what you can start on. Resume Master tailors the CV against a pasted advert in about two minutes.

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