Construction and installations

Electrician CV: example and template

This example is for electricians working on installations in residential and industrial buildings at installation companies, developers, in maintenance and self-employed, and for electrical technical school graduates.

The employer wants to know which installations you do, on which sites or buildings, whether you carry out testing and which SEP qualifications you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: electrician

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tomasz Wojciechowski

Electrician

Lodz +48 123 456 789 tomasz.wojciechowski@example.com

Professional profile

Electrician with 10 years of experience at an installation company working for developers and industrial firms. I install electrics in residential and office buildings and halls, fit switchboards and carry out testing and handovers. I hold SEP E and D qualifications up to 1 kV with testing rights and lead a crew of 4.

Work experience

Electrician, foreman

03.2019 - present

Installation company, Lodz

  • Electrical installations in residential and office buildings and halls, about 8 sites a year.
  • Fitting and connecting switchboards, cabling and lighting.
  • Electrical testing and reports for handovers.
  • Leading a crew of 4 electricians and settling the work.
  • Solar PV installations and electric car chargers.

Electrical fitter

07.2015 - 02.2019

Construction company, Lodz

  • Cabling flats and common areas.
  • Fitting accessories and light fittings.
  • Fixing faults after handovers.

Education

Electrical technician

2010 - 2014

Electrical Technical School in Lodz

Skills

  • Building electrical installations
  • Switchboards
  • Electrical testing
  • Reading designs and diagrams
  • Solar PV and chargers
  • Leading a crew

Qualifications

  • SEP E and D qualification up to 1 kV with testing rights
  • Solar PV installation training, 2022
  • Working at height and mobile platform qualifications

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence, category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an electrician CV

Professional summary

Write which installations you do, in which buildings and for how long. Add SEP qualifications with the scope, because employers ask about them first. If you carry out testing, lead a crew or install solar PV, mention it in your summary.

Electrical technical school graduate after a placement at an installation company. I helped with cabling flats and fitting accessories and hold an SEP E qualification up to 1 kV. I am looking for work as an electrical fitter on a building site.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of buildings, installations, the number of sites, testing and handovers. Show independence and leading people, if you have them. Add newer installations, for example solar PV and chargers.

Weaker: Electrical installations.

Better: Electrical installations in residential and office buildings and halls, about 8 sites a year.

Weaker: Testing.

Better: Electrical testing and reports for handovers.

Weaker: Crew.

Better: Leading a crew of 4 electricians and settling the work.

Skills worth listing

List installations, switchboards, testing, reading designs and new technologies. In your soft skills show accuracy, responsibility for safety and independence.

Professional skills

  • Installations
  • Switchboards
  • Testing
  • Designs and diagrams
  • Solar PV
  • Fault finding

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Responsibility
  • Independence
  • Leading a team
  • Meeting deadlines

Qualifications

List SEP qualifications with the group, scope and voltage, testing rights and working at height qualifications. Without the qualification certificate you cannot work on installations on your own in Poland.

Electrician CV with no experience

Describe your school, placements and the work you helped with. Get SEP qualifications, because it is hard to start without them.

Start as an electrician's mate or electrical fitter. Write that you want to get testing rights.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An installation company looks for sites and testing, an industrial plant for maintenance and shift work, and a solar PV firm for fitting panels and inverters. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an electrician CV

Questions and answers

What should an electrician put on a CV?

Types of installations and buildings, the number of sites, testing, switchboards, SEP qualifications with the scope, leading a crew and a driving licence.

Which qualifications does an electrician need in Poland?

An SEP qualification certificate in the right group and scope, and testing rights for electrical testing.

Can you become an electrician with no experience?

Yes, as an electrician's mate or electrical fitter after school and with SEP qualifications.

Is solar PV worth listing on a CV?

Yes, it is a growing part of electricians' work.

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