Electrician CV example
An electrician's CV should be short and specific: your qualification and electrical safety category, the equipment and the sites you have worked on, whether you hold a driving licence and can work at height. Employers (construction, manufacturing and energy companies) look for exactly these facts.
The example suits construction, industrial and maintenance electricians. Electrician ads in English usually come from foreign-owned factories and international contractors, where the reader may not know the Lithuanian categories: add the voltage limit in brackets, since “AK (up to 1000 V)” is clear to any engineer, and state your English level honestly.
CV example
Electrician with electrical safety category AK (up to 1000 V) and 10 years' experience, the last 6 in industry, installing and maintaining production line electrical equipment, switchboards and automation (Siemens). Over the last 3 years: zero accidents and 25% less equipment downtime.
- Maintain the electrical equipment of 12 production lines and 40 control panels; downtime caused by electrical faults is down 25%.
- Installed the electrical side of a new production line (300 kW) together with contractors, commissioned on schedule.
- Carry out planned maintenance to schedule and keep the equipment logbooks.
- Installed electrical wiring on 20+ sites (apartment buildings, offices, shopping centres).
- Assembled and commissioned distribution boards to design; all work signed off with no defects noted.
Kaunas Technical Vocational Training Centre: electrician qualification, 2016
Electrical safety category AK (up to 1000 V), valid until 2027
Working at height certificate, 2023
What to put in an electrician CV
Electrical safety category (PK, VK, AK), voltage limits, working at height certificate and how long each is valid. Without these, the employer will not read on.
Industry, construction or maintenance; the power rating of the equipment; which manufacturers (Siemens, ABB, Schneider Electric).
No accidents, maintenance logs, planned maintenance: to an employer, this means less risk.
Electricians often have to travel between sites, so give your licence category and say whether you can travel for work.
Most common mistakes
- The electrical safety category or its expiry date is missing.
- A long list of unrelated jobs: one page of electrical experience is better.
- Leaving out additional certificates (working at height, forklift, welding), which often decide who gets the job.
Frequently asked questions
Does an electrician need a cover letter?
Usually not. A short CV and a few sentences in your email on when you can start and which working pattern suits you are enough (in English, if the ad is in English).
How do I show experience gained abroad?
Give the country, the types of sites and any local qualifications: for example, approval from Norway's Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) or German certificates. Employers in Lithuania value this too.
What should I write if I have just finished vocational school?
Your qualification, where you did your work placements and what you did there, your electrical safety category (if you have one), and that you are ready to work shifts and travel for work.