Electrical operations manager

Art of Electrical T/as Lee X Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Art of Electrical T/as Lee X Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a senior on-site coordinator to own the day-to-day delivery of residential electrical projects. You will review plans, plan labour, order materials, and liaise with builders to keep work progressing on schedule.

Reporting to the owner and leading hand, you’ll coordinate electricians and apprentices, monitor progress, and ensure quality across renovations, extensions and solar installations.

Qualifications

• Extensive domestic electrical experience
• Strong knowledge of residential construction
• Experience managing projects and supervising electricians and apprentices
• Excellent plan-reading and take-off skills
• Strong knowledge of electrical products and materials
• Confidence liaising with builders, supervisors and clients
• Strong organizational and forward-planning skills
• Good problem-solving and decision-making instincts

Responsibilities

• Coordinate electricians and apprentices across multiple domestic projects
• Plan labour requirements and schedule projects to maximize productivity and minimize downtime
• Work closely with the owner, leading hand and team leaders to monitor progress and flag upcoming requirements
• Read and interpret electrical plans, RCPs and construction documentation
• Complete and review electrical take-offs
• Cross-reference plans, specifications, builder documentation and purchase orders
• Prepare accurate material orders and ensure materials are on-site when needed
• Maintain strong relationships with electrical wholesalers and suppliers
• Liaise with builders, site supervisors, clients and other trades
• Monitor projects from start to finish, catching delays and shortages
• Extensive Domestic Experience Required

Skills

Labour planning

Plan reading

Take-offs

Material ordering

Liaison with builders

Site coordination

Project supervision

Education

Victorian A-Grade Electrical License

Job description

Art of Electrical is a Melbourne electrical contracting business - small enough that everyone knows everyone, big enough to keep good people busy, We've been doing this for over 2 decades.

We're now looking for someone to step up, take real ownership of how the day-to-day runs.

This isn't a corporate management role, and it isn't just a desk job. We need someone with real on-site experience who's coordinated people, materials and builders on residential jobs before, to help run the operational side of the business alongside our owner and our long-time leading hand

Reporting directly to the business owner, and working closely with the leading hand, you'll be responsible for coordinating and supporting the day-to-day delivery of residential electrical projects. That means reviewing plans and take-offs, planning labour, ordering material with suppliers, and liaising with builders on upcoming work.

Key responsibilities

Coordinate electricians and apprentices across multiple domestic projects

Plan labour requirements and schedule projects to maximize productivity and minimize downtime

Work closely with the owner, leading hand and team leaders to monitor progress and flag upcoming requirements

Read and interpret electrical plans, RCPs and construction documentation

Complete and review electrical take-offs

Cross-reference plans, specifications, builder documentation and purchase orders

Prepare accurate material orders and ensure materials are on-site when needed

Maintain strong relationships with electrical wholesalers and suppliers

Liaise with builders, site supervisors, clients and other trades

Monitor projects from start to finish, catching delays and shortages

Extensive Domestic Experience Required

You'll need substantial hands-on experience in domestic electrical work, and a comprehensive understanding of residential projects, including:

• Renovations and extensions
• Solar and battery installation ( starting to introduce )
• Working directly with builders and site supervisors
• Coordinating electricians and apprentices on site
• Resolving issues that come up during construction

About you

Victorian A-Grade Electrical License

Extensive domestic electrical experience

Strong knowledge of residential construction

Experience managing projects and supervising electricians and apprentices

Excellent plan-reading and take-off skills

Strong knowledge of electrical products and materials

Confidence liaising with builders, supervisors and clients

Strong organizational and forward-planning skills

Good problem-solving and decision-making instincts

Full-time, permanent role

Direct access to the owner and a genuine say in how things run

A senior role in a growing business, with room to grow into it

A small, experienced, close-knit team

Varied, high-quality domestic projects

Long-term career progression