Delivery Leader Electrical Services

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave 25–34 days

Flexible working

Training & development

Health & wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Volunteer days

Job summary

Southampton City Council seeks an experienced Electrical Manager to lead the Gas and Electrical Services team within Housing Works. You will oversee a trade team delivering repairs and maintenance to over 16,000 council properties across the city, ensuring compliance and quality.

The role requires NICEIC qualification, strong people management, and the ability to manage budgets, tenders and contractor performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of electricians within housing repairs or similar.
• NICEIC certification and supervisory sign-off capability required.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting experience.
• Proven ability to manage contracts and sub‑contractors with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a designated team of electricians and oversee daily operations.
• Ensure compliance and delivery of electrical cyclical maintenance and certifications.
• Tender, quote and manage budgets, expenditure reports and project forecasting.
• Manage contractor and staff performance, ensuring deadlines and quality standards.

Skills

Electrical management

NICEIC supervision

Budgeting & reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Construction/Property management qualification

Job description

Are you looking to develop an interesting and rewarding career in an ambitious city? We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and professional Electrical Manager to join our Gas and Electrical Services team within our in house repairs and maintenance service (Housing Works).

Southampton is a growing, dynamic city of opportunity. Can you help us deliver the vision for the entire city, ensuring we leave a positive legacy for future generations? We are looking for people to help us deliver a high-quality housing repairs and maintenance service for our residents.

About you:

You will be a confident and experienced manager within the built environment and will be required to undertake a management role in our busy Electrical Services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for a trade team within Housing Works that carry out repairs and maintenance to over 16,000 council owned properties throughout our estates across the city. You will need well developed analytical skills and evidence of positive people management, including the ability to build relationships with stakeholders. This is estate based so successful candidate must be able to work in Southampton on a daily basis.

About the role:

Your duties will include;

• Leading a designated team of around 12 electricians
• Handling and working with NICEIC electrical certification*
• Managing small and large more complex projects
• Delivering compliance aspects of electrical cyclical maintenance
• Tendering and quoting for work
• Accountable for managing budgets, forecasting and compiling expenditure reports
• Accountable for managing contractor and staff performance including KPI’s
• Dealing with day-to-day matters, contract management / management of sub-contractors whilst working in conjunction with other teams and departments in order to meet deadlines
• Quality control / quality assurance checks and carrying out site-based inspections and reporting
• Telephone, face to face meetings and email queries
• Investigate complaints including those from Councillors, MPs and Ombudsman
• Supporting/working with fellow Gas and Electrical Homes Managers and other Managers across the Council
• Working/meeting with the Client function(s) to oversee the appropriate delivery of both planned and reactive work

*You will be required to become approved and registered NICEIC ‘Qualifying Supervisor’ (including C&G2391 or equivalent) in order to sign off electrical certification for works carried out. Experience and knowledge in this area along with competence are a must and previous experience of this elsewhere is welcomed. Additional trade skills and knowledge would be an advantage.

From a landlord perspective, we need to ensure that properties comply with both legal and regulatory obligations when it comes to Electrical & Gas systems in place and the work, we carry out on behalf of SCC. Robust planning and delivery of cyclical maintenance inspections is critical to have full compliance. Balancing reactive work with planned work and utilising resources appropriately is a daily challenge.

Essential requirements

Experience and a working knowledge of CDM, HHSRS, Awaab’s Law and applicable Health and Safety regulations is a must. You will also have a relevant management qualification in construction, housing or property maintenance (for example NVQ, HNC/HND, CIOB, RICS or similar) or equivalent professional experience, with willingness to continue developing professional competence where required.

The successful applicant must have a full UK driving licence and will be required to undergo a DBS check.

As the work is varied a flexible approach is required to meet changing needs and tight deadlines. Excellent customer service skills, enthusiasm, and a ‘can do’ attitude is essential as you’ll be our ambassador when speaking to customers and suppliers. You will liaise with residents, peers and colleagues on a daily basis so communication and customer focus will be essential to the role. Organisational, customer service, time management and high level of competency in using IT systems are key to this role. You will need to be able to remain calm and unflustered when working under pressure and/or faced with confrontation.

About Us:

We are committed to being a Child and Resident Friendly City where people are proud to live and work and where you can make a significant difference to our local communities. We want Southampton to be a modern city, amongst the best places to grow up, live and work in and we are committed to tackling inequality and to creating a city that is greener, fairer and healthier.

About Southampton:

• Our city is easy to travel around on foot, bike and public transport
• We have a fantastic range of retail outlets, restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres.
• Our City has award-winning parks and open spaces with the New Forest National Park and beautiful beaches on our doorstep
• We have one of the major ports in the UK operating 364 days a year.

Why work for us?

You can be confident of a rewarding career, with a competitive salary, job security and a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and career progression opportunities in return for your dedication to bettering the lives of Southampton’s residents.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Generous holiday 25–34 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Join us and help build a city that is greener, fairer and healthier — while developing a highly rewarding career.