Electrical Contracts Lead – Growth & Delivery

GMEC Solutions Limited; Wales; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Company phone

Laptop

Workplace pension

Private medical insurance

Death-in-service benefit

Sick pay up to 80%

Annual leave

Professional development

Job summary

GMEC Solutions Limited is seeking an experienced Electrical Contracts Manager to lead the electrical engineering and industrial maintenance division across the UK. This hands-on leadership role involves winning new work, estimating, delivering profitable projects, and managing the electrical workforce.

You will plan site surveys, quotations, and contracts from enquiry to invoicing, coordinate electricians and subcontractors, monitor costs and margins, and maintain strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven industrial electrical engineering and maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the electrical engineering and maintenance division, setting clear operational, commercial and workforce standards.
• Identify new customers and opportunities; develop existing accounts and secure repeat work, planned maintenance agreements and electrical projects.
• Complete site surveys, scopes, labour and material estimates, technical proposals and quotations; actively follow up enquiries to win orders.
• Manage contracts from enquiry and award through planning, procurement, labour allocation, installation, testing, commissioning, handover and invoicing.
• Monitor project costs, quoted versus actual hours, variations, margins and cash-generating completion; address issues early.
• Plan and coordinate electricians, apprentices and subcontractors across multiple customer sites, including reactive and planned works.
• Lead, coach and develop the electrical team; set expectations for productivity, quality, attitude, accountability and safe working.
• Identify training and recruitment needs, build technical competence and address underperformance constructively.
• Maintain strong client communication, resolve operational issues and work closely with the Managing Director and wider GMEC management team.
• Ensure appropriate RAMS, permits, electrical isolation, inspection/testing, certification and project records are completed to required standards.
• Use GMEC management and CRM systems to maintain accurate enquiries, quotations, project records, actions and performance information.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Contract management

Business development

People management

Planning & scheduling

Communication

Electrical safety

Education

Electrical apprenticeship

18th Edition

Inspection & testing qualification

HNC/HND/degree

SSSTS/SMSTS

Tools

MCCs

PLCs

Industrial automation

Job description

GMEC Solutions Limited is seeking an experienced Electrical Contracts Manager to lead the electrical engineering and industrial maintenance division across the UK. This hands-on leadership role involves winning new work, estimating, delivering profitable projects, and managing the electrical workforce.

You will plan site surveys, quotations, and contracts from enquiry to invoicing, coordinate electricians and subcontractors, monitor costs and margins, and maintain strong client relationships.