Electrical Qualified Supervisor

Wates Smartspace; Crawley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Smartspace is seeking an Electrical Qualified Supervisor to join our WPS team in Crawley. You will lead electrical quality, safety and compliance across residential works, supporting engineers and the supply chain with expert advice and rigorous checks.

You will ensure proper certification, inspections and notifiable works while delivering toolbox talks, maintaining CPD records and upholding a strong safety culture on site.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Electrotechnical qualifications (NVQ / apprenticeship / mature candidate).
• BS 7671:2018, Initial Verification & Periodic Inspection qualifications.
• At least 2 years' supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of housing maintenance, SOR codes and H&S requirements.
• Great communication skills, confidence partnering with wider teams, and a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Acting as our go-to expert for electrical quality, safety and compliance, including NICEIC requirements.
• Supporting engineers and our supply chain with technical advice, checks and guidance.
• Making sure all electrical works are properly certified, inspected and meet our high standards.
• Carrying out site visits, sample checks and ensuring all notifiable works are submitted correctly.
• Helping new starters settle in, checking competency and delivering toolbox talks.
• Keeping CPD records up to date and ensuring compliance across the contract.
• Maintaining a strong safety culture — protecting residents, colleagues and ensuring best practice at all times.

Skills

Electrical safety

Technical advice

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Education

Level 3 Electrotechnical qualifications

Job description

Electrical Qualified Supervisor

Crawley

We're looking for anElectrical Qualified Supervisorto join our WPS team in Crawley! If you're passionate aboutelectrical safety, quality and supporting engineers to deliver great work for our residents, this is a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact.

What you'll be doing

• Acting as our go‑to expert forelectrical quality, safety and compliance, including NICEIC requirements.
• Supporting engineers and our supply chain withtechnical advice, checks and guidance.
• Making sure all electrical works are properlycertified, inspected and meet our high standards.
• Carrying out site visits, sample checks and ensuring all notifiable works are submitted correctly.
• Helping new starters settle in, checking competency and delivering toolbox talks.
• Keeping CPD records up to date and ensuring compliance across the contract.
• Maintaining a strong safety culture — protecting residents, colleagues and ensuring best practice at all times.

What you'll bring

• Level 3 Electrotechnical qualifications (NVQ / apprenticeship / mature candidate).
• BS 7671:2018, Initial Verification & Periodic Inspection qualifications.
• At least2 years' supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of housing maintenance, SOR codes and H&S requirements.
• Great communication skills, confidence partnering with wider teams, and a proactive approach.

Why join us

• A growing WPS team with real opportunity to shape how we deliver electrical compliance.
• Supportive environment, development pathways and a team that values your expertise.
• Work that genuinely improves homes and communities.

Our commitments

WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]