Electrical Supervisor

KIER GROUP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Birmingham is seeking an Electrical Supervisor to join the Severn Trent Water team. You will supervise electrical installation works across water projects, manage direct-staff electricians, and ensure safety and quality from installation to handover.

Based in Birmingham with 45 hours per week and some flexibility. Experience with electrical regulations and supervisor qualifications is required; driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• This role requires a recognised electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation.
• SSSTS/SMSTS, 18th Edition, and Level 3 Inspection & Testing qualifications are expected.
• An ECS/JIB supervisor card is preferred for this role.
• Post-qualification experience in electrical installation, testing and supervision is required.
• Valid full driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate electrical installation works on water and wastewater projects.
• Manage direct-staff electricians and ensure safe, high-quality delivery.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools and front-work to maintain progress against programmes.
• Review electrical design for constructability and resolve technical queries with engineers.
• Issue and manage permits, coordinate isolations and ensure site controls compliance.
• Liaise with client representatives and site teams to meet work requirements.

Skills

SSSTS or SMSTS

18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

Level 3 Inspection & Testing

Full driving licence

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

Tools

ECS / JIB Card (Supervisor)

Job description

We're looking for an Electrical Supervisor to join our Severn Trent Water team based in Birmingham.

Location: Birmingham

Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to supervise and coordinate electrical installation works on water and wastewater projects across the Severn Trent Water region. You'll be managing direct-staff electricians, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Working closely with project managers, site teams and client representatives, you'll play a vital role in bringing electrical projects to life from installation through to successful handover.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Electrical Supervisor, you'll be working within the Severn Trent Water team, supporting them in delivering safe, high-quality electrical installation works.

• Managing and supervising direct-staff electricians, ensuring daily activities are clearly briefed, planned and safely controlled
• Coordinating labour, materials, tools and work fronts to maintain productive progress against agreed programmes
• Reviewing electrical design from a constructability perspective and working with engineers to resolve technical queries
• Issuing and managing electrical permits, coordinating isolations and ensuring compliance with site controls
• Liaising with client representatives and site teams to ensure work requirements and completion expectations are understood and met

What are we looking for?

This role of Electrical Supervisor is great for you if:

• You hold a recognised Electrical Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation (or equivalent)
• You have SSSTS or SMSTS, 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671), and Level 3 Inspection & Testing qualifications
• You hold an ECS / JIB Gold or Black Card (Supervisor)
• You have post-qualification experience in electrical installation, testing and supervision
• You hold a Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.