Electrical Supervisor

OCS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Qualified Supervisor to oversee electrical installation work and ensure safety, technical standard and quality under their supervision.

The role covers recording inspection results, maintaining certificates, and supervising electrical operatives while safeguarding certification forms and reporting losses or misuse. A full-time commitment and familiarity with NICEIC standards are required.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Must be able to qualify for role within NICEIC.
• Experience in in service test and inspection of electrical installations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competence / experience as an electrician.
• Work across a wide range of electrical installation types and materials.
• Demonstrate competence of electrical testing and completion of electrical installation certificates (NICEIC).
• Participate in the supervisory on call rota and maintain the Engineers on call rota.
• Demonstrate a reasonable working knowledge of other building service systems.
• Willing to work overtime to support the needs of the Business.
• Verification of subcontractors reports and other in-house reports within the contract.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer facing

Proactive and flexible

Time management

Education

18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

NICEIC eligibility

Tools

Maximo

NICEIC Click Software

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Working Pattern

08.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday, one hour unpaid lunch

About The Role

A Qualified Supervisor is the electrically competent person with specific responsibility for the safety, technical standard and quality of electrical installation work completed under their supervision.

A Qualified Supervisor is responsible for:

• Ensuring that the results of inspection and testing are recorded correctly on the appropriate certificates or reports.
• Ensuring that the business’ premises, equipment, documentation, and records are available for inspection when required by NICEIC.
• Supervisory duties for all electrical operatives
• Safeguarding all unused NICEIC forms of certification and reporting any loss, theft or misuse.

A proposed Qualified Supervisor should:

• Be available to the business on a full-time basis.
• Have at least two consecutive years supervisory or managerial responsibility for the standard of electrical installation work.
• Satisfy the technical training and/or experience requirements.
• Understand the Electricity at Work Regulations, current edition of BS 7671, and the Codes of Practice and guidance documents relevant to the range of electrical work undertaken.
• Understand the inspection, testing, verification, certification and reporting procedures for the range of electrical work undertaken.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competence / experience as an electrician.
• Work across a wide range of electrical installation types and materials.
• Demonstrate competence of electrical testing and completion of electrical installation certificates (NICEIC). Including appropriate collation of reports, software, correct application of testing equipment etc.
• Participate in the supervisory on call rota and maintain the Engineers on call rota.
• Demonstrate a reasonable working knowledge of other building service systems.
• Willing to work overtime to support the needs of the Business.
• Verification of subcontractors reports and other in-house reports within the contract.
• These duties and responsibilities may be changed in accordance with the needs of the company, in particular the post holder may be required to provide support to holders of other posts according to changes in workload and patterns of working.

Essential

• Full UK Drivers Licence
• 18 th Edition IET Wiring Regulations
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Must be able to qualify for role within NICEC.
• Experience in in service test and inspection of electrical installations.

Desirable But Not Essential

• Experience in Maximo system
• Experience of working in a busy large office environment
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Experience using NIEC Click Software.

Key Person Criteria

• Excellent communication skills both written & verbal.
• Strong customer facing skills.
• Proactive and flexible team player.
• Ability to react under pressure.
• Has no problem receiving or delivering instructions.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good time keeping.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.