Electrical Supervisor in Birmingham

Energy Jobline ZR; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking an Electrical Supervisor to join our Severn Trent Water team in Birmingham. You will supervise electrical installation works across water and wastewater projects, managing direct‑staff electricians and coordinating with project managers.

The role emphasizes safety, quality, and timely delivery, from installation through handover, with close collaboration with site teams and client representatives.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation (or equivalent).
• SSSTS or SMSTS, 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671), and Level 3 Inspection & Testing.
• ECS / JIB Gold or Black Card (Supervisor).
• Post-qualification experience in electrical installation, testing and supervision.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Full driving licence

SSSTS or SMSTS

18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

Level 3 Inspection & Testing

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

ECS / JIB Gold or Black Card (Supervisor)

Job description

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?

• 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

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 and 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 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.

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.