Small Works Manager - Electrical

Heated Mechanical Services; Coulsdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or car allowance

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Medicash

Company phone

Laptop and tablet

Ongoing training and support with new/

Job summary

Heated Mechanical Services in Coulsdon is seeking an experienced electrical professional to take on the Small Works Manager role. You will own several small projects across London and the South East, combining estimating, client management and delivery from enquiry through handover.

Ideal candidates are time-served electricians who have progressed to supervision or pricing, with City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition, ECS/JIB Gold Card, and a proven ability to price from drawings.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations – C&G 2382.
• ECS/JIB Gold Card.
• Strong commercial electrical installation experience.
• Ability to survey a job and produce an accurate quotation.
• Experience pricing electrical works from drawings and specifications.
• Previous experience supervising, managing or taking ownership of your own jobs.
• Good commercial awareness around labour, materials, variations and project margin.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Capability to manage several smaller projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Attend client sites to carry out surveys and establish the scope of required works.
• Produce quotations and pricing electrical works up to approximately £50,000.
• Pricing from site surveys, specifications and electrical drawings.
• Planning labour, materials, access requirements and project programmes.
• Coordinating electricians, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Managing several live projects simultaneously and ensuring works remain on programme.
• Monitoring project costs and protecting commercial margin throughout delivery.
• Identifying, pricing and agreeing variations with clients.
• Ordering materials and coordinating deliveries to site.
• Liaising directly with clients, main contractors and other stakeholders.
• Managing works within occupied and live commercial environments where disruption needs to be carefully controlled.
• Ensuring works are completed safely and to the required quality standards.
• Managing projects through completion, certification and final handover.

Skills

C&G NVQ3 Electrical

18th Edition CW Regulations

ECS/JIB Gold Card

Commercial electrical installation

Site surveys & quotations

Pricing from drawings & specs

Supervising/Managing jobs

Labour & margin awareness

Multi-project management

Organisation & planning

Client communication

Full UK driving licence

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification

Tools

SimPro or similar

Job description

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced electrical professional to join a growing electrical contractor as aSmall Works Manager, based from Coulsdon and working across London and the South East.

The business operates across electrical installations, fit-out, testing, inspection and compliance, delivering works within commercial, occupied and security-sensitive environments.

This role will take responsibility for the smaller projects and works packages, typically valued up to£50,000, managing them from the initial client enquiry and site survey through pricing, delivery, completion and final handover.

This would suit either an established Small Works Manager or an experienced electrician/supervisor who has been running and pricing their own jobs and is looking to make the next step into management.

The Role

You will take ownership of multiple small electrical projects at different stages, combining estimating, client management and project delivery.

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Attending client sites to carry out surveys and establish the scope of required works.
• Producing quotations and pricing electrical works up to approximately £50,000.
• Pricing from site surveys, specifications and electrical drawings.
• Planning labour, materials, access requirements and project programmes.
• Coordinating electricians, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Managing several live projects simultaneously and ensuring works remain on programme.
• Monitoring project costs and protecting commercial margin throughout delivery.
• Identifying, pricing and agreeing variations with clients.
• Ordering materials and coordinating deliveries to site.
• Liaising directly with clients, main contractors and other stakeholders.
• Managing works within occupied and live commercial environments where disruption needs to be carefully controlled.
• Ensuring works are completed safely and to the required quality standards.
• Managing projects through completion, certification and final handover.

Due to the nature of the client base, some projects will requireevening or weekend working. Any out-of-hours work will bepaid as overtime in addition to the basic salary.

The successful candidate will ideally be atime-served electricianwho has progressed into supervising, pricing or managing their own electrical works.

You should have:

• City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations – C&G 2382.
• ECS/JIB Gold Card.
• Strong commercial electrical installation experience.
• Experience within environments such as commercial offices, fit-out, banking, data centres or similar.
• The ability to survey a job and produce an accurate quotation.
• Experience pricing electrical works from drawings and specifications.
• Previous experience supervising, managing or taking ownership of your own jobs.
• Good commercial awareness, particularly around labour, materials, variations and project margin.
• The ability to manage several smaller projects simultaneously.
• Strong organisation and planning skills.
• Confidence dealing directly with clients.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• Commercial fit-out and refurbishment.
• Occupied or live working environments.
• Security-sensitive or security-cleared sites.
• SSSTS or SMSTS.
• SimPro or similar job management software.
• IPAF and/or PASMA.

Previous experience with the job titleSmall Works Manager or Contracts Manager is not essential.

We are equally interested in experienced electricians and electrical supervisors who have come off the tools, have successfully run and priced their own jobs and are ready to take the next step into a management position.

• £55,000 – £65,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
• Company vehicle or car allowance.
• Out-of-hours and weekend work paid as overtime.
• Company pension.
• Private medical insurance.
• Medicash.
• Company phone.
• Laptop and tablet.
• Ongoing training and support with further qualifications.
• Genuine autonomy over your own projects.
• Exposure to high-profile commercial and critical environments.