Small Works Manager (Electrical)

RECRUITMENT HELPLINE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Pension

Private medical insurance

Medicash

Phone, laptop and tablet

Free on-site Parking

Ongoing training and support

Job summary

RECRUITMENT HELPLINE, based in Coulsdon, seeks an experienced Small Works Manager (Electrical) to run multiple projects, price works, and deliver on time and on budget. The role involves site visits, occasional overtime, and managing engineers and subcontractors.

You will be the main client contact from enquiry to handover, with a strong focus on margin protection and fast-paced delivery within occupied buildings.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrician with City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification.
• Experience in commercial electrical works and site pricing.
• Ability to price work from site surveys and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Attend site visits and surveys, often on short notice.
• Price and quote works up to around £50,000.
• Plan labour, materials and access; book works with clients.
• Manage multiple live jobs and coordinate engineers and subcontractors.
• Protect margin by pricing and agreeing variations.
• Be main client contact from enquiry to handover.

Skills

Time-served electrician

18th Edition (C&G 2382)

ECS/JIB Gold Card

Commercial electrical experience

Pricing from site visit

Site supervision experience

Driving licence

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3

Tools

SimPro

Job description

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Small Works Manager (Electrical) to join a well-established company based in Coulsdon

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + package

Job Type: Full Time / Permanent

Benefits: Company car or allowance, pension, private medical and more.

The Company

They are a small but growing electrical contractor based in Coulsdon. They work across two sides of the industry: electrical testing, inspection and compliance for high-profile, security-sensitive sites, and installation and fit-out projects for main contractors and end clients.

They are looking for a Small Works Manager to take on the smaller end of their projects work — packages up to around £50,000 — from first enquiry through to sign-off.

The Role

You will attend site, work out what is needed, price it, and then make sure it gets delivered on time and on budget. It is varied and fast-moving: some days you will be quoting, others you will be out on site keeping three or four jobs moving at once.

• Site visits and surveys, often at short notice

• Pricing and quoting works up to around £50,000

• Planning labour, materials and access, and booking works in with clients

• Managing several live jobs at once — engineers, subcontractors, deliveries and programme

• Protecting margin, including pricing and agreeing variations

• Being the main point of contact for your clients, from enquiry through to handover

A lot of their work is in occupied buildings, so the role involves some out-of-hours and weekend working. This is always paid as overtime on top of your salary.

What we are looking for

• Time-served electrician, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualified

• 18th Edition (C&G 2382) and ECS/JIB Gold Card

• Commercial electrical experience — offices, fit-out, banking, data centres or similar

• Able to price work from a site visit and a set of drawings

• Some experience of supervising, running or pricing your own jobs, even on a smaller scale

• Organised, able to juggle several jobs at once, and confident dealing with clients

• Full UK driving licence

Desirable: fit-out or refurbishment experience, SSSTS or SMSTS, experience on occupied or security-cleared sites, SimPro, IPAF/PASMA.

You do not need to have held a small works or contracts manager title before. If you have come off the tools, have run your own jobs, and want to build a role around yourself, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

• £55,000 – £65,000 depending on experience

• Company vehicle or car allowance

• Out-of-hours work paid as overtime

• Company pension

• Private medical insurance

• Medicash

• Phone, laptop and tablet

• Free on-site Parking

• Ongoing training and support with further qualifications

• Real autonomy on high-profile sites, and a clear route into a senior projects role as we grow

The employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need.