Technical Operations Manager (Electrical)

Lotus Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established electrical services company seeks to employ a qualified manager with a strong background in electrical contracting. This role involves overseeing multiple small to medium projects across a fast-paced environment in Gauteng, focusing on operational excellence and team management.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in managing electrical service teams.
• Experience in operations planning and project costing.
• Experience in electrical contracting or petro-chemical maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage 8-10 small electrical teams on maintenance projects.
• Ensure high standards and customer service SLA's are met.
• Prepare estimates and oversee operational plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Planning

Staff management

Organisational management

Communication

Results-oriented

Stress tolerance

Education

Tertiary qualification in business or operations

Trade tested Electrician

Tools

MS Projects

Excel

Job description

SUMMARY :

Our client, a well-established electrical services company, specializing in small to medium sized electrical projects and maintenance, specifically in the petro-chem maintenance and construction sector, seeks to employ a qualified and suitable candidate for their branch in East Rand

This is a fast paced, constantly changing working environment where your high analytical and problem-solving skills will be optimized and where you can fully utilize your planning, staff and organisational management abilities in order to drive operations and service within the region.

This is not a large company, focused on mega sized projects but rather focusses on between 100 – 150 small to medium projects, therefore, you will have a background in facilities or electrical contracting will be ideal.

POSITION INFO :

KEY REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FOR CONSIDERATION :

• You will have completed a Tertiary qualification in business, operations or be a trade tested Electrician, coupled with a minimum of 5 years experience in the management of technical / electrical service teams, ideally in a construction / electrical or facilities management.
• You will have a proven track record in operations planning, preparing estimates, costing of projects and ensuring the highest standards are delivered in terms of customer SLA’s.
• You will have excellent communication skills, be an adept problem solver and be able to expertly manage between 8-10 small electrical teams for maintenance projects across Gauteng, Limpopo and North West
• You will be results driven, a natural people leader, organised, meticulous and have a high stress tolerance, able to thrive under pressure.
• You will have advanced Excel and MS Projects software proficiency
• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in the electrical contractor or petro-chemical maintenance sector
• Due to the level of trust required for this role, you will consent to a criminal and credit check, as well as provide contactable references

Due to the exceptionally high volumes of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore, only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful.