Electrical Manager

Electrical Manager

Salary: £47,198 - £49,634 per annum (plus car allowance & excellent benefits)

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Contract: Permanent, full time – hybrid working, but presence in the office and on site required to meet business need.

Closing Date: 18th November 2024

Interview Date: TBC 

Overview of role:

We’re looking for an Electrical Manager to join our new Building Compliance Team to manage the day-to-day operational management of our electrical team. We’ll need you to lead our in-house electrical team to deliver a complaint, customer focused and efficient electrical maintenance service to our customers, including repairs, installations and our cyclical EICR programme. 

Our electrical team already perform to a high standard, but at whg we’re always striving for excellence, so we’ll need you to embed continuous improvement within the team, driving performance, quality, customer service and value for money. We’ll expect you to utilise a variety of data to make ‘data driven decisions’ on what action to take to drive improvements and rely on data to evaluate the effects of any change. 

Not only do we require you to be highly technically skilled in electrics, you’ll also need to be a great leader of people, being able to influence, motive, coach and develop colleagues as well as challenging performance where necessary. The ability to guide people through change is also key. 

You’ll be seen as our subject matter expert in electric and be a key player in moving our EICR programme from 10 to 5 years. We’ll also need your expertise in electrics to help us achieve our net zero target by 2050.

It’s no surprise that we will need you to have the following technical qualifications to be considered for the role: 

• City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or Maintenance (or equivalent qualification). 
• City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations (2391-52) (or equivalent qualification).
• IOSHH – Managing Safely qualification, or willing to work towards.

So what’s in it for you? We offer a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a local government pensions scheme and much, much, more. It also offers you the opportunity to be involved in a social business that has a clear set of values and objectives that are all about supporting people. And our inclusive culture and market-leading professional development opportunities have seen us achieve a Sunday Times ‘Best place to work’ award for 2024.

Interested? Please read on below and check out our website at www.whg.uk.com to find out more about what we do.

What’s in it for you?

whg is an organisation that is all about supporting a positive culture for colleagues and enabling people to bring their best to work each and every day. We support a flexible approach to work and believe in giving colleagues the right balance of autonomy and support to enable them to work to their full potential. Working for whg means you will receive:

• A competitive salary
• A range of shopping and leisure discounts
• 27 days annual leave (plus three days for Christmas shut down)
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Access to the annual leave purchase scheme
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment
• Access to a choice of two great pension schemes including the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Automatic membership of Colleague Voice
• A health cash plan
• A friendly office environment
• Access to a car leasing scheme
• A culture that really does aim to create a place for all colleagues regardless of job role.

About us

At whg, we are dedicated to providing affordable homes across the Midlands and creating sustainable communities. We believe everyone has the right to a safe and secure home, which is the foundation for a successful life. Our values— Trustworthy, Respectful, Accountable, Collaborative and Excellent — guide our work and our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We have been recognised as a top employer in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. The awards celebrate the top employers in the UK who are leading the way in employee pride, job satisfaction and wellbeing, as well as reward and recognition. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to providing opportunities and support for all applicants, including those with disabilities.

Interested in joining our team? Visit our website at www.whg.uk.com to learn more and apply.