Electrical Supervisor - Streetlighting (Streetcare)

By co-ordinating and motivating a team of electricians and tradesmen, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of the Street Lighting services across South Gloucestershire.

What will you be doing? 

• It will be your responsibility to manage 2-3 teams of electricians working on street lighting installations and maintenance across South Gloucestershire. 

• Regularly, you will allocate staff and resources effectively to meet service requirements. 

• You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of your teams, including absence monitoring, appraisals and training, ensuring all team members receive ongoing support and development.  You will liaise with customers, coordinating work to achieve required standards.

• To ensure work operations are carried out in accordance with specifications, work standards and regulations, you will inspect, monitor and report on service standards.

• We require you to have, or be working towards, a professional/technical qualification e.g. HNC, NVQ4, or have equivalent relevant experience. 

• It is essential for you to have knowledge of relevant legislation, procedures and policies e.g. health and safety. 

• You must have the ability to identify problems and provide creative, workable solutions within short timeframes. 

• You will have experience of supervising, motivating and developing a team, including allocation of work, performing absence monitoring, conducting training and undertaking recruitment. 

• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance. 

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.      

• As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.  

• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.  

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.    

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of   

• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.  

• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.     

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.    

We’re making a difference, be part of it!