Electrical Supervisor

Overview

How you’ll make a difference

As Electrical Supervisor, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of the street lighting services across South Gloucestershire through co-ordinating and motivating a team of electricians and tradesmen.

What you will 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 be allocating staff and resources effectively to meet service requirements.
• Day to day, you will be responsible for the 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.
• You will be responsible for ensuring work operations are carried out in accordance with specifications and regulations, and you will inspect, monitor and report on service standards.

What we need from you

• 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.
• Given the elements of this role, 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.

What you need to know

• This is a full time role, working 42 hours per week, including 5 hrs contractual overtime.
• Your shift pattern will be 7.00am – 16.30pm. 

 

Interviews will be held on 3rd September 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• 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.  
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.   

 

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!   
 
To view the full job description, please click this link: Electrical Supervisor – Job Description