Electrical Engineering Manager

Job Description

At Sweet Project Holdings Limited, (SPHL), we work with the data, defence, and energy sectors. We are a comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, offering services spanning site acquisition, architecture, and refurbishment to client occupancy. In our world, there are no simple projects, only specialist needs and clever solutions.

We are a general contracting business, drawing on over forty years of specialised industry experience to provide excellent service, sustain long-term partnerships and achieve the highest quality outcome for key clients, whilst maintaining financial commitments.

The Electrical Engineering Manager provides company-wide leadership, governance and assurance for electrical engineering across Sweet Projects

The role is responsible for ensuring electrical systems are designed, installed, tested, commissioned and energised safely, compliantly and to the required technical and quality standards

Working collaboratively with Technical, HSEQ, Operational and Project teams, the role will establish consistent electrical engineering standards, provide expert technical guidance and ensure electrical risks are effectively identified and managed.

Job Requirements

Electrical Leadership and Governance

• Act as Sweet Projects’ senior operational authority for electrical engineering matters
• Develop and maintain company-wide electrical standards, governance and safe systems of work
• Provide expert technical advice to senior management, project teams, clients and other stakeholders
• Define requirements for electrical competency, appointments, authorisations and supervision
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, standards and industry best practice
• Challenge or stop electrical activities where safety, quality or compliance cannot be demonstrated

Technical and Project Assurance

• Establish appropriate electrical design and technical assurance requirements in collaboration with the Technical Department
• Review complex or high-risk electrical designs, specifications and proposed solutions
• Provide electrical input and assurance during pre-construction, procurement and project delivery
• Identify and manage significant electrical risks, technical departures and non-conformances
• Support consistent electrical standards and solutions across projects
• Provide technical oversight of DNO, ICP and other external electrical interfaces

Quality, Commissioning and Compliance

• Establish minimum electrical QA/QC, inspection, testing and commissioning requirements
• Undertake or commission technical audits across projects and the supply chain
• Provide oversight and assurance of testing, commissioning and energisation activities
• Review significant electrical defects, failures and non-conformances and ensure appropriate corrective action
• Lead or support investigations into significant electrical incidents and ensure lessons learned are shared
• Report significant electrical risks and compliance matters to senior management

Leadership and Capability

• Support the recruitment, development and technical assessment of electrical personnel
• Define and promote appropriate electrical competency standards
• Mentor and develop electrical engineering and project delivery teams
• Promote knowledge sharing, lessons learned and continuous improvement across the business
• Represent Sweet Projects in technical discussions with clients, consultants and external organisations
• Support business planning and improvement relating to electrical capability, risk and future requirements

Decision-Making Authority

• Challenge electrical designs, technical submissions and working practices
• Require additional evidence, testing or independent verification where appropriate
• Reject non-compliant electrical proposals or installations
• Place technical hold points on electrical works
• Require corrective action before testing, commissioning or energisation
• Pause or stop works where electrical safety, quality or compliance cannot be adequately demonstrated
• Escalate significant unresolved electrical risks to the appropriate Director
• Project teams retain accountability for the safe and successful delivery of their projects

Success Measures

• Consistent electrical governance and technical standards across the business
• Effective identification and management of electrical risk
• Safe and controlled testing, commissioning and energisation
• Reduction in recurring electrical defects and non-conformances
• Timely closure of electrical assurance and corrective actions
• Improved electrical capability and competency across the business
• Effective technical assurance of projects and the supply chain
• Trusted technical support provided to senior management and project teams

The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied from time to time as dictated by the changing needs of the Company. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate and as requested by their manager.

The post holder may be required to work at any of the locations at which the business of Sweet Projects is conducted.

Job Responsibilities

Experience required

Essential

• Significant senior electrical engineering experience within data centres, defence, energy, critical infrastructure or similarly complex environments
• Strong experience across LV and HV electrical systems throughout design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation
• Experience providing senior technical leadership, governance and assurance across complex projects
• Experience developing or implementing electrical standards, quality and compliance requirements
• Experience managing electrical risk, incidents, defects and non-conformances
• Experience leading, influencing and developing electrical teams, contractors and specialist suppliers
• Strong knowledge of relevant electrical legislation, regulations and industry standards
• Proven ability to operate effectively with senior management, clients and multidisciplinary project teams

Desirable

• Experience providing electrical assurance across multiple concurrent projects
• Experience developing company-wide electrical standards or safety arrangements
• Experience supporting bids, tenders and major project technical strategies
• Experience representing an organisation in client or external technical assurance reviews

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable equivalent senior professional competence
• 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations qualification
• ECS Black Manager Card or ability to obtain this within an agreed period
• Professional membership of the IET or equivalent recognised professional body

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate, leadership or management qualification
• Additional professional accreditation relating to electrical safety, critical power or HV engineering

Training Required

Essential

• Appropriate HV electrical safety and Authorised Person training or demonstrable equivalent competence
• Electrical safety and safe systems of work training
• Strong understanding of electrical inspection, testing and commissioning
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and CDM requirements

Desirable

• Electrical auditing or compliance assurance training
• Incident investigation training
• SMSTS
• Temporary Works awareness

Sweet Projects is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that our success is built on the success of our employees.  We are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment that helps our employees to achieve their personal and professional goals.

Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.

Job Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including

• Car Allowance.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• BUPA Healthcare and Cash Plan.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Birthday day off.

Salary

95000 - 110000 GBP (yearly)