MDE UK
Electrical Supervisor
Crewe by Farndon
£25 – £28/hr
Posted about 12 hours ago
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Electrical Supervisor
Location
UK wide projects with a preference for candidates based along the M5 corridor between Crewe and Gloucester.
Pay and set up
- Self employed CIS with weekly payments.
- Typical rate £25 to £27 per hour CIS, with scope to £28 for people with an ECS Gold Card and strong transformer or HV experience.
- Travel time paid door to door.
- Regular fifty plus hour weeks for those who want to earn well.
- Based on typical hours, weekly earnings can be in the region of £1,500 to £1,700 depending on experience and hours worked.
The opportunity
- You will join a growing UK energy business delivering utility scale power generation projects across the country. This includes large solar farms, battery storage sites and associated substations.
- You will be the Electrical Supervisor on site, leading teams of electricians and making sure all works are installed, tested and commissioned safely and to the required standard.
- There is a strong long term pipeline of projects, so this is ongoing work rather than a short shutdown.
- Accommodation is provided Monday to Friday in good quality shared houses rather than budget hotels.
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What you will be doing
- Supervising electrical installation, testing and maintenance on utility scale solar, battery and substation projects.
- Working in the field with electricians and technicians, leading by example on safety and quality.
- Overseeing installation of inverters, battery systems, LV panels, transformers and associated cabling.
- Carrying out and overseeing inspection and testing, fault finding and corrective actions.
- Reading and working from electrical drawings and schematics.
- Coordinating with project managers, engineers and the client to keep work on track.
- Completing daily and weekly reporting on progress, materials and any issues.
- Supporting and mentoring junior electricians and technicians.
What you will bring
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical qualification.
- ECS Gold Card.
- 18th Edition.
- Inspection and testing qualification such as 2391 or 2392.
- At least five years electrical experience with time spent on utility scale or industrial projects.
- Strong understanding of electrical standards and safe systems of work.
- Confident reading drawings and schematics and planning work from them.
- Hands on experience with solar inverters, battery systems, LV panels and associated wiring is a strong advantage.
- Proven experience supervising teams on site, including allocating work and checking quality.
- Good IT skills for basic reporting and documentation.
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Other requirements
- Full UK driving licence and own vehicle, mileage paid at 25 pence per mile.
- Happy to work away from home Monday to Friday on sites across the UK.
- Able to work in the UK without sponsorship.
What is on offer
- Strong hourly rate on a CIS basis with weekly pay.
- Door to door paid travel and mileage contribution.
- Regular long weeks for people who want to maximise earnings.
- Long term pipeline of projects across the UK.
- Chance to work on some of the largest solar and storage schemes in the country.
- Clear pathway for development, with support from senior management and project leads.
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Skills
Electrical Supervision
Testing and Commissioning
Fault Finding
Reading Electrical Drawings
Team Leadership
Project Coordination
Reporting
Mentoring
HV Experience
LV Panel Installation
Solar Inverter Installation
Battery Storage Systems