Job title: Senior Electrical Officer

Salary: PO2 £41,177 to £44,253

Hours: 37

Contract: Permanent

Location: Main office - Print Unit, 7 Limewood Approach, Seacroft, Leeds LS14 1NG. However, you may be required to work from any office location within the city. Hybrid working will also be offered.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council valuesand ambitions.

About you

As a Senior Electrical Officer,you will bring to the role:

Electrical technical skills, knowledge and experience
Experience in contract and performance management
Experience of leading and developing high performing technical teams.
Ability to implement and manage technical compliance programmes and projects, adapting to changing circumstances and priorities.
Ability to build relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to drive organisational strategy, policy and culture with a focus on a customer centric approach to service delivery.
Ability to analyse and interpret information and data, identify common trends, change needs, risks and learning outcomes, providing high level reports and presentations to a wide range of stakeholders.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, forward- thinking, motivated, innovative and hardworking individual to join the asset management team.

The post holder will hold the position of Senior Electrical Officer within the asset Management directorate. The position is an operational management position and will be responsible for managing effective delivery of electrical services. As part of the role, you will utilise current skills, knowledge and experiences to support compliance activities, provide technical guidance, and produce reports ensuring the service provides excellence. A strong leader with a ‘can do’ attitude in-line with the Councils manager habits, excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus is required. An ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and have a clear focus on staff engagement is essential.

You will have operational lead and accountability for the management of electrical services and stakeholders. We are looking for someone who will ensure that high levels of efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality is achieved, whilst ensuring maximum performance in accordance with the targets, standards and policies of the Council. The role will require you to work closely with other internal teams to ensure that all electrical services, complaints and enquiries are managed effectively mitigating any risk to the Council.

The post-holder will support the delivery of service plans and ensure the continuous and on-going innovation and improvement of the service. The role requires a customer focused post holder as the position will involve a high degree of customer interaction and face to face contact with tenants, elected members, contractors and colleagues across the Council. The role will be flexible involving both site and office-based works. It should be noted that the demands of property management services are high and therefore the role requires a high degree of flexibility to meet the ever-changing priorities of the service.

The team work flexibly to meet service needs with our base of operations at the Printworks on limewood approach. As part of our flexible working strategy the team also work in any location within the Leeds City Council geographical area. This is a challenging but rewarding role and an exciting opportunity for someone that is looking to develop their career.

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
a range of staff benefitsto help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

Apply for this job online. Please complete the online application form

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If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Russell Brown, Electrical Services Manager on email russell.brown@leeds.gov.uk.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job description

Job purpose

The role will involve the provision of electrical technical services to Housing Leeds. Including, but not limited to –

Ensuring the effective day to day management of contractors and Internal Service Providers to ensure that any service works are delivered in a timely, costly and compliant manner.
Implementing and managing programmes of work in-line with available resources to ensure that overall compliance with legislation, regulation, values, policies and priorities is achieved to meet quality standards.
Acting as a technical expert for the service. Supporting the electrical services manager through electrical enquiries, complaints, site surveys, policy/legal reviews, technical scopes and specifications and were requested providing detailed reports.
The responsibility for delivering a proactive cross service approach to meeting electrical compliance and for the timely resolution of risks.
The post-holder will be required to work flexibly and could be deployed in a number of areas of the service.

Responsibilities

Technical lead for the frontline delivery of the service in-line with council and departmental performance standards, values, policies and priorities. Ensure all activities undertaken are done so in compliance with legal, regulatory, contractual and internal requirements.
Support the delivery of service plans and operational projects in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure the continuous and on-going innovation and improvement of the service in-line with council objectives in-order to achieve excellence.
Continually drive a value for money, customer focussed service.
Take ownership for and manage relationships with all stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
Manage activities within individual delegated budgets and the management of spend in-line with agreed budget profiles, including the prioritisation and planning of work.
Take accountability for the outputs of all duties ensuring adequate and robust audit and risk management procedures are in place.
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Leadership Responsibilities:

To lead, manage, motivate and develop team members in accordance with council policies and employment laws, and ensure that relevant procedures are understood and followed.
To ensure that the team works professionally, competently, and in a forward thinking and customer focused way whilst embracing collaborative partnership working in order to achieve excellence.
To demonstrate and embed the council Values and Manager Habits to lead, support and drive cultural change.
To ensure you and the team work professionally, competently, and demonstrate a ‘can do’ approach to their thinking and problem solving.
To work collaboratively and in partnership with partners and stakeholders.
To support the achievement of Equality and Diversity in both employment and service delivery including the promotion of equality of opportunity.
To deputise for the Electrical Services Manager and undertake any other reasonable duties as required.
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

Essential requirements It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements or have relevant experience.

Minimum building/construction related qualification to HNC / HND level or equivalent experience
Degree level qualification in Building Surveying / Construction related or equivalent experience
Qualified Electrical engineer to NVQ level 3 / C&G 2391
A detailed knowledge of electrical services, installation and maintenance
Landlord’s responsibilities in relation to repairs & maintenance
Construction Health & Safety
A knowledge of standard forms of contracts
Ability to manage priorities whilst delivering on a range of projects and adapting to changing circumstances and priorities.
Ability to diagnose and develop solutions to electrical problems.
Ability to develop and maintain strong and effective working relationships with stakeholders.
Experience of negotiation on issues in a political environment
Ability to analyse and interpret information and report to a wide range of audiences in an accurate manner
Chairing meetings effectively
Appropriate delegation of workloads
Strong resilience and a ‘can do’ attitude to overcoming barriers
Supporting on partnership and multi-agency working
Managing medium-large projects/programmes of work within defined budgets
Considerable experience of problem solving involving complex issues
Experience of managing and leading a team
Experience of working within a complex political environment.
Considerable experience of using Microsoft packages and IT systems
Managing Construction contracts

Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics

Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol, and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

Desirable requirements It is desirable that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates are not required to meet all the desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.

Membership of a professional body i.e. IET / JIB/ CSCS
Up to date knowledge of social housing and issues affecting the sector
Involvement in the procurement of works/services
Working with and negotiating with trade unions
Working with an Internal Service Provider.
Undertaking service reviews.