Electrical Team Leader – Corporate Repairs

City Futures – Transport & Facilities Management

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Electrical Team Leader to join Sheffield City Council's Corporate Repairs Team.

Based at Manor Lane Depot, you will play a key role in leading and developing a team of electricians and multi-skilled operatives delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance and minor capital works across the Council's diverse corporate property portfolio. This includes landmark and operational buildings such as the Town Hall, libraries, depots, crematoriums, the Medico Legal Centre and major office accommodation including Moorfoot.

About the Role

As Electrical Team Leader, you will be responsible for the effective supervision, planning, organisation and deployment of operational staff to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards. You will lead by example, promoting excellent customer service, safe working practices and continuous improvement across the service.

In addition to leading the electrical team, the successful candidate will act as the Council's NICEIC Qualified Supervisor (QS), providing technical oversight of electrical installations, inspection and testing activities, ensuring compliance with BS 7671 and NICEIC Approved Contractor Scheme requirements, and maintaining high standards of electrical safety and workmanship across the service.

Planning and coordinating responsive repairs, programmed maintenance and minor electrical projects.
Managing resources, materials, plant, transport and subcontractors to achieve service objectives.
Ensuring compliance with electrical regulations, health and safety legislation, CDM requirements and Council policies.
Using ICT systems to manage workloads, monitor performance and improve service delivery.

About You

A relevant electrical qualification to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
City & Guilds 2391-52 Inspection and Testing qualification (or equivalent) and substantial electrical maintenance experience.
Strong knowledge of electrical safety, health and safety legislation, CDM regulations and industry good practice.
Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
The ability to motivate teams, manage performance and deliver results in a demanding operational environment.
A customer-focused approach and commitment to continuous improvement.
A willingness to work flexibly and travel across the Council's estate as required.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to lead a skilled team delivering essential services across some of Sheffield's most important buildings. You will be part of a service committed to safety, customer excellence, professional development and continuous improvement.

Further Information

Ricky Somerset
Technical Services Manager – Corporate Repairs
Mobile: 07775 587392
Email: ricky.somerset@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.