Electrical Engineering Manager

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.

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.

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.