Electrical Team Leader

Shorterm Group
Wednesbury, WS10 7BF, United Kingdom
2 months ago
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Job title: Electrical Team Leader

Job location: Birmingham

Salary: £49,599

Duration: Permanent role

Start date: ASAP

Industries considered:

Rail, Rolling stock, RAF, REME, British Army, Royal Navy, Marine Engineering, Avionics, Aerospace, Defence, HVAC, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering

Client Summary:

Our Client is a leader in the West Midlands for providing transport solutions to the area.

Position Summary

As our Electrical Team Leader you will be responsible for leading the:

* Maintenance and repair of traction power substations and LV systems

* Team leadership, competence development, and safety assurance

* Switching programmes, isolations, permits, and technical investigations

* Performance reporting and continuous improvement

* Support to new system installations and commissioning

* Participation in the engineering on-call rota

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

* Strong electrical engineering background (switchgear, HV/LV distribution, plant control systems, industrial power, utilities, defence, or similar).

* Experience leading technical teams in a safety-critical environment.

* High attention to detail and excellent understanding of electrical safety principles.

* Ability to review technical documentation, RAMS, schematics, and protection arrangements.

* Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification

* 18th Edition Wiring Regulations

* Electrical safe systems of work competence

* Ability to achieve Authorised Person (Complex) status within six months (fully funded)

It would be great if you had:

* HNC/HND or degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

* PLC/Control systems experience

* AP/SAP trained (HV/LV)

* IOSH/NEBOSH

* Rail, traction power, or utility experience

Contact Information:

Email: (url removed)

Phone: (Direct Line) (phone number removed)

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.

Please note the above job specification could be subject to change as agreed with our client

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