Gas & Electrical Manager

  • New Forest District Council
  • Lyndhurst, UK
  • Sep 04, 2024
Full time Gas Manager Management

Job Description

Gas & Electrical Manager

Location: Lyndhurst

Salary: Up to £55,538 per annum

Are you looking for your next rewarding management role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced professional to manage our in-house workforce of 2 Supervisors managing 20 gas and electrical operatives. The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar position before and hold relevant qualifications.

We take our commitment to decarbonisation seriously. Your experience will shape how we will adapt to greener technologies and increase tenant engagement and take up.

If you think you have what we are looking for and are ready to work on continuous improvement, help shape service redesign and be part of a team that reflect our climate ambitions, we want to hear from you.

About you.

 You will have at least 5 years of demonstrable experience of being responsible for gas and electrical compliance.

You will have comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of related legislation such as IET Wiring Regulations 18th edition, Gas Safety (Installations and Use) Regulations 1998.  

You will need to be a strong leader with excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to motivate and achieve cultural and behavioural change to support new ways of working.

What’s In it for you?

  • 28 days annual leave (plus an additional 5 days after 5 years continuous local government service).
  • Local government pension scheme
  • On site parking
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Hybrid working
  • Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores and restaurants
  • Cycle to work scheme which could save you around 40% on cycles and accessories.

About Us

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New Forest District Council is the largest housing provider in the district with 5,200 Council dwellings made up of houses, flats, hostels and schemes providing extra care. Our Housing Maintenance Programmes and Servicing teams provide planned, cyclical and reactive maintenance and repairs services to our residents through a team of highly skilled trades people. 

As one of the largest districts in the country, with 6 towns and a close relationship with neighbouring conurbations, the New Forest provides a supportive environment in which everyone who works for us can help drive our aims. 

We believe that all our employees make a valuable contribution to the work of the council and that’s why we encourage a trusting and open culture where each employee is supported and respected equally. We also recognise the value of a highly motivated and engaged workforce and we actively promote a good work/life balance. 

To view full details of what you can expect from working for NFDC and to view the full job description, please click on the candidate pack attached.

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If after reading the job description you would like an informal discussion about what the role has to offer, please contact sophie.tuffin@nfdc.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss it further.

Closing date 8th September 2024

Interviews 12th  - 13th  September 2023