Electrical Supervisor
Are you an experienced electrical compliance professional with a strong understanding of safety, contractor management and regulatory requirements? Do you enjoy solving problems, improving performance and ensuring services are delivered safely and compliantly?
We're looking for someone who can combine technical knowledge with strong organisational and communication skills to support the delivery of electrical compliance services across Cornwall Housing's homes and communities.
About the role
You'll support the delivery of Cornwall Housing's electrical compliance services, ensuring that statutory servicing, testing and maintenance activities are delivered safely, on time and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
In this role you will:
- Support the delivery of electrical compliance programmes and contracts
- Monitor contractor performance and quality standards
- Investigate compliance issues and support resolution
- Review compliance data, certification and reports
- Carry out inspections, audits and quality checks
- Support residents with enquiries, complaints and complex cases
- Work with contractors and stakeholders to improve performance
- Contribute to compliance assurance and service improvement
- Escalate risks and regulatory concerns where required
- Support management reporting and operational decision-making
Cornwall Housing is evolving to better meet the needs of the people and communities we serve. Our values of Collaboration, Honesty and Learning are central to this, helping us stay focused on doing the right things in the right way.
If you want to make a real impact, work positively with others and help shape better outcomes for local people, this could be the perfect next step. Join us to create safe homes in strong communities for one and all!
About you
To be successful, you'll have:
- Relevant electrical or compliance-related qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body
- Experience delivering electrical or property compliance services at a supervisory level
- Strong knowledge of electrical compliance requirements and regulations
- Experience working with contractors and managing performance
- Experience investigating issues and identifying solutions
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience producing reports and using compliance-related data
- Strong communication and stakeholder skills
- Experience within social housing, property compliance or asset management would be highly advantageous
To find out more about the role and requirements, please view the Role Profile (copy and paste this link into a new browser): https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/m5jppqgu/500090-electrical-mechanical-supervisor.pdf
Our offer to you
Salary: £45, 312 per year
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base: Hybrid working - working from office, home, site and in the community as needed. Your base will be our main office in Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR. This role requires you to typically work from the office at least 2 days per week, sometimes including attendance at short notice.
What you’ll get from us in return is:
· A challenge like no other – Cornwall is unique and so are we!
· A highly competitive total package that includes a decent salary (with annual negotiations with recognised trade unions for cost-of-living salary increases), Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days annual leave plus bank hols (rising to 31 days plus BHs after 5 years’ continuous service) with the option to buy more, family friendly policies, and our flexible approach to work
· A senior management team who will listen and support you, and encourage your ideas and creative thinking
· Support in your continuous learning and development
· Access to discounts on entertainment, shops, wellbeing and travel through our on-line portal
· And a chance to really make your mark
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a Basic DBS check. You will be asked to complete the relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.
To apply
It’s really easy to apply for our roles – create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV and covering letter/statement.
The planned closing date for applications is Tuesday 4 August 2026 (midnight). However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. So we recommend that you please submit your application early.
Interviews are planned for Tuesday 11 August 2026. This will be an in-person interview at Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and aim to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role. Where application numbers are high, we may invite those who best meet these requirements. We will also work with you to put reasonable adjustments in place where possible.
Contact us
If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or 01872 324 329
Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at Cornwall Housing, delivering safe homes in strong communities for one and all!
Redeployees – Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council and the Corserv Group are associated employers. We have reciprocal arrangements agreed for redeployment. If you are a Cornwall Housing, Cornwall Council or Corserv Group employee with redeployment status confirmed by HR (for example, confirmed at risk of redundancy or dismissal due to disability-related ill health), once you have applied please email us at [email protected] to let us know that you are applying as a redeployee.
Recruitment Agencies – we are not currently seeking agency support with this vacancy, thank you. Please view our information for recruitment agencies here: https://www.cornwallhousing.org.uk/jobs/recruitment-agencies/
INDCHL
Pay: £45,312.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and aim to interview disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential requirements of the role. Where application numbers are high, we may need to invite those who best meet these requirements. We will also work with you to put reasonable adjustments in place where possible. Do you consider yourself eligible for consideration under the Disability Confident scheme? If yes, please let us know any specific requirements needed to enable your participation and/or attendance during the selection process (including if you are unable to evacuate a building unaided, for example during a fire emergency):
- To be successful, you'll have:
- Relevant electrical or compliance-related qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body
- Experience delivering electrical or property compliance services at a supervisory level
- Strong knowledge of electrical compliance requirements and regulations
- Experience working with contractors and managing performance
- Experience investigating issues and identifying solutions
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience producing reports and using compliance-related data
- Strong communication and stakeholder skills
- Experience within social housing, property compliance or asset management would be highly advantageous
Please explain how you meet the criteria above, using relevant examples, and demonstrate your interest in this role and CHL. This will form part of the shortlisting process.
Licence/Certification:
- full driving licence and access to a vehicle (required)
- electrical compliance qual or relevant body membership (required)
- electrical compliance experience (required)
- contractor management experience (required)
- compliance reporting experience (required)
- supervisory experience (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
