Job Description

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General information

City/town:

Watford

Job field:

Other Operations

External closing date:

Friday, February 6, 2026

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5870
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Description and requirements

Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and construction groups with a 135?year heritage. In the UK we deliver complex, sustainable projects that create long?term value for communities. We're committed to safety first, innovation, respect for people and reducing our environmental impact. Join us and help build a better, more sustainable society.



We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technical Manager to join our Building Services team in London.

What you'll do:

Lead and assure electrical Safe Systems of Work (SSoW); deliver training for Authorised and Competent Persons. Provide technical oversight by inspecting works, investigating incidents and ensuring compliance actions are closed out. Support MEP and FM teams during new project onboarding, identifying and managing electrical risks early. Set clear electrical safety and compliance priorities; provide expert guidance to project and technical teams. Challenge electrical designs and delivery approaches to improve buildability and reduce whole?life cost. Contribute to continuous improvement of electrical processes, documentation and OWOW SSoW.

What you'll bring to the role:

Essential experience and knowledge

Expert understanding of the Electricity at Work Regulations. Expert knowledge of BS 7671 (18th Edition). Proven experience implementing electrical Safe Systems of Work. Strong knowledge of Emergency Lighting regulations. Working knowledge of BS 8519. Qualifications and background


Electrical trade background with appropriate technical training.

C&G Inspection & Testing. AM2 qualification. Previous experience as an Authorised Person (AP). Appointed Qualified Supervisor or ability to act as one. Desirable


Experience or willingness to develop knowledge of HTMs and JSPs.

Confident using Excel and Power BI for data and reporting. Experience with SharePoint including automation and dashboards. Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.