Electrical Supervisor

Electrical Supervisor

Location: Gavle, Sweden
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: 3-week rotation

• Week 1: Early morning flight to arrive on site by noon Monday (Monday 12pm-4pm & Tuesday-Saturday 7am-4pm)
• Week 2: Monday-Saturday (7am-4pm)
• Week 3: Monday-Tuesday (7am-4pm), Wednesday (7am-11:30am), then travel home with Thursday-Sunday off

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate all day-to-day electrical installation activities on site, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with project specifications and construction drawings.
• Liaise and coordinate with other trades, subcontractors and the wider construction team to ensure effective sequencing of works and minimise clashes or delays.
• Manage and oversee electrical subcontractors, ensuring adequate labour resources are allocated and installation activities are progressing in line with the project programme.
• Monitor the quality of electrical installation works, ensuring all activities are completed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards and project requirements.
• Prepare and submit weekly progress reports, highlighting completed works, ongoing activities, potential delays and any issues requiring attention.
• Prepare and coordinate two-week lookahead programmes, identifying upcoming activities, labour requirements, material deliveries and any potential constraints to project progress.
• Attend daily and weekly site meetings, providing updates on electrical installation progress, workforce requirements, subcontractor performance and any technical or operational issues.
• Deliver regular toolbox talks and communicate relevant health and safety requirements to electrical installation teams and subcontractors.
• Ensure all subcontractors operate in accordance with project health and safety procedures, Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and applicable site regulations.
• Proactively identify unsafe working practices, hazards and potential risks, implementing corrective actions and escalating significant issues as needed.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture across the site, including completing weekly safety observations and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions are taken.
• Monitor and maintain high standards of housekeeping across all electrical work areas, ensuring subcontractors maintain clean, organised and safe working environments.
• Coordinate the ordering, delivery, receipt and storage of electrical materials and equipment, ensuring all items are available when required and stored safely and securely.
• Verify that all electrical plant, materials and equipment delivered to site comply with agreed project specifications and quality requirements.
• Inspect subcontractor plant, access equipment and tools to ensure appropriate certification, safe working condition and compliance with site requirements.
• Identify and report any variations, delays, technical issues or potential programme impacts in a timely manner.
• Work closely with management to resolve installation issues, coordinate resources and maintain progress against project milestones.
• Ensure all site activities are properly coordinated, documented and carried out in accordance with project procedures, quality requirements and relevant health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Relevant electrical trade qualification, apprenticeship or recognised electrical certification.
• Previous experience in a similar Electrical Supervisor or Electrical Site Supervisor position within an electrical or mechanical and electrical (M&E) contracting environment is essential.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within electrical installation, construction or building services, with demonstrable experience supervising site activities and installation teams.
• Strong technical understanding of electrical installation methodologies, construction practices and site-based electrical works.
• Proven experience managing electrical subcontractors, coordinating labour resources and overseeing installation activities on large-scale construction projects.
• Good understanding of construction drawings, technical specifications, project programmes and installation sequencing.
• Experience monitoring installation quality, coordinating inspections and ensuring works are completed in accordance with project standards.
• Strong knowledge of construction site health and safety requirements, including RAMS, toolbox talks, site inspections and safe working practices.
• Previous experience preparing progress reports, two-week lookahead programmes and coordinating daily site activities.
• Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple subcontractors and activities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project management, engineering and construction teams while maintaining a hands-on approach to site supervision.
• Previous experience on data centre, industrial, pharmaceutical or other mission-critical construction projects would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a leading international data centre construction organisation.
• Involvement in the delivery of large-scale, technically complex data centre developments.
• Permanent employment with an attractive rotational working arrangement.
• Accommodation, transportation and rotational flights provided.
• Weekly per diem in addition to a competitive salary package.
• Opportunity to relocate to Sweden or work on a rotational basis.
• Collaborative working environment with opportunities for career progression and professional development.