Property Services Team Leader - Electrical

Working hours: Full time - 37 hours per week. Shifts between 8am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday.

Schedule type: Office based with travel to sites (covering Croydon down to Brighton) and limited working from home.

The Role

Are you ready to make a real difference in people's lives while building a rewarding career? At Raven Housing Trust, we're passionate about creating safe, healthy homes for our residents-and we're looking for someone who shares that commitment.

Due to the continued growth of our housing portfolio, we're expanding our Property & Estate Services team and are looking for a Property Services Team Leader - Electrical to join us at this exciting time of development.

This is more than a job-it's an opportunity to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and customer focus. At Raven, we empower our people to lead with purpose. You'll join an organisation that values belonging, ownership, and collaboration-where your voice matters and your impact is felt across our communities. We're proud of our inclusive, supportive culture and our commitment to professional development.

What you'll be doing

As a Property Services Team Leader - Electrical you will be responsible for ensuring safety and certification for all electrical works carried out at Raven. Specifically you will be responsbile for signing off NICEIC certification and all aspects of Electrical/Testing work for minor repairs to larger one-off projects. You will be responsible for managing the annual NICEIC accreditation, ensuring Raven's compliance.

Key Responsibilities -

• To line manage and supervise a team of electricians in delivering a quality, planned and responsive electrical service for our social housing repairs service and relevant commercial works.
• Ensure full compliance with NICEIC standards by delivering regular audits on electrical systems (lighting, fire alarms, door entry) and driving corrective actions to maintain certification.
• Lead bi-weekly audits (vans, sites, contractors) to improve compliance, safety and service quality.
• Support surveyors and the Electrical Manager in planning and delivering larger electrical projects, ensuring resources, timelines, and quality outcomes are achieved.
• Lead and motivate the team of electricians, setting clear expectations and driving performance against targets.
• Develop staff capacity through regular 1:1's appraisals, and training plans, ensuring the team meets compliance and service standards.

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone with:

• C&G 2360 parts 1 & 2 or 2330 Parts 2 & 3, or equivalent
• C&G Electrical NVQ3
• C&G 2391 Preferred or 2394/5
• A full, clean driving license
• Ability to advise trade staff and contractors about technical repairs solutions
• An assertive and pro-active approach to resolving technical and people issues and identifying improvements or resolutions
• Able to demonstrate experience in the Electrical Construction industry.
• Proficient in working with both single-phase and three-phase electrical systems

Why join Raven?

At Raven, we're more than just a housing association - we're a community-focused organisation committed to creating positive change. You'll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where your ideas and expertise will genuinely make a difference.

You will also share our values: earning trust by being open and accountable, listening with an open mind, working collaboratively, and caring about making things better.

What Raven will offer in return

To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.

Our reward package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Funded health cash plan
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Voucher-based recognition scheme
• Retail discounts

Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications form all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Selection process

Your application will progress through the following stages:

• Application Review

Your CV and supporting documents will be reviewed by Reed Recruitment against the essential criteria outlined in the Skills & Experience section of this advert.

Please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates how you meet the required criteria to be considered.

• Microsoft Teams Interview

If shortlisted, you will be invited to an initial Microsoft Teams interview. During this stage, you will be assessed against the Skills & Experience criteria and your overall suitability for the position.

• Assessment Centre

Successful candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview at Raven House.

This is the final stage of the selection process and will determine the outcome of your application.

• Feedback

Feedback will be provided following the face-to-face interview stage.

Successful candidates will then be considered for an offer.

Further information

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.

All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let the recruitment team know.