Construction and installations

Electrical works manager CV: example and template

This example is for electrical works managers at installation contractors and general contractors on office, warehouse, hospital and housing projects, and for electricians and engineers with new qualifications.

The employer wants to know which qualifications you hold, which installations you deliver, on which buildings, how many crews you run and how you prepare testing and acceptance. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: electrical works manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Bartosz Lis

Electrical works manager

Krakow +48 123 456 789 bartosz.lis@example.com

Professional profile

Electrical works manager with 10 years in installations, holding building qualifications for 5 years in the installation speciality for electrical and power networks, installations and equipment without restrictions. I manage electrical and low-voltage works on office and warehouse projects and run up to 6 crews, testing and acceptance. I handed over my last office building of 18,000 m² with the electrical acceptance passed and no significant defects.

Work experience

Electrical works manager

03.2021 - present

Installation contractor, Krakow

  • Electrical works in an 18,000 m² office building: power supply, lighting, sockets and low-voltage systems.
  • Coordinating up to 6 crews and 2 telecoms subcontractors.
  • Electrical testing and reports, electrical acceptance with no significant defects.
  • Site diary entries and work with the site manager and the investor's inspector.
  • Material orders, quantity surveys and settlements with the general contractor.

Electrical works engineer

07.2015 - 02.2021

General contractor, Katowice

  • Supervising installations in warehouse buildings.
  • As-built documentation and testing.
  • Professional practice towards building qualifications.

Education

Master's degree, electrical engineering

2010 - 2015

AGH University of Krakow

Skills

  • Managing electrical works
  • Power and lighting installations
  • Low-voltage and telecoms systems
  • Testing and reports
  • Acceptance and as-built documentation
  • Coordinating crews and subcontractors

Qualifications

  • Building qualifications in the installation speciality for electrical and power networks, installations and equipment without restrictions
  • SEP qualifications up to and above 1 kV, supervision and operation
  • Member of the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an electrical works manager CV

Professional summary

Start with your building and SEP qualifications and their exact scope. Write which installations and buildings you deliver, how many crews you coordinate and how acceptance goes. The employer is looking for someone who will run the electrical trade alone, from installation to testing and documentation.

Electrical works engineer with 5 years of experience and new building qualifications in the electrical installation speciality. I supervise installations in warehouse buildings, carry out testing and keep as-built documentation. I am looking for work as an electrical works manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the buildings, the scope of installations, crews, testing, acceptance and settlements. Show results, for example acceptance with no defects and deadlines. Add your work with other trades on site.

Weaker: Electrical works.

Better: Electrical works in an 18,000 m² office building: power supply, lighting, sockets and low-voltage systems.

Weaker: Crews.

Better: Coordinating up to 6 crews and 2 telecoms subcontractors.

Weaker: Acceptance.

Better: Electrical testing and reports, electrical acceptance with no significant defects.

Skills worth listing

List the types of installations, testing, acceptance, documentation and coordination. In your soft skills show organisation, decisiveness and work with other trades.

Professional skills

  • Electrical installations
  • Telecoms
  • Testing
  • Acceptance
  • Documentation
  • Crews

Personal skills

  • Organisation
  • Decisiveness
  • Work with other trades
  • Responsibility
  • Accuracy

Qualifications

List your building qualifications with their full scope and your SEP qualifications in the supervision and operation groups with the voltage. Membership of the chamber of civil engineers is also required to perform the role.

Your first project as an electrical works manager

Once you have your qualifications, describe your professional practice, the buildings and the installations from your time as an engineer or electrician.

Add the testing and documentation you do on your own. This shows you will take the trade through to acceptance.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An installation contractor looks for running crews and settlements, a general contractor for coordinating the electrical trade with others, and a power company for networks and transformer stations. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should an electrical works manager put on a CV?

Building and SEP qualifications, buildings, the scope of installations, crews, testing, acceptance and settlements.

Which qualifications are needed?

Building qualifications in the installation speciality for electrical installations and usually SEP qualifications.

How does an electrical works manager differ from a site manager?

The site manager is responsible for the whole project, and the electrical works manager for the electrical trade.

How should I describe the buildings?

Give the type of building, the floor area, the scope of installations and the acceptance result.

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