ABU Project Supervisor

Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd. (LMH-GB-LL); Basingstoke; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days leave

Pension scheme

Laptop provided

Employee discounts

Friend referral bonus

Job summary

Linde Material Handling is seeking an ABU Project Supervisor to lead UK projects from handover to completion. You will coordinate site activities, manage risks, and ensure safety, quality, and schedules are maintained while collaborating with customers, contractors, and internal teams.

The role is home-based with extensive UK travel and occasional European travel for training and site visits. Experience in materials handling and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising large-scale site installations in materials handling or capital equipment sectors.
• Strong understanding of site coordination, labour management, subcontractors, plant, and interfaces.
• CDM regulations, RAMS, inductions, toolbox talks, and incident reporting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Supervise large-scale site installations and coordinate delivery across projects.

Skills

Site supervision

Project coordination

RAMS & CDM

Safety inductions

SSSTS/SMSTS

IOSH Managing Safely

Technical drawings

Cost monitoring

Stakeholder management

Microsoft 365

Project scheduling

Education

SARI

SSSTS

SMSTS

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

ERP systems

Cost tracking software

AutoCAD/Drawings

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity as a ABU Project Supervisor at Linde Material Handling. Join Linde Material Handling, a global leader in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. About the Role The ABU Project Supervisor plays a key role in the successful delivery of KION projects (Linde and STILL branded) across the UK, overseeing installations from project handover through to customer sign-off and final completion. Acting as the primary operational contact, you will coordinate and supervise all aspects of project delivery, ensuring safety, quality, programme, cost, and site activities are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal teams, you will proactively resolve issues, manage risks, and help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standards. This is a varied and hands-on role that combines project coordination, site supervision, stakeholder management, and compliance with technical and regulatory requirements across the KION portfolio. The position is home-based with extensive travel throughout the UK, including regular overnight stays, and occasional European travel for training and site visits.

We offer: At Linde Material Handling, we believe in rewarding our people. Your package will include:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for long service milestones
• Company pension scheme (6% employer contribution, minimum 4% employee contribution)
• Access to discounts from major UK brands
• “Recommend a Friend” bonus scheme
• Eligibility for Employee Incentive Schemes
• Laptop and phone provided

Bring your expertise, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll provide the tools and support to help you succeed.

Tasks and Qualifications:

We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience supervising large-scale site installations within the materials handling, storage, automation, racking, or wider capital equipment sectors.
• Strong understanding of site coordination, including labour management, subcontractors, plant, materials, access requirements, work sequencing, and interfaces with other trades.
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations, RAMS, site inductions, toolbox talks, and incident reporting.
• Qualifications such as SARI, SSSTS, SMSTS, or IOSH Managing Safely are highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and project programmes, with the confidence to identify and resolve on-site issues effectively.
• Commercial awareness, with experience monitoring project progress, costs, variations, supplier performance, and snagging activities.
• Excellent planning, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across customers, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and project scheduling or cost-tracking systems.
• Relevant technical or project delivery qualifications are advantageous, although practical experience is equally valued.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across the UK, including regular overnight stays.

Bring your expertise, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll provide the tools and support to help you succeed.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Linde Material Handling is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

If you require adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note: Successful candidates must provide proof of the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance at this time.

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered.

KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready.

Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.

Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution.

Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence.

Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions.

Join our team – Push it forward.