Site Manager (HV Substation)

Progressive Recruitment; East Hampshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Recruitment’s client seeks a Site Manager for an HV substation project in Hampshire. Contract role starting ASAP and running to December 2026, typically Monday–Friday with programmed outage/out-of-hours work.

You must have SSE/SSEN Senior Authorised Person/site-management level authorisation, SMSTS, and a recognised electrical qualification with HV substation experience. Driving licence and safety certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold SSE/SSEN Senior Authorised Person/site-management authorisation.
• SMSTS certification required.
• Electrical engineering qualification or time-served equivalent.
• SHEA Power / EUSR utility safety passport and CSCS/ECS card; first aid at work.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Hands-on HV substations experience at 33kV and 132kV.
• Delivery of HV outages planning and safety documentation.

Responsibilities

• Take overall site responsibility for safe, on-programme delivery to the 8 December 2026 completion date.
• Interact with SSEN operations and authorising staff; plan and manage HV/LV outages and site access windows.
• Hold SSE authorisation at Senior AP/site-management level; control safe system of work and safety docs.
• Lead and coordinate the site team and subcontractors against the programme.
• Own safety, CDM compliance; brief RAMS, conduct daily briefings, maintain zero-harm culture.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning and energisation with commissioning engineer and SSEN control.
• Manage QA, inspection/test plan sign-off, snagging and defect close-out.
• Compile commissioning docs and as-built records; manage de-mobilisation and handover.
• Manage materials, plant, logistics and traffic; report progress and cost to PM.

Skills

SSEN Senior Authorised Person / site‑m

SMSTS

First aid at work

High voltage substations experience

Outages planning & safety docs

Team leadership

Full UK driving licence

Education

HNC/HND or C&G in electrical engineering

SHEA Power / EUSR utility safety passport

CSCS/ECS card

Job description

We're working with a client who are looking for a Site Manager for their HV substation project in the Hampshire area.

This is a contract role starting ASAP and lasting until December 2026. Typical working days would be Monday to Friday, with programmed outage/out-of-hours working.

You must have an SSE (SSEN) authorisation at the Senior Appointed Person/Site Management level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take overall site responsibility for safe, compliant, on-programme delivery of the outstanding works to the programme completion date of 8 December 2026.
• Act as the primary interface with SSEN operational, authorising and commissioning staff; plan, request and manage HV and LV outages and site access windows.
• Hold and exercise SSE (SSEN) authorisation at Senior Authorised Person / site-management level; control the safe system of work and issue/receive safety documentation.
• Lead and coordinate the site team (site supervisor, fitters/electricians, cable jointer) and specialist subcontractors, allocating resource against the programme.
• Own site health, safety, environmental and CDM compliance; prepare and brief RAMS, run daily briefings, and maintain a zero-harm culture on a live/part-live substation.
• Coordinate the testing, commissioning and energisation sequence with the commissioning engineer and SSEN control.
• Manage quality, inspection and test plan sign-off, snagging and defect close-out.
• Compile and submit commissioning documentation and as-built records; manage de-mobilisation and handover.
• Manage free-issue materials and equipment, plant, logistics and traffic management (A339).
• Report progress, risk and cost against programme to the Contracts/Project Manager.

Essential qualifications and experience:

• Current SSE / SSEN (Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks) authorisation to Senior Authorised Person / site-management level under the applicable Distribution Safety Rules.
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme).
• Recognised electrical/engineering qualification (HNC/HND or C&G in electrical engineering) or equivalent time-served background.
• SHEA Power / EUSR utility safety passport and CSCS/ECS card; first aid at work.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience managing works on high voltage substations at 33kV and 132kV.
• Proven delivery of grid transformer replacement and associated HV/LV installation and commissioning in a DNO/transmission environment (ideally SSEN/SSE).
• Experience planning and managing HV outages and the associated safety documentation.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary site teams and subcontractors to programme.

Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.