Site Supervisor

Network Plus group; Derby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full benefits package

Armed Forces-friendly

Job summary

Network Plus is seeking a Site Supervisor to lead local Repair and Maintenance teams delivering water network work. You will ensure safe, on-time, on-budget execution and meet client expectations.

You will drive a right-first-time approach, maintain quality standards, and collaborate with Severn Trent Water and developers to uphold regulatory measures like C-MeX.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Water sector is essential.
• Health & Safety qualification would be an advantage.
• Strong management and leadership capabilities are required.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential.
• Financial and commercial awareness is beneficial.
• Proficient IT skills, including Excel and Word.
• Valid UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a designated group of Repair and Maintenance teams and their daily activities.
• Organise labour cost-effectively, including recruitment, discipline, wages and absence management.
• Manage materials and plant and other resources.
• Capture accurate records of works, including photographs.
• Visit local sites to review progress and performance and ensure standards are met.
• Conduct monthly team briefings, coaching and development of staff.
• Carry out inspections to ensure high quality and right-first-time delivery.
• Act as Health & Safety representative and lead safety inspections and investigations.

Skills

Water sector experience

Health & Safety awareness

Management skills

Communication skills

Financial awareness

Excel & Word

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

NRWSA supervisory level qualification

Job description

Description

As a Site Supervisor, you will be responsible for local operational teams who deliver the day to day aspects of Repair and Maintenance of the water network

You will supervise the teams – ensuring that the work is delivered safely on time, within budget and to our client’s expectations.

In addition to Health and Safety, customer service is critical to our work. You will ensure that work is carried out in a manner, which builds the confidence of developers and adopts a ‘right first time’ approach.

Satisfaction of developers is measured through a new regulatory measure called C-MeX. You will work closely with Severn Trent Water.

Key Responsibilities

• Have operational supervisory responsibility for a designated group of Repair and Maintenance teams, and their daily activities
• Organise labour in the most cost-effective way, including recruitment, disciplinary action, wages and absence management
• Manage all other resources e.g. materials and plant
• Ensure accurate information is captured of works undertaken, including photographs
• Visit teams at local site level – reviewing progress and performance and ensuring standards are adhered to
• Carry out team briefings with teams on a monthly basis; coaching and developing operational teams to reach their potential
• Complete Team Inspections ensuring a high level of Compliance with a real focus on quality and right first-time operational delivery
• Be a Health & Safety Representative; undertaking health & safety inspections in and around the workplace, raising health and safety related matters with management and investigating reportable accidents or incidents as and when they occur

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Relevant qualifications in relation to the work being carried out i.e. NRWSA at supervisory level
• Previous experience in the Water sector is essential
• Health & Safety qualification would be an advantage
• Good management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Financial and commercial awareness
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Full UK Driving Licence

Job Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of your privacy policy.

About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.