Site Supervisor

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working allowing up to 40%Remote

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in the Anglian Water region is seeking a Site Supervisor to lead the safe delivery of civil works across water infrastructure projects. You will supervise site operatives and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards, while coordinating plant, equipment and materials.

You'll drive progress, mentor teams and foster continuous improvement, reporting to Site and Construction Managers.

Qualifications

• CSCS Supervisor Card required.
• Experience supervising civil construction activities.
• CITB SMSTS or SSSTS qualification.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• IT literate and confident using digital construction tools and systems.
• Track record of delivering projects safely, on time and to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of site operatives and subcontractors.
• Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with @one Alliance requirements, statutory regulations, permits and approved method statements.
• Carry out site inspections, toolbox talks and pre-start briefings to promote a strong health and safety culture.
• Monitor temporary works, plant checks and site activities to ensure full compliance.
• Lead by example, encouraging near‑miss reporting, good housekeeping and behavioural safety.
• Drive quality standards by ensuring inspection and test plans are followed and works are delivered right first time.
• Track and report progress, identifying and resolving issues that could impact programme or budget.
• Manage the ordering and coordination of plant, equipment and materials.
• Support, motivate and mentor site teams, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues, subcontractors, customers and members of the public.

Skills

CSCS Card

Site supervision

SMSTS/SSSTS

First Aid at Work

Health, safety, quality

Leadership

Planning & Organisation

IT Skills

Delivery track record

Job description

About the role

Site Supervisor – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location:@one Alliance Sites across the Anglian Water Region

alfour Beatty plays a key role as part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance – a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and industry-leading partners including Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme, creating sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure that serves millions of customers across the East of England.

As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we're looking for an experiencedSite Supervisorto help lead the safe and efficient delivery of our civil engineering projects across the region.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive construction professional who enjoys leading teams, driving high standards, and making a real impact on the successful delivery of essential infrastructure projects.

What you'll be doing

As aSite Supervisor, you’ll oversee the safe and efficient delivery of civil works across our water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Working closely with Site and Construction Managers, you’ll manage direct labour and subcontractors on site, ensuring all activities meet safety, quality, and environmental standards. You’ll play a key role in planning, supervising, and driving progress, while promoting best practice and fostering a proactive safety culture.

Key responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of site operatives and subcontractors.
• Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with @one Alliance requirements, statutory regulations, permits and approved method statements.
• Carry out site inspections, toolbox talks and pre-start briefings to promote a strong health and safety culture.
• Monitor temporary works, plant checks and site activities to ensure full compliance.
• Lead by example, encouraging near‑miss reporting, good housekeeping and behavioural safety.
• Drive quality standards by ensuring inspection and test plans are followed and works are delivered right first time.
• Track and report progress, identifying and resolving issues that could impact programme or budget.
• Manage the ordering and coordination of plant, equipment and materials.
• Support, motivate and mentor site teams, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues, subcontractors, customers and members of the public.

What we're looking for

• CSCS Supervisor Card.
• Proven experience supervising civil construction activities.
• CITB SMSTS or SSSTS qualification.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate teams and contractors.
• Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• IT literate and confident using digital construction tools and systems.
• Track record of delivering projects safely, on time and to a high standard.

Desirable:

• CPCS Lift Supervisor.
• Temporary Works Supervisor accreditation.
• NRSWA Supervisor qualification.
• HSG47 Underground Service Avoidance training.
• Experience within the water, utilities or infrastructure sector.

If you're ready to lead from the front, champion safe delivery and play a key role in shaping the future of water infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]