Site Supervisor

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

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Site Supervisor for our Power T&D team in the North East. You will oversee operatives, ensure safe systems of work, coordinate plant and equipment, and enforce safety, quality, and timely delivery on site.

Working with the Project Manager and Site Engineer, you will conduct inductions, manage permits, and track progress while upholding safety standards and company policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and delivering overhead line, cabling or substation schemes is essential.
• SSSTS certification completed.
• AWNES and Making Safety Personal modules are preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship management are required.
• Budgetary and financial control knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review scope of works with engineers and establish safe systems of work.
• Coordinate plant and equipment requirements with project team.
• Induct and brief operatives and subcontractors daily on safety and scope.
• Ensure permits, PPE, and training are up to date for all site personnel.
• Maintain site logs, quality records, and accurate timesheets.

Skills

Effective communication

Commercial awareness

Relationship management

Leadership & motivation

Education

SSSTS

AWNES

Making Safety Personal Module 2

Brilliant Basics - Honest Conversations Module

SSE Authorisations

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty have a fantastic opportunity for a Site supervisor to work within our Power T&D team for ensuring the operatives on the project are trained to carry out the works in a safe, competent, and timely manner using the appropriate type and quantities of Plant and Equipment.

Working in partnership with the Project Manager, Site Manager and Site Engineer(s) to ensure the project is delivered to programme, discussing and resolving any project delivery issues that may arise.

The location for this role is North East area

What you'll be doing

• Review the scope of works to be carried out with the Project and/or Site Engineers, identifying and agreeing safe systems of work to be employed.
• Liaise with the Project and/or Site Engineer to ensure a timely requisition for sufficient plant and equipment is made, giving adequate notice to Resources.
• Arrange that all operatives and subcontractors are given site inductions prior to any site activities starting and daily briefings prior to commencing any activity.
• Ensure all site personnel have the correct authorisations to operate plant or receive permits.
• Ensure all site personnel training requirements are in date.
• Ensure and monitor that all site personnel have the correct PPE and welfare facilities on site.
• Carry out MSR (Management Safety Representative) checks of working practices at site in conjunction with the Clients nominated MSR.
• Assist the Engineer in carrying out weekly inspections of all plant, lifting equipment and recording on the appropriate forms.
• Ensure that the weekly log (defect) book, for all vans, are correctly filled in, collected and returned to the Engineer. A random visual inspection of all vehicles shall be carried out on a daily basis.
• Ensure Permit to Work near Existing Services documentation is clearly and correctly carried out for all ground breaking activities related to construction works.
• The Supervisor must establish morning and evening Meeting Points for all operatives to meet and be briefed in safety matters, toolbox talks, scope of work activities, register attendance/absence and to ensure all operatives have left the site at the end of the day.
• Ensure all site materials are stored in a safe and secure manner, waste materials are removed from site promptly and good housekeeping is maintained at all times.
• Ensure the Engineer has all necessary information to arrange on site security.
• Attend regular safety forums with site operatives, encouraging new initiatives, to address issues relating to safe working practices, promoting near miss reporting and reviewing
• Communicate safety alerts and information to all persons involved in construction operations.
• Assist the Safety Department to investigate accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Ensure site records are handed over to the Engineer for final records to be produced in a timely manner.
• Complete all quality records to ensure safe completion of the work inclusive of ITPs.
• Be responsible for the operative's time sheets being filled in correctly, showing the daily progress, operatives names, rates, works numbers, hours worked, plant and vehicles (hired and BB owned) utilised and work carried out.
• Be frontline supervisor to the operatives for raised issues before escalation.

Who we're looking for

• Experience of Management and Delivery of Overhead Line, Cabling or Substation schemes up to 400kV preferable.
• Preferably SSE Authorisations
• Completion of SSSTS
• Completion of AWNES
• Completion of Making Safety Personal Module 2
• Completion of Brilliant Basic's - Honest Conversations Module
• Effective Communication Skills
• Commercial awareness with knowledge of both budgetary and financial control
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate a team for success

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.

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

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

We are 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/

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