Stores Supervisor

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering; Leiston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is seeking a Stores Supervisor to manage the day‑to‑day stores/warehouse operations for the Sizewell C project in Leiston, Suffolk. You will control, store and issue materials, supervise stores staff and ensure compliant, efficient processes on site.

Working on a high-profile infrastructure project, you will maintain stock accuracy, coordinate deliveries and support cost control while promoting safe working practices and teamwork across site teams.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Experience in stores, warehouse, logistics or similar operational environment.
• Understanding of plant, tools, equipment and materials, ideally in construction or piling.
• Experience supervising or leading a small team.
• Confident communication across site teams and stakeholders.
• Good IT skills including stock systems, Excel and Word.
• Proactive workload management, deadlines, accuracy and accountability.
• Awareness of health and safety requirements, with commitment to safe practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day stores activities including receiving, storage, issuing and dispatch of materials and plant equipment.
• Maintain accurate stock control with up-to-date inventory records.
• Coordinate deliveries and collections to support site operations and minimise disruption.
• Carry out regular stock checks and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure stores transactions have correct documentation and audit trail.
• Supervise and coordinate stores personnel and allocate daily tasks.
• Provide training and support to team members to maintain high standards.
• Ensure stores activities comply with health, safety, environmental and compliance requirements.
• Maintain a safe, organised and efficient stores environment.
• Handle, store and dispose of materials according to procedures.
• Liaise with site teams, plant and procurement to ensure materials are available.
• Identify opportunities to improve stores processes and drive efficiency.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Team coordination

Attention to detail

Proactive workload management

Health and safety awareness

Tools

Excel

Word

Stock systems

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Stores Supervisor to join our Ground Engineering team working on the Sizewell C project in Leiston, Suffolk.

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable low‑carbon electricity.

The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke.

We are more than just an alliance; we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.

About the Role

Role purpose: To manage the day‑to‑day operation of the stores/warehouse, ensuring all plant, equipment, and materials are controlled, stored and issued efficiently, safely and in line with company procedures.

What you'll be doing

• Oversee day‑to‑day stores activities, including the receiving, storage, issuing and dispatch of materials and plant equipment;
• Maintain accurate stock control, ensuring inventory records are up to date and clearly documented;
• Coordinate deliveries and collections to support smooth site operations and minimise disruption;
• Carry out regular stock checks and investigate any discrepancies in a timely and effective manner;
• Ensure all stores transactions are supported by the correct documentation and audit trail;
• Supervise and coordinate stores personnel, allocating daily tasks and managing workloads efficiently;
• Provide guidance, training and support to team members to maintain high standards of performance;
• Ensure all stores activities are carried out in line with health, safety, environmental and compliance requirements;
• Maintain a safe, organised and efficient stores environment at all times;
• Ensure the correct handling, storage and disposal of materials in accordance with company procedures;
• Liaise with site teams, plant and procurement to ensure materials and equipment are available when required;
• Identify opportunities to improve stores processes, drive efficiency, support cost control and promote best practice.

Who we're looking for

• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage priorities effectively;
• Previous experience within a stores, warehouse, logistics or similar operational environment;
• A good understanding of plant, tools, equipment and materials, ideally within construction or piling;
• Experience supervising, supporting or leading a small team;
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across site teams and stakeholders;
• Good IT skills, including experience using stock systems, Excel and Word;
• A proactive approach to workload management, deadlines, accuracy and accountability;
• Awareness of health and safety requirements, with a commitment to promoting safe working practices;
• A forklift licence, logistics qualification, warehouse qualification or health and safety training would be desirable;
• A positive, team‑focused approach, leading by example and maintaining high standards in everything you do.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of Our Key Benefits Are

• An attractive or negotiated salary;
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family‑friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo‑technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross‑country rail and road projects.

Our reputation as one of the UK’s leading specialist geo‑technical contractors is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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/.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are an equal opportunity employer.