Site Supervisor (Cables)
Location: Glasgow / Lothian and Borders, Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Central belt etc.
Salary: from £40,000 - £45,150 per year (negotiable based on experience) with a strong benefits package and fantastic career progression opportunities
Closing Date: 10th Nov 2024
Help us create a better future, quicker.
At ScottishPower, we know that our people are our strongest asset, so we’re always looking for individuals whose energy, intelligence, and passion can help us reach our goals.
Role:
The Site Supervisor role is pivotal within the SPT Business and involves the supervision of construction activities during the delivery phase of SP Energy Networks Major Projects.
The Site Supervisor will work under the supervision of the Site Manager and will be responsible for:
1. Supervising and monitoring the agreed Project Delivery Strategy, reporting on contractor performance.
2. Collaborating with Design Teams, Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Site Managers to plan and monitor the works.
3. Reviewing contractors’ lookahead programmes, interfaces, coordination, etc.
4. Maintaining a flexible approach to working durations to meet the requirements of an external contracted workforce while holding the duty Principal Contractor role.
5. Monitoring and coordinating Transmission operations to meet operational requirements in line with agreed system outages.
6. Adapting to flexible working environments in line with project requirements, shift patterns, remote locations, and out-of-hours working.
What you will bring:
1. Preferably, knowledge of specifications, designs, maintenance, construction, and commissioning of underground cables, monitoring and inspecting the installation of duct systems, underground cables, horizontal directional drilling, joint bays, sealing ends, terminations, and fibre optic connections.
2. Candidates with transferrable skills in street works, highways, utility services, low voltage installations will be considered with experience in GS6, HSG47, Temporary works, New Roads and Street Works Act.
3. Ability to understand valid for construction drawings and all inspection and testing regimes associated.
4. Ability to monitor quality assurance and environmental processes.
5. Skilled in the use of PC & Microsoft Software Applications for planning and organising works, and able to use digital forms of communication (TEAMS).
6. Excellent negotiation, influencing, leadership & planning skills.
7. Experience and knowledge in all current Health and Safety legislation & understanding of CDM 2015 regulations & duty holder roles.
What you'll be doing:
1. Supervising the delivery of contracted works packages and assisting the Site Manager (SM) in managing the works to ensure regulatory compliance with Health & Safety Law and CDM regulations 2015.
2. Ensuring constructability and working methods are interpreted and aligned with engineering design scope, valid for construction drawings, and standards, providing technical expertise and supervision of work packages.
3. Keeping accurate site records and providing progress reports.
4. Assisting with the management of contracted works and collaborating with Transmission Planning and Operational teams to establish safe work practices and minimise the impact on the high voltage system.
5. Monitoring and ensuring robust inspections and test plans (ITPs) and quality checks in line with witness points and hold points, defects and non-conformances raised to ensure compliance with the contract.
6. Monitoring to ensure works are carried out in line with environmental requirements, compliance with waste management, pollution prevention, environmental licenses and regulatory requirements are planned and managed through the contractor supply chain.
7. Assisting with customer and stakeholder engagement by monitoring and providing regular reporting updates to the SM.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Construction equivalent site management experience in Construction and Utility Businesses.
2. Competent IT skills.
3. Full UK driving licence.
4. Current two-day SSSTS qualification or five-day SMSTS.
What’s in it for you:
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits, including:
* 36 days annual leave.
* Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave.
* Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme.
* Payroll giving and charity matched funding.
* Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases.
* Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving.
* Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans.
* Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan, and annual health assessments.
* Life Assurance (4x salary).
* Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support.
* Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant, and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.
Why SP Energy Networks:
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North-West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system.
We’re investing over £5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to the recruitment team directly.
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