Project Supervisor

80118- Project Supervisor

This Project Supervisor will report to the Lead Project Engineer and will work within Capital Programme and Procurement based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £61,723 + car/allowance, inner London Allowance and a bonus of 3%. 

Close Date: 06/01/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.

As the Project Supervisor in the Capital Programme Operations Team you will manage a team of electrical fitters and civil operatives whether UKPN staff or Contractors. You will support all Project Engineers and Site Supervisors and manage sites with all schemes from the APP and Major Connections portfolio.

The Project Supervisor will coordinate and organise site operatives as to ensure that projects are delivered with full consideration to safety, and time scales set by the Project Engineer, and within UK Power Networks standards.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist in the Development of Multiple Projects from Gate A to close out Gate D
• Manage a portfolio of multiple projects civil or electrical.
• Attend required project specific meetings and project reviews
• Oversee several aspects of a project, including input on budget, programme, quality, safety, and compliance, communicating with different stakeholders, such as clients, contractors, engineers, and the workforce.
• Deliver projects to time, quality, cost maintaining the highest levels of safety and environmental management.
• Ensure construction assurance through audits on quality of work, technical competencies, adherence to specifications, compliance with testing and commissioning procedures and safety and environmental procedures. Ensure that the required project completion data is completed and submitted for processing.
• Assist the Site Supervisor and/or Manage sites to ensure the composition of CDM and Safety Documentation, UKPN Policies and Procedures where required.
• Input into Project issues log and risk register.
• Line Management of UKPN Site Supervisor's / fitters.
• Input on Quality and Deliverables.
• Produce site delivery plans and ensure provision of direct and contract resources, materials and services to ensure that project programmes are maintained.
• Site manages contractors to ensure that contractual arrangements are met and that cost controls are in place.
• Provide monthly achievement reports and forecasts where required.
• Provide input as required into the pre-construction phases of a project
• Ensure that all work is carried out to provide very high levels of Customer Service e.g. minimise CIs & CMLs, network risk, and customer complaints.
• Ensure that all workers engaged on the projects / portfolio of projects are aware of all safety and environmental requirements.

Main Duties:

• Communicate with designers and surveyors to support in the compositions of workable designs and meaningful reports. Support the design stage of the project by providing support to designers on buildability and is a member of the team that helps produce the Hazard Elimination and Management Checklist (HEML)
• Attend meeting with stakeholders under the direction of the Project Engineer.
• Work with P6 Planners and Project Manager to produce schedule of works for the project.
• Manage several large projects and provide Project Managers with advice and recommendations on how to safely manage the project.
• Liaise and seek guidance from the nominated Project Engineer, AP or SAP
• Through knowledge, advise the PE, designers and surveyors on restrictions and site conditions that may affect designs, reports and ultimate delivery of the project/s.
• Ensure projects are delivered to design and specification.
• Understand activity methodology to a degree to ensure electrical precautions are appropriate to the proposed method of working.
• Raise TQ's. CE, EWN and defect issues that may affect project delivery and submit via Unifier.
• Coordinate with supply chain and PM/PE to ensure stocked and non-stocked items are delivered promptly (Long lead items advised by PE).
• Provide support with scope information to the Project Engineer to allow accurate pricing by contractors.
• Capture accurate As Built/Laid Information, relaying to Designers or For Networks Records.
• Monitor and act as site team spokesperson.
• Co-ordinate daily construction and maintenance activities with Client/ Contractor's ensuring programmes are met.
• Issue Task instruction following the DSR's.
• Issue LOA's for works on site in line with the DSR's.
• Ensure a suitable Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) are in place for each task requiring operational precautions.
• Verify valid DSR Competence is held before setting people to work.
• Obtain quotations from suppliers and raise Purchase Order request in coordination with Business Support team.
• Arrange for Purchases orders for sub-contractors and materials under the direction of the Project Manager.
• Change Management – ensure early warning notices and change requests etc are brought to the attention of the Project Manager / Commercial Manager & Stakeholders.
• Provide technical support and act as a point of reference for the Construction team.
• Manage productivity of contractors and employees.
• Identify potential project risks/opportunities (raise awareness within team/company).
• Work unsocial hours as required to respond to faults on system, and when overrun occurs on CP delivery projects.
• Manage Project Quality Management Plans and Project Quality Control Plan following CAP 05 001 and acts as the Client's Supervisor.
• Carry out Site and individual BE audits
• When undertaking engineering activities manage the compliance with all H&S procedures such as Putting People to Work and Distribution Safety Rules.
• Support in the preparation, maintenance and review project reports, CDM paperwork, risk assessments and method statements.
• Carry out the Supervisor role under the New Engineering Contract 3 or QA for the UKPN quality plan.
• Hold/Attend Risk Reduction Meetings as directed by the Project Engineer/ Project Manager.
• Manage productivity of all works on site including UKPN Staff, Contractors and monitors it against the P6 Schedule.
• Assist Project Manager to maintain spend following the baseline scope and costs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• We are looking for a sound background in Primary and Grid Substation and Cable/OHL systems and experience working in a project delivery environment.
• Hold NRSWA supervisor.
• Temporary Works – Temporary Work coordinator and/or Temporary works Supervisor.
• Knowledge to Manage Groundwork, Construction and Cable laying etc activities (Civil based PS background and work).
• Authorised to Issue Limitation of Access for Civil and Building works.
• Manage Long Objects in Open Bar Compounds up to 132KV.
• Hold Permit to Work.
• Holds full driving license.
• You will have an Electrical Engineering HNC/HND or in Construction or Civil Engineering. If you will do not hold the relevant qualifications, you could be appointed at a lower salary band.
• A working knowledge of the safety & environmental regulations relating to construction work in the industry. A safety qualification such as NEBOSH is preferred but must have IOSH & CITB SMSTS. Must have experience working with the CDM regulations and ISO9001 quality processes.
• Understanding and application of UK Power Networks policies and procedure.
• Flexible attitude to work and working hours.
• An awareness of the sections business, financial and regulatory obligations.

Should you not have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed below, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you. If you do not have all relevant competencies for the core grade, it will be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until you have developed the required competencies.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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