About The Role

As a Senior Project Supervisor, you will be required to live within a 1-hour commute of our Hawthorn Pit site in County Durham as you will be based in our NE region covering 3 new site projects within a 10-mile radius of Hawthorn Pit. You’ll need to be flexible for potential quarterly travel to our Torness site in Scotland to support a sister project and you’ll have the flexibility to work from home for up to 1 day per week dependent on the needs of the business.

The Senior Project Supervisor will enact the role of Site Supervisor under NEC and FIDIC contracts and Engineers Representative on behalf of the client ensuring that the site-based construction activities across National Grid are efficiently managed in accordance with National Grid policies and procedures. You’ll act as subject matter expert across Overhead Lines, Substations and/or Cabling whilst line managing up to 10 Project Supervisors and coaching wider team members as required.

What You'll Do

• Ensure the PC discharges their duties under the CDM regulations and holds Site Progress Meetings
• Assist the Principal Contractor with preparing and issuing the project H&S file
• Facilitate site safety walks and coordinate meetings ensuring control and record of access/egress
• Review/monitor deliverability of PC Site Delivery Programmes advising on risk, opportunity and delay
• Review suitability of Risk Assessments and Method Statements whilst supporting QA monitoring
• Establish and maintain risk based sensible monitoring assurance programmes for SHEQ activities
• Manage the implementation of issue resolution raised through SHEQ audit & inspection activities
• Review and implement improvement initiatives
• Issue site instructions and authenticate record sheets
• Assist the Commissioning Engineer with the review/confirmation of the PC Commissioning Programme
• Ensure and maintain an up-to-date drawing documentation system is established on site
• Deputise for the EPC PM as required
• Implement a client sensible monitoring system
• Encourage and promote a positive SHE culture with all contractors

About You

Are you a natural leader with excellent collaboration, communication, organisation and time management skills? If so, our Senior Project Supervisor vacancy may be for you:

Essential:

• A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK
• NEBOSH, IOSH or SMSTS certification
• Significant experience gained from an engineering role within a construction environment
• Transmission experience including working at 275kV and 400kV
• Experience of working to Overhead Lines, Substations and/or Cabling construction standards
• Experience of Project Management including site, risk, time, cost, budget, quality and safety management
• Contract management experience including NEC ¾ or FIDIC
• Experience of CDM Regulations, Safety and Environmental legislation, practices and policies

Desirable:

• Engineering level 4 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship
• Previous experience of line management
• Construction H&S, CDM, Risk Assessment & Method Statements, Environmental, Duty of Care and Waste Management or Contract Terms and Conditions qualifications

What You'll Get

• Competitive salary between £50,000 – £62,000 per annum dependent on capability
• Paid Overtime
• Company vehicle with fuel from home to work
• Performance based bonus
• 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday
• Enhanced 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days and option to buy/sell days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave financial support
• Flexible benefits including a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through
• Health, fitness and wellbeing support apps

At National Grid we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. We aim to empower everyone to take control and influence their career and will provide the right support along the way so you can succeed.

About Us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.
Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.
Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on Sept 2nd at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held around Thursday 12th Sept..
We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.


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