Site Manager (Cable Systems)

Scope of the role

• You will supervise the day-to-day delivery of civil works within Highways and within substations, with a strong focus on ducting and cable installation and the associated jointing and substation works. You will keep every activity on the ground in line with IDNO/DNO standards, safety rules and programme requirements.

• This is a hands-on site role. You will run the works face — briefing gangs and subcontractors, controlling permits and points of isolation, checking quality as it is installed, and reporting progress to the project manager every day.

What You Will Be Doing

• Supervise daily ducting and cabling works, delivered safely, on programme and to specification

• Run daily briefings and toolbox talks, allocating labour, plant and materials to the day's tasks

• Control permits to work, points of isolation and safe systems of work in live environments

• Act as the site point of contact for the client, DNO/IDNO representatives and subcontractors

• Supervise and support gangs, jointers and subcontractors, setting the standard for performance and behaviour

• Monitor progress against the programme and report daily to the project manager

• Carry out inspections, quality checks and ITP sign-off as works are installed

• Identify site risks and hazards, stopping work and escalating where standards are not met

Experience

• Demonstrable experience supervising high-voltage cabling works on site, ideally upto 132kV and above

• Strong practical knowledge of ducting, cable pulling, jointing and substation civils.

• Proven experience supervising direct labour and subcontract gangs in live environments

• Experience working to permits, points of isolation and DNO/IDNO safety rules

• Clear communication, with the confidence to brief teams and challenge unsafe practice

• The ability to work from technical drawings, cable schedules, method statements and risk assessments

• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations and NRSWA requirements

Essential

• Proven site supervision experience on up to 132kV (or higher) electrical works

• Strong background in Highways and substation works within DNO/IDNO environments

• SSSTS (SMSTS an advantage)

• SWQR Blue (Supervisor)

• CSCS / EUSR card

• First Aid at Work

• TWC/TWS certification

• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations and safe systems of work

• Experience with permits and points of isolation

• Competent IT skills

Desirable

• NRSWA Supervisor (Streetworks) units

• IOSH Managing Safely, and confined spaces (medium risk) training