Design Supervisor - Swale, Kent, United Kingdom - Equans

Description

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Connections Supervisor who has worked either within the highways infrastructure sector. This position will require the postholder to be prepared to work across parts of the UK.

Key activities

• Liaise with client representatives, local authority officers, district network operator and primary network operator representatives and others at site meetings.
• Ensure instructions issued to team leaders are fully complied with during regular site visits
• To raise task instructions in accordance with the electrical safety management system and issue task instructions to the appropriately trained and competent staff
• Liaise with the DNO / IDNO Control Engineer to obtain authorisation for operations are conducted on the distribution network
• Ensure and verify that all statutory and legislative requirements and regulations are compiled with on site.
• To carry out regular site audits to ensure chapter 8 of the NRSWA and company health and safety policy and procedures are being met.
• Ensure and verify that planned work are carried out in accordance with client instructions, ensure NRSWA opening notices have been issued prior to the construction date. Check street furniture units are erected to the working method statement standards.
• Carry out all safety audits on a regular basis
• Ensure a professional approach is maintained while carrying out the job with special regard for the public
• To ensure and verify the keeping of accurate and appropriate records and statistics which would enable management reports to prepared
• Visit future sites ahead of work date to ensure minimum traffic disruption and minimise on site disruption
• Ensure that all power supply connections or disconnections have been arranged prior to work commencement.

Skills, qualifications and experience

• Previous experience of working in a similar role within a utilities/networks/street works or similar environment is essential
• Must have experience of staff supervision
• Confident with strong communication skills
• Excellent written skills, preferably with experience of report writing
• Flexible approach to working, with the ability to adapt to change
• Full driving licence

Our excellent benefits package includes:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Flexible working opportunities
• Company share scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme