About The Role
Balfour Beatty is expanding across the North East, and our Power business is growing fast. We’re looking for a Substation Supervisor to play a key role in that growth—supporting the delivery of substation projects across the region.
You’ll work closely with Site Managers and Engineers to supervise day‑to‑day site activities—leading operatives, maintaining standards, and ensuring works are delivered safely and to programme.
What you’ll be doing
* Supervise site operatives and subcontractors to ensure safe, efficient delivery
* Deliver clear daily briefings, toolbox talks, and task instructions
* Ensure works meet programme, quality, and compliance requirements
* Coordinate labour, plant, and materials to keep works progressing
* Maintain accurate site records, timesheets, and progress updates
* Monitor site activity and elevate issues where required
* Drive Zero Harm, ensuring safe systems of work are implemented and followed
* Review and implement RAMS, permits, and work packs
* Ensure all operatives are competent, inducted, and correctly equipped
* Lead on health, safety, and behavioural standards
* Report and support investigation of incidents and near misses
* Work collaboratively with Engineers, Project Teams, and supply chain
* Identify and resolve site delivery issues in real time
* Monitor progress against programme and support performance on site
* Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement
Who we’re looking for
* Proven experience supervising substation, cabling, or OHL works (ideally up to 400kV)
* Strong track record of maintaining safe systems of work on site
* Experience leading operatives and coordinating day‑to‑day activities
* Confident delivering briefings and site instructions
* Good understanding of construction sequencing and programme delivery
* Clear communicator with strong relationship‑building skills
* Proactive and organised, able to keep works moving under pressure
* CSCS, SSSTS (or equivalent) and Full UK Driving Licence
* Desirable: Commercial awareness and understanding of safety legislation
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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