Supervisor

The Vacancy

🏗️ Supervisor

Base: Enfield (projects across London & within the M25)

Join our Specialist Division as a Site Supervisor and play a vital role in leading our skilled trade teams across a variety of commercial projects.

We are looking for an experienced Supervisor to oversee our carpenters, plumbers, and multi‑trade operatives working on a mix of larger project sites and smaller planned works. You will provide day‑to‑day leadership on site, ensuring that projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of workmanship.

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing

• Supervising trade teams across commercial projects within the M25.
• Supporting the delivery of both long‑term project work and smaller planned works.
• Ensuring all site activities are carried out in line with health & safety standards and company procedures.
• Coordinating trades, materials, and workflow to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Conducting toolbox talks, safety briefings, and site inspections.
• Reporting progress, issues, and resource needs to Project Managers.
• Ensuring high‑quality workmanship and resolving on‑site queries.
• Maintaining accurate site records, documentation, and daily reporting.

🎓 Requirements

• SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) – essential.
• Valid Full UK driving licence – travel across London and around the M25 is required.
• Experience supervising multi‑trade teams on commercial building projects.
• Strong understanding of construction health & safety requirements.
• Additional certifications highly beneficial, such as:

1. Asbestos Awareness
2. First Aid at Work
3. Manual Handling
4. Other H&S qualifications
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Ability to problem‑solve and make decisions confidently on site.
• Due to the nature of this position, an in‑depth criminal record history check will be carried out.

💬 Why Join Us?

As part of our Specialist Division, you’ll lead talented teams delivering meaningful, high‑quality work across commercial environments. We offer:
• Stable, ongoing project work
• Supportive management and professional development opportunities
• A strong company culture built on safety, quality, and teamwork

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

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Investors in People 2022

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2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards