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 escalate 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.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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/partners 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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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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