Substation Supervisor

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.

• 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

• 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

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/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…