Electrical Site Manager

Electrical Site Manager (Prison / Secure Estate) — Up to £400/day + staying away

There’s a certain buzz that comes with secure, high‑stakes projects: bigger programmes, tighter controls, and delivery that has to be right first time. This role sits on a major prison upgrade programme at Highpoint (Newmarket/Stradishall, Suffolk).

You’ll be the Electrical Site Manager on a £15m MEP package spanning new Healthcare, Combined Workshop and Kitchen buildings, plus enabling and coordination in a live secure environment.

• £15m MEP across new Healthcare, Combined Workshop and Kitchen buildings
• Healthcare (040): 25 weeks — 18 Dec 2025 to 29 Jun 2026
• Combined Workshop (042): 48 weeks — 30 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2027
• Kitchen (044): 42 weeks — 30 Mar 2026 to 29 Jan 2027
• Pre-con / enabling: live now through March 2026 (design reviews, surveys, procurement planning)
• Delivery model: sub‑let labour and sundries; major kit supplied direct (capital plant, switch gear, luminaires, main distribution and large cables)

• Run electrical supervision on site: labour, sequencing, access constraints, permits, and short‑interval planning
• Manage subcontract electricians and specialist vendors (containment, cabling, termination, lighting, testing/commissioning support)
• Own H&S: RAMS, permits, daily briefings, tool box talks, safe systems in a secure environment, and close‑out of actions
• Drive quality control: benchmarks, ITPs, inspections, snag management, and “right‑first‑time” installs
• Coordinate with project team on programme and interfaces (M&E coordination, builders work, ceilings/walls, penetrations, containment routes)
• Control materials and logistics, including receipt/issue/storage of client‑supplied major equipment and cable
• Keep tight records: daily diaries, progress reporting, labour returns, QA packs, as‑builts and handover support

You’ll be part of a structured delivery team with an Electrical PM and a Mechanical opposite number, supported by commercial/procurement functions. The contractor is a well‑regarded M&E specialist with repeat work across secure estates and complex refurb/fit‑out delivery, and they typically run projects with clear reporting lines and solid on‑site support.

• Proven experience as an Electrical Site Manager / Supervisor delivering MEP projects (ideally in secure, live or controlled‑access environments)
• Strong electrical installation knowledge: containment, distribution, lighting, small power, testing coordination and commissioning readiness
• SSSTS or SMSTS (SSSTS minimum)
• ECS/JIB (or equivalent trade background) — HNC/HND useful but not essential
• Comfortable running subcontract labour, managing interfaces, and pushing programme without sacrificing quality
• Able to pass relevant security / vetting requirements for a prison environment

• Up to £400 per day (depending on experience)
• Staying away costs covered (accommodation/subsistence in line with project policy)
• Long run of work across the phases above

If you’ve done secure or high‑control sites (prisons, hospitals, airports, live commercial) and you can take ownership of electrical delivery on a proper programme, get in touch quickly — shortlist spaces will be tight.