Civils​/Cabling Supervisor

Job Purpose

Civils / Cabling Supervisor with experience of working across multiple telecoms operators. The role is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of civils and cabling works, while supporting commercial control through accurate planning, reporting of variations, and cost‑conscious site delivery.

• Pre‑Construction & Planning – work closely with the commercial team on receipt of tender and construction drawings, providing input on labour requirements, plant and equipment, materials and subcontractor needs, installation methodology, traffic management requirements, access constraints and risks.
• Liaise with local authorities to identify constraints, approvals and site‑specific requirements.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of the BT Openreach PIA portal, interrogating network data to support route planning and installation methodology.
• Traffic Management & Street Works.
• Health, Safety & Compliance.
• Site Supervision & Delivery.
• Stakeholder management.

• Ensure cabling teams are fully briefed on operator‑specific working requirements, including but not limited to COLT requirements.

• COLT requirements:

  • Photographs taken of each chamber prior to works commencing.
  • Visual risk assessment completed to identify potential issues (e.g. damaged cables or fibre joints).
  • Photographs taken of chambers on completion of works.
  • Ensure works comply with each operator's standards and approval processes.

• Proven experience supervising telecoms civils and cabling works.
• Experience working across multiple operators.
• Strong understanding of NRSWA and Street Works.
• Traffic Management requirements.
• BT Openreach PIA.
• Experience using Street Manager.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Strong organisational, communication, and leadership skills.

• Experience working for Tier 1 telecoms contractors.
• Knowledge of live network environments.
• Experience managing multiple work fronts.