We’re looking for a Utilities Supervisor to join our team working in the Plymouth region. Within this role, we will provide you with a Company van for travel. You can enjoy progression opportunities, the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects of all sizes and complexities and even more!

Location: Plymouth - with regular travel to surrounding sites

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: £35k to £40k depending upon experience + company van

Responsibilities

As Supervisor, you will be working on our National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) contract, where we work on maintaining the client electricity distribution network across the chosen area and providing power to the local community.

You will play a vital role in managing the team responsible for all stages of excavation works on site and aspects of digging & lay on the electricity networks.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Supporting the Local Agent in the delivery of the daily activities in setting teams to work

• Responsible for a team of Operatives, ensuring they have the required tools and equipment to perform the planned and fault works

• Manage and inspect the plant, as well as order and manage materials

• Plan, manage and coordinate safety audits, incidents and investigations.

• Liaise and communicate with the client, customers, and local authorities

  
  

What are we looking for?

This role of Utilities Supervisor is great for you if:

• You hold experience within the utility sector supervising a team

• We'll help you achieve NRSWA qualification / SSSTS at supervisory level, unless you hold this already

• Full Driving Licence
  

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more

• A fantastic pension scheme

• A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.

• A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family

  
  

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Closing date: 15 June 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.