Site Manager / Civils Supervisor

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Barnham

You will be responsible for putting people to work and supervising them during the course of the works, creating a safe working environment, ensuring teams are trained as appropriate and sufficient control is in place to ensure all health and safety risks are mitigated to an acceptable level and this must be visibly demonstrated. Ensuring people arrive on site and leave on site at scheduled times to ensure they have enough hours on site to complete the allocated work.

Monitoring and ensuring the quality of the work being carried out and its adherence to the prescribed installation standards. Protecting landowners, occupiers and the general public from our works by suitable barrier systems with adequate warning notices.

Take reasonable steps to ensure that Ipsum act as a good corporate citizen and that all works consider the wants and needs of residents and businesses in the area and we do not do anything that could generate complaints or bad publicity on social media. Consider start/finish time, parking of vehicles, noise, appearance of our staff, vehicles and plant and that any enquires on site are politely dealt with.

Your New Role

Principal Accountabilities:

• Day to day management of site operatives, sub-contractors and site work.
• Ensure you take reasonable steps to establish that staff being put to work are competent to undertake the task that is being requested of them. This means you must be personally satisfied they have the necessary training, experience, qualifications and authorisations under the UKPN Distribution Safety Rules and hold current certificate for Fitness for Work.
• Ensure reasonable steps have been undertaken to carry out actions to mitigate or reduce risks and hazards to an acceptable level and that the team apply Ipsum First 10 principles to every job
• Ensure consideration is given to relevant safety information from available sources e.g., pre-site survey risk assessment, generic or specific risk assessments and method statements, HSS policies and procedures (GSOPs and DSOPs) and where it is required make this available to those carrying out the work either on tablet (preferably) or hard copy
• Ensure sufficient time and resources are available to undertake the task safely and to the required quality.
• The Person in Charge of Safety (PICoS) is nominated and understands his duties
• Ensure all work Instructions are clear and provide all necessary information to enable the task to be undertaken safely.
• Ensure the people receiving the instructions clearly understand what is being asked of them - this may be through supervision of the work.
• Ensure all the relevant PPE equipment for the task is understood and adequate for the task and PPE is in good condition and available on site
• Ensure emergency arrangements and provisions have been considered in relation to the work and are clear on the Construction Phase Plan (CPP) and where required rehearsed.
• Ensure That the welfare of staff is considered and site arrangements comply with HSS 01 144
• Supervising
• Act as a role model for SHEQ compliance. Never walk by any unsafe act or unsafe condition. Take responsibility for dealing with situations like this in a firm, decisive manner, stopping the job if necessary. Liaise, when necessary, with SHEQ Advisors or Project Managers to get assistance if required
• Conduct supervision visits to the frequency and duration outlined in the Supervision section of the CPP. This will have considered the location of the task, complexity of the task, number of people on site, number of different trades.
• Review the daily POWRA site teams have completed and give feedback on their compliance with best practice, offering guidance on improvement initiatives
• Co-ordinate resources to ensure delivery of required daily productivity
• If site conditions dictate a change of plan which means teams will be underutilised, notify this immediately to the Resource Scheduler so they can be re-deployed
• If site conditions dictate a change of plan which means additional team support is needed notify this immediately to the Resource Scheduler so additional resources can be deployed to site if available
• Support SHEQ in toolbox talks, accident/incident reports, QA memos, liaise, when necessary, with SHEQ Advisors
• Carry out your target number of safety Leadership Tours
• Act as a subject matter expert for any onsite technical issues to the best of your abilities

About You

Required Qualifications & Professional Membership(s):

• SSSTS, SMSTS Preferred
• NRSWA full Supervisor Street works card
• Must hold a full UK driving license for at least 12 months
• UKPN competence for putting people to work on electricity distribution system (Desirable)
• UKPN Entry to Substation

Knowledge & Experience:

• Risk assessment and hazard identification and a strong focus on Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental practices including New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Construction Design Management Regulations 2015
• Managing teams on multiple sites, ordering materials to correct specification, arranging plant and materials deliveries
• Opening and closing street work notices and permits
• Have experience of working and building relationships with Local Authorities
• DNO network knowledge especially in civils operations

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to work proactively on your own or in a team
• Be able to prioritise workload
• Ensure work is to a high standard when working on client sites

Your New Company

The UK's Water / Infrastructure and Power sector is evolving and expanding rapidly to meet increasing customer demand. At Ipsum we offer tailored power and electrical solutions, from maintenance to major installation projects, all of which are underpinned by our smart technologies. At Ipsum it's our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks.

We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.

What We Offer

We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.

Our Benefits

We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you'll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:

Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation

Health & Wellbeing Benefits:

Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling

Access to 24/7 virtual GP

Occupational Health support

Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice):

Cycle to Work

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Life assurance cover

Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events

Employee Discount Scheme - discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!

Long service awards

Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives

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