Utilities Supervisor

We’re looking for a **Utilities Supervisor** to join our team working in the Mendip Hills 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**: Mendip Hills Region

**Contract**: Permanent, full time

**Salary**: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on experience

**Responsibilities**

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected.

In this role, 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.

As Utilities Supervisor, 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

**Who are we looking for?**

This role of Utilities Supervisor is great for you if:

- You hold experience within the utility sector supervising a team
- Hold NRSWA qualification / SSSTS preferably at supervisory level, however if not we’ll help you obtain this
- Full Driving Licence
- Basic I.T skills

**Benefits at Kier**

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

**Who is Kier?**

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

**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.

Closing date: 12th January 2023