Site Electrical Supervisor

About the role

Site Electrical Supervisor - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: @One sites

Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water's one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.

As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period yet, we're taking on nature-based, sustainable solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes. We're setting global benchmarks in environmental infrastructure and empowering our people with exceptional career growth opportunities.

As a Site Electrical Supervisor, you'll lead the supervision and safe delivery of electrical works across our projects. Working closely with the Lead Construction Manager and delivery teams, you'll oversee electricians, electrical supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You'll also take on responsibilities as an Electrical Appointed Person, managing permits, isolations, and compliance with electrical safety rules.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and allocate work to electrical supervisors, electricians, and apprentices across multiple projects
• Ensure compliance with @one Alliance electrical safety rules, statutory regulations, and method statements
• Issue permits for electrical works and isolations, ensuring safe systems of work are always followed
• Carry out site inspections, toolbox talks, pre-start briefings, and promote a proactive safety culture
• Monitor progress, track daily outputs, and resolve any issues that could impact delivery or budgets
• Oversee subcontractors and commissioning engineers, supporting safe commissioning and testing phases
• Ensure inspection and test plans, as-built drawings, and NICEIC certificates are completed to standard
• Manage plant, equipment, and material requirements to keep works progressing smoothly
• Support the development of electrical supervisors, apprentices, and self-delivery teams
• Promote innovation and digital tools to improve delivery and efficiency

Who we're looking for

We're seeking a proactive and experienced Site Electrical Supervisor with strong leadership and problem-solving skills. You will ideally have:

• A CSCS affiliated Electrical Supervisor card and proven supervisory experience in electrical works
• Mechanical & Electrical experience within the water or construction industry
• BS7671 18th Edition qualification and C&G 2391/2394/2395 Inspection and Testing
• CITB SMSTS, First Aid, and EUSR National Water Hygiene Card
• Experience issuing permits and working as an Electrical Appointed Person (AP)
• Strong understanding of Electricity at Work Regulations, WIMES, and hazardous area compliance (DSEAR/ATEX)
• Excellent ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, SLDs, and panel schematics
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mentor teams
• IT skills and openness to adopting digital ways of working

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Job Reference: BBUK16599