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Section Manager - Substation & Civils

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Section Manager to join a major power infrastructure project in Bury St Edmunds.

The role forms part of a significant programme supporting the UK's ongoing power infrastructure upgrade and will involve the delivery of complex civils and substation works within a live utilities environment.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will take a key role in coordinating site delivery, construction teams, engineering interfaces and stakeholders, ensuring works are planned and executed safely, efficiently and to the required technical standards.

This is a safety-critical environment where strong leadership, temporary works knowledge and experience within power, utilities or major infrastructure are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop safe and efficient construction methodologies for complex civils and substation-related works.
• Manage interfaces with DNOs, ICPs and other utility stakeholders, ensuring compliance with relevant technical standards and specifications.
• Lead and promote high HSEQ standards throughout planning and construction.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams to ensure works are properly planned, resourced and ready for delivery.
• Oversee the safe delivery of earthworks, foundations, structures, drainage and associated enabling works within a substation environment.
• Ensure construction documentation, RAMS, risk assessments and work packages are prepared and implemented to the required standards.
• Provide technical and operational leadership across civils, temporary works and interface activities.
• Monitor progress, quality and programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities throughout delivery.
• Work closely with the Project Manager, design teams and wider stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Section Manager with a strong civils background and experience working on substation, power, utilities or major infrastructure projects.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience delivering civils works within power, utilities, substations or major infrastructure.
• Experience managing construction within live or safety-critical environments.
• Experience working to utility standards, technical specifications and permit-to-work systems.
• A strong understanding of CDM 2015, temporary works and construction risk management.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors, engineering teams and project stakeholders.
• Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) experience - essential.
• SMSTS or equivalent site management qualification.
• Earthworks Level 3 or equivalent civils qualification/experience.
• CDM 2015 Awareness, including Client and Principal Contractor responsibilities.
• Safety leadership training relevant to utilities, power or infrastructure environments.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to work on a major UK power infrastructure programme
• Key leadership role within a complex substation construction environment
• Long-term career opportunity within the energy and infrastructure sector

If you're an experienced Section Manager/Site Manager/Construction Manager with strong civils and temporary works experience and are looking for your next opportunity within the power and utilities sector, we'd be keen to hear from you.