Job Description
Expression of Interest – Tankage Supervisors (UK Projects)
We’re inviting experienced Tankage Supervisors to register their interest for upcoming large-scale tankage and heavy-industry projects across the UK. If you have a strong background leading tank construction teams, ensuring quality and safety, and delivering work to specification, we’d like to hear from you.
- Supervision of tank erection and welding teams — coordinating daily activities, ensuring work is completed safely and to standard
- Technical oversight — reviewing drawings, weld maps, and specifications to guide the team
- Quality assurance — monitoring fit-up, weld quality, tolerances, and compliance with project requirements
- Safety leadership — enforcing site rules, conducting toolbox talks, and maintaining safe working practices
- Progress reporting — liaising with site management, tracking progress, and resolving issues
- Team coordination — working closely with platers, welders, riggers, and crane crews
Skills & Experience:
- Strong background in tankage, heavy-industry, or large-scale steel construction
- Proven experience supervising multi-disciplinary tank construction teams
- Excellent understanding of alignment, tolerances, welding standards, and structural assembly
- Confident communicator with strong leadership and problem-solving skills
- Safety-focused approach with the ability to manage high-risk activities
Qualifications:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Fabrication/Steel Erection
- Valid CCNSG or equivalent safety passport
- Supervisory or leadership certification (e.g., SSSTS/SMSTS) preferred
- Additional working-at-height, confined-space, or rigging qualifications beneficial
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.
www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
