Job Description

Job Title Site Construction Supervisor - Electrical

Location: Port Talbot (site-based)

Reports to: Project Engineer / Construction Manager

Salary: competitive

Closing Date: Thursday 16th July

We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.

At Tata Steel, our major projects are reshaping how we produce steel for a sustainable future. We’re looking for a Site Construction Supervisor - Electrical to play a critical role in delivering the Invictus Project safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards on site.

This role is suited to an experienced site supervisor with strong electrical construction knowledge and the confidence to manage subcontractors, coordinate interfaces, and maintain quality and safety across complex work scopes. You will play a key part in progressing the works from erection through to commissioning within a highly structured and safety-critical environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supervising day-to-day electrical construction activities on site.
• Manage and coordinate subcontractors and site teams, ensuring work is planned, sequenced, resourced and executed effectively in accordance with project requirements.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, driving project H&S requirements. Ensuring all permits are obtained and in place prior to works commencing. Ensure permits, RAMS, method statements and risk controls are understood and followed by the workforce and subcontractors before and during site activities.
• Monitor workmanship and quality, ensuring electrical installations are completed in accordance with drawings, specifications, standards and quality plans.
• Maintaining accurate records of inspections, quality checks, punch lists and handover documentation.
• Coordinate site interfaces with multidisciplinary teams to resolve clashes, sequencing issues and access constraints.
• Plan and coordinate upcoming works, including reviewing short-term programmes, labour requirements, materials, tools, permits, access, documentation and work-front readiness.
• Liaise with engineering teams to ensure the correct drawings, technical documents, specifications and construction information are available and understood before works commence.
• Track progress against the construction schedule, reporting performance, constraints, risks and recovery actions to Project Engineer / Construction Manager.
• Represent Tata Steel professionally in discussions with contractors and project stakeholders.

What you will need

• Practical experience in construction or installation within an engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of permit-to-work systems and site safety processes.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety, ideally to IOSH Managing Safely level.
• Experience working within project environments.
• Ability to manage contractors and prioritise work effectively.
• Confidence to challenge non-compliance and drive high standards on site.
• NVQ Level 4 in an engineering discipline and/or a relevant engineering degree.

Key Competencies

• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational ability.
• Proactive problem-solving and decision-making.
• Leadership through example, with a strong safety-first mindset.

For a full job description or if you’d like an informal discussion, please contact: sue.robinson@tatasteeleurope.com

INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Please note it is your responsibility to inform your current manager that you have applied for this role, failure to disclose this information to your manager may result in delays in your application being processed.

• If a qualification is an essential criteria for this role you may be required to present original documentation
• Successful candidates who will be changing role may be required to undertake a new Pre Placement Medical prior to starting in post.

If you are a migrant worker please speak to the recruitment team to confirm your eligibility to apply

AGENCY WORKERS

If you are an agency worker at any of our sites and want to apply for this role, please visit our external careers site and submit your application using your personal email address Careers in the UK | Tata Steel in Europe