Balfour Beatty plc

Technical Supervisor - BBUK13527

Company
Location
Dartford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/26/2025
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Description
About The Role

As a Technical Supervisor, you’ll ensure the safe and efficient delivery of

Mechanical and Electrical maintenance activities across the Dartford River

Crossing and tunnel.

Managing a team of M&E Maintenance Technicians and overseeing the work

of subcontractors, you’ll help maintain the safety and compliance of all work

activities, conduct site visits, carry out regular briefings and debriefings, and

contribute to the development of risk assessments and method statements.

You’ll also play an active role in driving continuous improvement, identifying

cost-saving opportunities, and ensuring resource allocation aligns with

operational needs. Your effective leadership will support the long-term

success of the M25 network, ensuring it remains safe, resilient and in top

condition

What you'll be doing

M&E Maintenance Management

  • Maintain expert knowledge of electrical and mechanical plant within

the Dartford River Crossing and tunnel.

  • Ensure efficient management of all work activities, focusing on

methodology, safety measures, and timely completion.

  • Positively engage with M&E staff and subcontractors to address any

issues with methodology or safety controls, developing solutions to

ensure safe and efficient execution of works.

  • Prepare and deliver work briefings, outlining methodology, hazards,

risks, and control measures.

  • Deliver detailed debriefs at the end of each shift to identify issues and

incorporate lessons learned into future activities.

  • Review dashboard reports, identify priorities, and carry out pre-site

inspections to determine work methodology and resource needs.

  • Maintain accurate records of activities, including work completed,

resources used, and correct allocation of associated costs to

demonstrate 3rd party accountability and provide assurance to our

client.

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  • Ensure sufficient resources are in place to deliver all works activities

safely and on time.

  • Oversee fleet management, ensuring compliance with drivers' hours

and vehicle defect reporting.

Safety And Compliance

  • Drive Zero Harm objectives by raising risk awareness, mitigating

hazards, and fostering a proactive safety culture across the

maintenance team and contractors

  • Lead by example to ensure all activities meet safety standards and

comply with systems, processes, and procedures.

  • Contribute to the creation and continuous improvement of risk

assessments and method statements, ensuring they reflect best

practices.

  • Engage the workforce in identifying gaps in current risk assessments

and method statements, contributing feedback for future revisions.

  • Raise awareness of issues which may affect the safe operation of the

network, reporting these accordingly

Leadership

  • Manage day-to-day people management tasks, including

performance monitoring, absence management, overtime, and annual

leave requests.

  • Support the growth and development of team members through

ongoing feedback, training, and support.

  • Manage rotas to ensure sufficient staffing to carry out tasks.
  • Manage the performance of the team, including carrying out

Performance Development Reviews (PDRs), and implementing

Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) where required.

  • Ensure regular internal and external communication with the team,

including delivering toolbox talks on a regular basis.

Continuous Improvement & Sustainability

  • Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, empowering teams

to explore new ideas and solutions to enhance performance.

  • Identify cost-saving opportunities
  • Support the achievement of sustainability objectives, ensuring

maintenance activities align with environmental best practices and

Connect Plus Services’ long-term goals.

Who we're looking for

CSCS card holder – Supervisor

  • Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification
  • SSSTS or SMSTS
  • Previous experience in the maintenance of HV,LV, High Volume

pumps and associated safety systems in a Highways and Tunnels

environment

  • Knowledge and experience of Health, Safety, Environment and

Quality standards within a highways context

  • Competent user of MS Word, Excel and Outlook (or equivalent)
  • Current UK driving license

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  • Proven experience of managing & leading multidisciplinary teams
  • The ability to communicate verbally with clarity and authority to

engage operatives, colleagues and management.

  • The ability to write clear and understandable briefings and handover

notes, and keep full and accurate records

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?

Benefits

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

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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: [email protected]
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