Section Manager – Substation Project (Bury St Edmunds)
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Permanent, Full Time
We are seeking an experienced Section Manager to support the delivery of a major substation construction project in Bury St Edmunds. The role will sit under the Project Manager and will involve close collaboration with design, delivery, and stakeholder teams to safely manage complex civils and infrastructure works within a live utilities environment.
Given the safety-critical nature, specialist interfaces, and technical challenges associated with substation construction and high-voltage environments, this role is pivotal in ensuring robust planning, effective coordination, and efficient execution of works from early construction through to commissioning readiness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop safe, efficient construction methodologies for complex civils and substation-related works.
- Manage critical interfaces with DNOs, ICPs, and other utility stakeholders, ensuring compliance with technical standards, specifications, and approval processes.
- Support HSEQ compliance, championing high safety standards across planning, construction, and delivery phases.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams to ensure works are fully planned, resourced, and ready for execution.
- Oversee the safe delivery of earthworks, foundations, structures, drainage, and associated enabling works within a substation environment.
- Ensure construction documentation, risk assessments, method statements, and work packages are prepared and implemented to the required standards.
- Provide technical leadership and site-based management across civils, temporary works, and interface activities.
- Monitor progress, quality, and programme, identifying and managing risks and opportunities throughout the delivery phase.
Skills & Experience Required
- Proven experience delivering civils works on substation, power, utilities, or major infrastructure projects.
- Strong background in managing safe design and construction within live or safety-critical environments.
- Experience working to utility standards, technical specifications, and permit-to-work systems.
- Sound understanding of CDM regulations, temporary works, and construction risk management.
- Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills in multi-party stakeholder environments.
Mandatory Qualifications & Technical Requirements
- Earthworks Level 3 (or equivalent civils qualification/experience)
- Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC)
- CDM 2015 Awareness (Client and Principal Contractor responsibilities)
- SMSTS or equivalent site management qualification
- Safety leadership training relevant to utilities or power environments