Waste Water Network Supervisor (O912979)

Overview

Our Client are a leading Utilities business with a dedicated team delivering safe, reliable and economic multi-utility supplies and services (electricity, clean water, waste water collection and treatment, natural gas transmission and telecoms). They are now seeking an experienced Waste Water Networks Supervisor to join their team as they progress a major capital modernisation programme.

Reporting to the Network Maintenance Manager, you will oversee and participate in the operation and maintenance of the Island's wastewater network.

Wider duties will include:

• Supervise and give detailed direction to staff in terms of their daily duties
• Ensure staff are following safe working practises and site rules
• Procurement of plant and materials for the team
• Oversee and monitor contractors who are assigned works on the wastewater network
• Undertake site inspections of Section 8 infrastructure during and after construction
• Ensure health, safety and wellbeing is a priority in all that you do whilst promoting this with the team
• Supervise the team responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Island's wastewater network
• Instruct and give detailed direction to staff in terms of their daily duties: delegating tasks, managing workloads, setting deadlines, and monitoring progress to ensure targets are met
• Undertake site inspections of Section 8 wastewater infrastructure during and after construction
• Provide clear communication, communicating company policies and procedures, relaying information from management to the team and returning feedback to management
• Promote safety within the team, creating, adhering to and enforcing the use of safe working practises
• Determine training requirements for staff and ensure attendance to arranged courses
• Assess team performance, ensuring excellent work quality, enforcing company policies and health and safety regulations
• Handling complex issues with a calm manner, ensuring problems are resolved, and reported
• Review and approve staff timesheets and applications for leave, ensuring suitable cover is always maintained
• Determine training requirements for staff
• Procurement of plant and materials for the team utilising Navision whilst following financial regulations
• Drive and operate small plant and vehicles and complete appropriate plant logs (pre-use check forms) and vehicle defect reports as necessary
• Carry out routine vehicle checks and maintenance (oil, water, tyres, cleaning, etc.)
• Generate periodic operational reports as necessary
• Assist the Asset Management Technician with the planning and management of maintenance schedules using CMMS (computerised maintenance management system)
• Work with the other Supervisors to prioritise workloads to ensure best use of resources
• Participate in the 24-hour emergency response unit (includes standby rota)
• Undertake training as required, to include, leadership, first aid and formal IOSH Managing Safely

The ideal candidate for the role of Waste Water Network Supervisor will have:

• Extensive knowledge of wastewater infrastructure
• Technical knowledge of wastewater networks and civil engineering/construction
• Previous experience of supervising front line staff
• Experience of procurement
• Knowledge and awareness of the requirement for compliance with corporate governance, industry regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act
• Team player with proven supervisory skills
• Self - motivated and motivational to others
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to establish effective relationships and command respect
• Computer literate and proficient user of MS Office applications
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Confident and physically fit to work safely in confined spaces
• Able and willing to work with wastewater
• Ability to work unsocial hours and be available for out of hours roster