Location: Nationwide UK | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Site Based | Regular Travel
Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major transmission infrastructure projects across the UK, helping to strengthen and modernise the electricity network. As an M&E Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in leading mechanical and electrical installation activities on complex high-voltage projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team working on nationally significant infrastructure. You'll be at the heart of project delivery, coordinating site activities, supporting operational teams, and helping drive performance across critical power projects.
- Lead and coordinate mechanical and electrical installation activities across transmission and substation projects.
- Supervise site teams and subcontractors to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.
- Review and implement RAMS, permits, and safe systems of work before activities commence.
- Conduct site inspections, audits, and quality checks to maintain high standards of delivery.
- Deliver toolbox talks, site briefings, and safety engagements to promote a strong safety culture.
- Monitor site progress, productivity, and resource requirements, escalating issues where necessary.
- Support commissioning, testing, and project handover activities.
- Liaise with Site Managers, Engineers, and project stakeholders to ensure coordinated delivery across all workstreams.
- Proven experience supervising mechanical and electrical works within power, utilities, infrastructure, or industrial environments.
- Strong understanding of M&E systems within HV or substation projects.
- Good knowledge of permit-to-work systems, isolation procedures, and construction safety requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and project documentation.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, quality, and compliance.
- SSSTS or SMSTS qualification.
- CSCS or CCNSG card.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience working on National Grid, transmission, or distribution projects.
- Bonus if you hold National Grid Person or Competent Person authorisations.
- It would be great if you have experience with HV equipment, transformers, switchgear, or cable installation.
- It would be great if you've been involved in commissioning, energisation, or project handover phases.
- First Aid at Work, Temporary Works Supervisor, HSG47, Lift Supervisor, or impressed voltage qualifications would be advantageous.
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact
Jonathan Bryden at
[email protected].
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
Sources
At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
Our Culture & Values
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing
[email protected].
