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Job Overview:
The NEC Supervisor will oversee the DRAX Beneficiation Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) project, ensuring quality, safety, and programme compliance. This hands-on role requires a competent team player with expertise in NEC4 ECC (Option A), CDM regulations, and a strong understanding of MEP, civil engineering, and general construction. The role involves working within a small team, contributing to tender processes, monitoring short-term programmes (STP), and providing detailed reporting. The position is site-based with no remote working and requires excellent record-keeping and the ability to work with limited supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as NEC4 Supervisor, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, and programme adherence.
Monitor and report on the contractor’s quality plan, safety protocols, and short-term programme (STP) compliance.
Oversee temporary and permanent works, with the ability to interpret and comment on outline designs through to construction issue drawings.
Contribute to tender processes, company inductions, and pre-construction surveys.
Conduct site-based compliance checks, including quality, safety, and programme adherence.
Support offsite activities, including witnessing factory acceptance tests (domestically and internationally from time to time).
Maintain thorough records and provide detailed reports to the Senior Construction Manager and wider team.
Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and NEC4 ECC (Option A) supervisor roles and responsibilities.
Assist with sectional and final project handover processes, and defects identification and mitigation/correction.
Collaborate with contractors, stakeholders, and the Joint Venture Partner (DRAX) as required.
Undertake additional duties as directed by the Senior Construction Manager, including organising pre-construction activities.
Skills and Qualifications:
In-depth knowledge of NEC4 ECC (Option A) and supervisor responsibilities.
Strong understanding of CDM regulations and technical construction drawings.
5-day first aid at work certificate.
CSCS card commensurate with position
Safety Passport.
NVQ L4 or above
10 years or above within the construction industry, at lease 5 in a role equal to this job description.
Chartered status preferable.
Driving Licence with own vehicle Insured business use.
Proficient in Microsoft suite of products and CRM, such as Fastdraft, CEMAR, Sypro, Oracle or similar.
Formal training in NEC supervisors or Clerk of Works role preferred.
Comprehensive experience in MEP, civil engineering, and general construction.
Proven ability to monitor and report on quality, safety, and programme compliance.
Familiarity with temporary and permanent works design and construction processes.
Experience producing and monitoring short-term programmes (STP).
Excellent verbal, written and communicative, record-keeping, reporting skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a small team and independently with limited supervision.
Willingness to travel nationally and internationally as required for factory acceptance tests and marking of site from time to time.
Previous experience in client or principal contractor environments with stakeholder engagement.
Desirable Experience:
Previous NEC Supervisor experience on similar projects.
Familiarity with preconstruction activity, demolition plans, access road design, and electrical isolations as and other things as early works.
Experience working with Joint Venture partners and managing interfaces with stakeholders, both internal and external.
Working Conditions:
Full-time, site-based role with no remote working.
Occasional national and international travel for offsite activities.
Collaborative work environment under the direction of the Senior Construction Manager.
Contract Details:
Duration: Until October 2026.
Options: Fixed-term contract, limited status, or agency recruitment outside IR35 (all-inclusive rate).
Expenses reimbursed for work at offsite locations.
Application Process:
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Note: This role requires a proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to adapt to evolving project needs. Candidates must demonstrate competency in all outlined areas and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
