KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Technical Governance
- Own and maintain Virtua UK's technical standards, method statements, and procedures for jointing and cable laying activities across LV and HV systems.
- Conduct technical audits and site inspections to verify compliance with NERS, DNO, and relevant industry standards (including ENA, ESQCR, and applicable BS standards).
- Review and approve jointing and cable installation records, test results, and completion documentation before sign-off.
- Identify and close out non-conformances, issuing corrective actions and tracking resolution through to completion.
- Support the continuous development of Virtua UK's NERS Quality Management System (QMS) as it relates to jointing scope.
- NERS Qualified Supervisor
- Act as the named NERS Qualified Supervisor for the jointing and cable laying scope of Virtua UK's NERS accreditation.
- Maintain personal competency and qualification currency in line with NERS scheme requirements, including relevant jointing certifications.
- Liaise directly with NERS auditors and assessors during audits and surveillance visits.
- Ensure all operatives carrying out jointing activities are appropriately authorised and that competency records are current and complete.
People Management
- Line manage and provide day-to-day direction to site supervisors overseeing jointing and cable laying operations.
- Conduct regular one-to-ones, performance reviews, and on-site mentoring to develop supervisor capability.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and competency sign-off for new jointing operatives and supervisors.
- Co-ordinate workloads across the supervisor team to align with project programmes and resource requirements.
Commercial & Operational Support
- Collaborate with the project and estimating teams to review jointing scope during tender and pre-construction stages, flagging technical risk and method requirements early.
- Contribute to client-facing technical submissions, including method statements, risk assessments, and quality plans.
- Attend project handover and start-up meetings to ensure jointing-related requirements are clearly communicated to site teams.
- Support investigation and close-out of any defects or failures related to jointing or cable installation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Qualifications — Essential
- NERS-recognised jointing qualifications appropriate to the scope (LV and/or HV as applicable).
- Current and valid NERS Qualified Supervisor status, or demonstrably eligible and committed to achieving this.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Qualifications — Desirable
- HV jointing certifications (11kV or above).
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification.
- First Aid at Work.
- Experience — Essential
- Significant hands-on experience in LV/HV cable jointing and cable laying in a utility or ICP environment.
- Demonstrable experience supervising or managing jointing operatives in the field.
- Familiarity with DNO standards, ENA Engineering Recommendations, and ESQCR compliance.
- Experience working within a NERS-accredited business or in support of NERS audits.
- Experience — Desirable
- Prior involvement in developing or maintaining a QMS for jointing activities.
- Experience in an ICP or contestable works environment.
- Competencies
- Strong technical judgement with the ability to make clear decisions under pressure.
- Effective communicator — able to translate technical requirements clearly to both field operatives and senior management.
- Commercially aware and capable of balancing quality governance with programme and cost constraints.
- Self-motivated and disciplined in record-keeping and compliance documentation
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