Electrical Site Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Mane Contract Services
£450 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Plymouth, Devon
Summary: The Electrical Site Manager will oversee the electrical package for a major tunnel upgrade project, ensuring the safe and compliant installation of complex tunnel systems. This role involves managing day-to-day operations, coordinating subcontractors, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards. The successful candidate will also provide technical oversight and support system integration and commissioning activities. Strong experience in highways or tunnel projects is essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day electrical site operations across tunnel works
- Lead installation of electrical systems including tunnel lighting systems, LV distribution and containment, emergency systems, and SCADA/Tunnel Control System (TCS) infrastructure
- Ensure works are delivered in line with programme, budget, and quality requirements
- Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and direct labour
- Enforce strict adherence to HSE standards, particularly within confined tunnel environments
- Deliver and monitor RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements)
- Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, relevant highways and infrastructure standards, and electrical regulations (BS 7671)
- Lead site safety briefings, inspections, and audits
- Interpret and implement electrical design drawings and specifications
- Support resolution of technical issues in coordination with design and engineering teams
- Oversee installation in line with ITPs (Inspection & Test Plans)
- Ensure quality assurance and documentation is maintained
- Support system integration activities across multiple tunnel systems
- Coordinate with commissioning engineers for functional testing, system validation, fault finding, and rectification
- Ensure readiness for testing & commissioning phases
- Interface with client representatives, principal contractor, and other disciplines (civil, mechanical, systems)
- Attend site meetings and provide progress updates
- Contribute to programme planning and reporting
- Ensure completion of as-built documentation
- Support O&M manual preparation
- Assist in final project handover
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as an Electrical Site Manager on highways or tunnel projects
- Experience in major infrastructure or M&E projects
- Experience working in live or constrained environments (e.g., tunnels, rail, highways)
- Strong background in electrical installation, testing, and commissioning
- Tunnel systems experience (highly desirable): lighting & emergency lighting, power distribution, SCADA/control systems, fire & life safety systems
- Familiarity with TCS (Tunnel Control Systems) integration
- Strong understanding of QA processes and commissioning stage
Salary (Rate): £450/day
City: Plymouth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are looking for an Electrical Site Manager to oversee an electrical package for a major tunnel upgrade project, including the design, supply, installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and handover of the Tunnel Control System (TCS) and associated tunnel systems. We are seeking an experienced Electrical Site Manager to lead the on-site delivery of all electrical works within a live highways tunnel environment. This role is critical to ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality installation and integration of complex tunnel systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Site Management & Delivery
- Manage day-to-day electrical site operations across tunnel works
- Lead installation of electrical systems including: Tunnel lighting systems
- LV distribution and containment
- Emergency systems (UPS, fire alarm interfaces, etc.)
- SCADA / Tunnel Control System (TCS) infrastructure
- Ensure works are delivered in line with programme, budget, and quality requirements
- Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and direct labour
- Health, Safety & Compliance
- Enforce strict adherence to HSE standards, particularly within confined tunnel environments
- Deliver and monitor RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements)
- Ensure compliance with: CDM Regulations
- Relevant highways and infrastructure standards
- Electrical regulations (BS 7671)
- Lead site safety briefings, inspections, and audits
- Technical Oversight
- Interpret and implement electrical design drawings and specifications
- Support resolution of technical issues in coordination with design and engineering teams
- Oversee installation in line with ITPs (Inspection & Test Plans)
- Ensure quality assurance and documentation is maintained
- Integration & Commissioning
- Support system integration activities across multiple tunnel systems
- Coordinate with commissioning engineers for: Functional testing
- System validation
- Fault finding and rectification
- Ensure readiness for testing & commissioning phases
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Interface with client representatives, principal contractor, and other disciplines (civil, mechanical, systems)
- Attend site meetings and provide progress updates
- Contribute to programme planning and reporting
- Handover & Closeout
- Ensure completion of as-built documentation
- Support O&M manual preparation
- Assist in final project handover
Key Requirements
Experience
- Proven experience as an Electrical Site Manager on: Highways or tunnel projects (essential)
- Major infrastructure or M&E projects
- Experience working in live or constrained environments (e.g., tunnels, rail, highways)
Strong background in electrical installation, testing, and commissioning
Technical Knowledge
- Tunnel systems experience (highly desirable): Lighting & emergency lighting
- Power distribution
- SCADA / control systems
- Fire & life safety systems
- Familiar with TCS (Tunnel Control Systems) integration
- Strong understanding of QA processes and commissioning stage