Reports to: Construction Manager / Construction Group Leader UK
Location: London – Heathrow
Contract Type: Permanent
Introduction to role
Vanderlande is a global market leader in material handling systems. Working within Airports projects, the Senior Supervisor will be responsible for the supervision and delivery of all electrical and mechanical installation activities in line with the programme schedule operating within the Vanderlande site supervisory structure.
As a Senior Supervisor, you will manage Mechanical and Electrical sub-contractor teams for installing and commissioning baggage handling systems. You will lead on-site installations and processes of complex equipment without direct supervision. You should follow detailed work instructions and make changes using correct procedures with support from project teams such as Project Management, Engineering, R&D, or Supply Chain. The role includes improving Vanderlande’s continuous improvement strategy by updating manuals, training guides, and site documentation.
You will report on progress, perform gap analysis, and suggest countermeasures to the Site/Construction Manager, while coordinating with subcontractors, clients, and PC's representatives. You will also promote a Stay Safe culture, ensuring that project teams and subcontractors implement good safety practices during site delivery phases and project activities.
Role Responsibilities
As a Senior Site Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing mechanical, electrical, and control installations. You will guide and train installation teams, inspect and diagnose complex systems, and interpret engineering drawings.
- Supervise Mechanical, Electrical, and Control Installation teams on both Airside and Landside operations.
- Inspect and diagnose complex mechanical and electrical systems.
- Interpret E Plan drawings, site engineering drawings regarding layout, location, and system operation.
- Possess existing experience knowledge of LV, PLC systems (Siemens), various hardware types, and communication protocols (Profinet, Ethernet, Profibus, ASI).
- Support I/O commissioning, testing, and integration of material handling systems.
- Manage quality inspections of installed equipment, focusing on electrical and mechanical installations.
- Ensure equipment is installed per specifications in coordination with engineers.
- Support site handover and conduct installation area surveys.
- Awareness of contract responsibilities and identification of deviations.
- Report progress to Site Manager and Project Managers using available software.
- Participate in Project Progress meetings.
- Ensure electrical and control installation progress meets program milestones.
- Maintain site safety and quality of installed electrical and control equipment.
- Generate daily, weekly, and monthly installation reports and conduct toolbox talks with the supervisor team.
- Collaborate with the project manager to establish policies and procedures related to Field Support
Role Qualification and Skills
- Experience in successful supervising large teams during delivery of large and complex automation projects
- Successful proven implementation of all phases of a project, ranging from pre-construction through to handover
- Managing a multi-functional team, interfacing with clients where appropriate, and chairing meetings locally at site level as required. Adept at conflict resolution
- Awareness and understanding of CDM Regulations and HASWA.
- Possess the ability to understand engineering drawings, specifications, layouts and successfully interpret project schedules
- Ability to create robust site planning to complement the master project schedule through generation of phasing plans and time slices
- IT literate, capable of using MS Office and Outlook as a minimum
- Proven Safety record through installation delivery within time critical and pressurised working environments
Preferred Qualifications
- SMSTS trained
- C&G 2391-52 Inspection & Testing
- 18th Edition
- ECS Card
- ESR 2.0
- IOSH Managing Safely as a minimum, NEBOSH General Certificate preferable
- NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Construction Site Supervision
- First Aid At Work
- C&G 2391-52 Inspection & Testing
- 18th Edition
What we offer
- 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Bupa Medical Cover
- YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension with Aviva
- Achievers – Employee Recognition Platform and discount of everyday shopping!
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualifies applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
