Civils Supervisor
AS OCU continues on a journey of substantial growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Civils Supervisor to come and join us!
This role is in place to help support, supervise and offer technical expertise to our teams & contractors.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise projects ensuring they are managed and delivered to the highest standards of safety, compliance, customer excellence and commercial control.
- Undertake site inspection of projects focusing on the safe, compliant delivery of all activities in progress and quality of work completed taking the appropriate action where necessary to address weaknesses or failings.
- Undertake or assist with incident reporting, investigations, submission of final reports as well as close out of remedial actions.
- Continually monitor performance and foster a culture of team working and safety, creating a culture of zero harm and Injury Free Environment.
- Ensure operatives possess the correct and current qualifications and competencies to allow them to undertake the relevant work activities they are being employed to do.
- Participate in effective and appropriate planning to ensure optimum competent resource is available for the workload.
- Deliver the required targets and key performance indicators of the contract.
- Ensure suitable induction is provided to all workers and visitors to site
- Ensure formal site audits are carried out and recorded in accordance with company requirements.
Skills & Experience:
- Previous Multi Utilities experience, managing teams (SMSTS Qualified)
- Ability to lead on site and drive performance
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, codes of practice, safety and statutory regulations.
- Experience in delivering works in a safe and compliant manner
- Competent to support front line operational staff
- Ability to influence and control cost
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- CSCS Slinger/Signaler qualified.
- NRSWA supervisor qualified.
- Current UK driving license.
Company Background:
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.
- Division
- OCU Services
- Locations
- London (Old Oak Common)
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Hiring Manager
- Denis Leahy
- Employment Status
- CIS

Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
Civils Supervisor
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