Foreman
- Derby
- Permanent
- Full-time
📍 Location: Various UK sites | Business Unit: Power T&DAre you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a high-performing team that keeps the UK's power flowing? Balfour Beatty is looking for a committed Overhead Line Technician - Foreman to join our thriving Power Transmission & Distribution team. This is your chance to be part of a major growth area, delivering critical infrastructure across the UK.🔧 About the RoleAs an Overhead Line Technician - Foreman, you'll take charge of a team of 4-6 skilled OHL Technicians. You'll be responsible for the safe and effective maintenance of high-voltage overhead transmission lines. You'll lead from the front, ensuring work is completed to the highest standards of safety, quality, and productivity.🛠Key Responsibilities:Lead, supervise, and motivate a small team on-site.Deliver maintenance and construction activities on high-voltage OHL systems.Ensure all work meets stringent safety and operational standards.Support training and development of team members.Drive productivity while upholding Balfour Beatty's core valuesWhat you'll be doing
- To safely and effectively set their gang(s) to work, planning and assigning
emergency procedures, on potential risks and on precautions to be taken to
minimise those risks.
- To liaise with other foremen and with site engineers on progress with the job to
material needs and ensuring that they are delivered to (or collected from) site
in a timely manner
- Ensure that accidents and near-miss incidents are promptly reported giving
when required
- To deliver toolbox talks, safety alerts and safety briefings to their team
- To directly supervise operatives on a day-to-day basis, establishing the
go according to plan
- To ensure that appropriate safety precautions and safety signage are set up
correctly positionedTo act as a “Competent Person” able to receive and interpret Permits to Work,
Authorities to Work Near Existing Services (AWNES), risk assessments and method
statements and to safely set their gang to work
- Earthing
- Piloting work
- Platforms
- Running out conductors
- Clamping in
- Blocking out
- Jumpering
- Spacering
- Jointing
- Downleads
- PPE
- Rope and knots
- Fittings assembly
- Pull-lifts
- Tirfors
- Blocks
- Bonds and slings
- Clamps
- Toggles
- Hand tools
- Protection systems - fall arrest
- Permanent attachment
- Demarcation
- Climbing
- Spacer trolley
- Lifting and lowering
- Stockings and J Stops
- Understand the site specific risk assessments to ensure all known risks are
- Understand and use the safe systems of work to be employed at the work site.
- Only operate plant with the correct authorisation and training.
- Wear the correct PPE at all times and use any specific PPE as required or
- Ensure that accidents and incidents are promptly reported to the Foreman
- Assist in the training and mentoring of Trainee Linesmen
- Apply appropriate earthing schemes to dissipate induced voltages
- Full clean driving licence
- Experience of working on a variety of construction project types.
- Knowledge of the Power industry
- Ability to work in a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
- Flexibility - Willing to travel and work across the UK
- Aptitude for working at heights
- Responsibility - a strong attitude towards health and safety
- Valid Plant Tickets (will be an advantage)
- OHL Authorisations (will be an advantage)
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…About usBalfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitWe are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: