Supervisor: Construction (Site Based)

Supervisor: Construction (Site Based)

Recruiter: Swift Human Resources

Job Ref: CEN001348/LK

Date posted: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary: Monthly

SUMMARY: Exceeding standards and quality through monitoring team performance and executing solution driven project supervision through encouragement, support and providing feedback and structure.

The ability to forge and sustain sound relationships with employees and to take responsibility to create, maintain such relationships.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Legal Liability
  • Excavation Supervisor
  • HIRA
  • First Aid Level 1
  • IRCON (Construction Regulations)
  • Construction Regulations
  • Fire fighting
  • Explain and perform fall arrest techniques when working at heights (US229998)
  • Working at heights: Fall arrest and rescue (US229995)
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Be medically fit with a valid medical certificate of fitness
Additional Qualifications
  • N6 qualification with a valid vocational trade test
Minimum Work Experience
  • At least three years’ experience as a construction supervisor in electrical infrastructure construction
  • Broad technical knowledge of plant and equipment
  • Broad knowledge on OHS Act, NEM Act, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001
  • Must be computer literate and able to compose, transmit and receive email communication
  • Proficient in MS Office and compile spread sheets on MS Excel
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Administration:
  • Project document control;
  • Work method statements;
  • Maintaining site diaries and site instruction books;
  • Ensure timely distribution and display of all documentation;
  • Ensure that policies, procedures and schedules are available and communicated;
  • Ensure timeous submission of approved times sheets and permission to work overtime;
  • The position requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with this position;
Material and Equipment Management and Control:
  • Site security;
  • Management of vehicles, plant, tools and equipment;
  • Arrange, expedite and follow up of material procurement and delivery;
Quality Assurance:
  • Assist in identifying root cause of deviations;
  • Monitoring of quality assurance and quality control;
Resources Management:
  • Supervision of staff;
  • Responsible for work allocation and execution;
  • Time management;
  • Ensuring legal site compliance;
  • Training and mentoring;
  • Effective application of project resources;
  • Ongoing effort to improve supervision and better team performance;
Health and Safety Environmental Awareness:
  • Ensures compliance with health and safety and relevant legislation;
  • Support and ensure compliance with environmental management;
  • Providing a safe and healthy working environment;
  • Participate in the health and safety systems and the improvement thereof;
  • Report any situation which is unsafe or unhealthy;
Broad technical knowledge of plant and equipment; ▪

Broad knowledge on OHS Act, NEM Act, ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001;

POSITION INFO: Kindly apply if you meet the minimum requirements. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks consider your application as unsuccessful.

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