Site Manager (Electric)

Job Introduction

Site Manager (Electric Networks) – Exeter

Join a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence! At Last Mile, we're proud to deliver exceptional solutions across the multi-utility sector, and our team in Exeter is expanding. We're looking for a skilled Site Manager to play a key role in our success.

As an Site Manager with Last Mile (under our UKPS brand), you’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of work across your region. This includes managing the daily operations of our electric workforce, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and high standards in network construction. You’ll lead and support site-based teams, focusing on productivity and quality while driving operational efficiency. Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager, you’ll oversee your team’s monthly productivity and financial performance, ensuring our standards of excellence are always met.

What’s in it for you as an Site Manager?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Holiday buy scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Refer a friend incentive
• Wagestream
• Employee assistance programme
• Car allowance
• Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home) *
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay*

*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*

Your responsibilities as a Site Manager:

• Oversee Electrical teams to ensure effective, safe, and compliant delivery of scheduled work, including supervision of operatives and subcontractors.
• Conduct monthly audits on operational teams to maintain work and equipment standards, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure upcoming work is well-resourced, including site vetting and material orders, and review work instructions for viability.
• Serve as the initial point of contact for craft teams, addressing technical, material, and administrative inquiries.
• Support scheduling by reviewing work programs in advance and managing team deployment for efficiency.
• Monitor team performance against KPIs, report any incomplete work to Project Managers, and ensure NERS compliance and competency assessments.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Previous experience of power distribution networks.
• Experienced in managing multiple projects/teams across different locations.
• Experienced in dealing with internal and external site-based workforce.

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as an Site Manager? Apply now!

About us:

We are UKPS; a fast-growing Multi-utility Independent Connections Provider (ICP) part of the Last Mile infrastructure. We are fully accredited under the NERS, GIRS & WIRS schemes to carry out the turnkey provision of multi-utility infrastructure and subsequent connections to new build housing, residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

At Last Mile, we are one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water, and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers. Last Mile Asset Management adopt and operate electricity, gas, water and wastewater, and ground source heat/cooling networks that are designed, installed, and commissioned by Lloyds accredited Independent Connection providers (ICPs).

At UKPS & Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to grow with us. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!

For further enquiries contact – recruitment@lastmile-group.com or visit our website www.lastmile-group.com