Electrical Site Manager (Prison / Secure Estate) — Up to £400/day + staying away There’s a certain buzz that comes with secure, high-stakes projects: bigger programmes, tighter controls, and delivery that has to be right first time. This role sits on a major prison upgrade programme at Highpoint (Newmarket/Stradishall, Suffolk). You’ll be the Electrical Site Manager on a £15m MEP package spanning new Healthcare, Combined Workshop and Kitchen buildings, plus enabling and coordination in a live secure environment. The project (you’ll be based here) * £15m MEP across new Healthcare, Combined Workshop and Kitchen buildings * Healthcare (040): 25 weeks — 18 Dec 2025 to 29 Jun 2026 * Combined Workshop (042): 48 weeks — 30 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2027 * Kitchen (044): 42 weeks — 30 Mar 2026 to 29 Jan 2027 * Pre-con / enabling: live now through March 2026 (design reviews, surveys, procurement planning) * Delivery model: sub-let labour and sundries; major kit supplied direct (capital plant, switchgear, luminaires, main distribution and large cables) What you’ll be doing day-to-day * Run electrical supervision on site: labour, sequencing, access constraints, permits, and short-interval planning * Manage subcontract electricians and specialist vendors (containment, cabling, termination, lighting, testing/commissioning support) * Own H&S: RAMS, permits, daily briefings, tool box talks, safe systems in a secure environment, and close-out of actions * Drive quality control: benchmarks, ITPs, inspections, snag management, and “right-first-time” installs * Coordinate with project team on programme and interfaces (M&E coordination, builderswork, ceilings/walls, penetrations, containment routes) * Control materials and logistics, including receipt/issue/storage of client-supplied major equipment and cable * Keep tight records: daily diaries, progress reporting, labour returns, QA packs, as-builts and handover support The team / environment You’ll be part of a structured delivery team with an Electrical PM and a Mechanical opposite number, supported by commercial/procurement functions. The contractor is a well-regarded M&E specialist with repeat work across secure estates and complex refurb / fit-out delivery, and they typically run projects with clear reporting lines and solid on-site support. What we need from you * Proven experience as an Electrical Site Manager / Supervisor delivering MEP projects (ideally in secure, live or controlled-access environments) * Strong electrical installation knowledge: containment, distribution, lighting, small power, testing coordination and commissioning readiness * SSSTS or SMSTS (SSSTS minimum) * ECS/JIB (or equivalent trade background) — HNC/HND useful but not essential * Comfortable running subcontract labour, managing interfaces, and pushing programme without sacrificing quality * Able to pass relevant security / vetting requirements for a prison environment Rate / package * Up to £400 per day (depending on experience) * Staying away costs covered (accommodation/subsistence in line with project policy) * Long run of work across the phases above Interested? If you’ve done secure or high-control sites (prisons, hospitals, airports, live commercial) and you can take ownership of electrical delivery on a proper programme, get in touch quickly — shortlist spaces will be tight