Greater London

Highways Supervisor

£290 per day
London, Greater London
Contract
Offering multi-disciplined services, this contractor works on a variety of projects from major civil engineering schemes, new-build footways, cycleways to town centre and other public realm improvements. The team's knowledge and technical expertise has enabled investment to develop innovative and sustainable construction techniques and solutions that benefit road users, airports, stadiums, playgrounds, and pedestrian footways across the UK.

 

This role is paying £290 per day with an immediate start

 

Your new company

Offering multi-disciplined services, this contractor works on a variety of projects from major civil engineering schemes, new-build footways, cycleways to town centre and other public realm improvements. The team's knowledge and technical expertise has enabled investment to develop innovative and sustainable construction techniques and solutions that benefit road users, airports, stadiums, playgrounds, and pedestrian footways across the UK.

 

Your new role

This is a multi-faceted Supervisor role which will see you ensuring the smooth running of our local depot. You will be running a tight ship making sure all the teams are operating in a timely manner and running the weekly toolbox talks with good humour.

Working alongside both the Programmer and Contracts Manager your week will be made up of the below responsibilities:

  • Putting together job packs, making sure all required documentation is included and that gangs are ready to get to work.
  • Answering both internal and external email queries
  • Working with the Programmer to make sure KPIs and being hit, logging defects and managing people resource
  • Conducting site audits
  • Dealing with the HR requirements for your team; annual and sick leave, collecting weekly timesheets etc, health and safety
  • Managing your team to hit daily targets and running daily check ins as they return to site
  • Having an overview of what is going on at the depot, organising purchase orders, preparing job packs for weekly Programme meetings

 

About you

As this is largely a people management role you will need to have effective communication skills and the ability to build rapport within a team.

You will ideally hit most of the below points:

  • Background in highways with demonstrable management experience
  • Attention to detail and time management skills
  • Leadership skills and able to manage diverse teams and multiple projects at one time
  • Keen decision-making skills
  • Previous experience with Papyrus
  • CSCS card holder

 

Why apply?

You will be joining a dedicated team that recognises that people are individuals who each have a valuable contribution to make by investing millions each year in staff training. Ranked in the top 100 Inclusive Employers in the UK by the National Centre for Diversity, they believe that providing opportunity and growth for all employees is the bedrock of the business, ensuring a safe, happy, and productive workforce.

 

 

If the Supervisor role sounds ideal for you, have a chat with us today!