Greater London

Highways Supervisor - Nights

£280 per day
London, Greater London
Contract
With decades in the industry, this top tier contractor works with a wide range of partners from key central organisations through to a wide range of local authorities. Driven to make a positive impact on local communities they strive to create, develop and implement new ideas and innovations in a world where technology is transforming the way we plan, travel and experience journeys.

Your New Company

With decades in the industry, this top tier contractor works with a wide range of partners from key central organisations through to a wide range of local authorities. Driven to make a positive impact on local communities they strive to create, develop and implement new ideas and innovations in a world where technology is transforming the way we plan, travel and experience journeys.

Your New Role

This is a multi-faceted Highways 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