Highways Supervisor

Highways Supervisor - Scotland | Up to £55,000 + Company Van
Salary: Up to £55,000, dependent on experience
Location: Scotland - travel across various sites required, with occasional support in Northern England
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Working pattern: Days and nights, with working away required
Are you an experienced Highways Supervisor looking to take ownership of highways works across Scotland? This is an opportunity to lead site teams, deliver varied infrastructure projects and play an important role in the continued growth of a well-established highways contractor.
You will be joining a forward-thinking business operating across the highways maintenance and infrastructure sector. With a strong focus on safety, innovation and high-quality delivery, the company works across drainage, civil engineering, structures, technology and other specialist highways services.
Your role
As a Highways Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision, planning and delivery of highways projects across Scotland. You will be working across drainage surveys, trenchless remediation, filter drain recycling and wider civil engineering activities on the strategic road network.
You will be doing a hands-on role with regular site presence, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme and to the required quality standards.
You will be:
·Supervising site teams and coordinating the safe delivery of highways works.
·Ensuring works comply with SHEQ requirements, site rules and relevant highways standards.
·Coordinating shift start-ups, close-downs and changeovers.
·Supporting Construction Phase Plans, Project Management Plans and other project documentation.
·Delivering pre-start briefings, toolbox talks and relevant site training.
·Supporting and developing Operatives working across your projects.
·Acting as a key point of contact for clients and project stakeholders while on site.
·Attending site visits to support project development and asset assessments.
·Building effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and the supply chain.
·Ensuring work is completed right first time and meets the required specification.
·Monitoring project KPIs, programmes and deadlines.
·Coordinating staffing requirements, working hours and operational resources.
·Overseeing plant, vehicles, equipment and associated operational paperwork.
·Identifying quality issues and ensuring any work outside specification is addressed appropriately.
What you will need
To succeed as a Highways Supervisor, you will need previous experience supervising highways works and teams within live highways environments, including high-speed roads.
You will need a strong understanding of drainage construction and relevant industry requirements and standards, including CDM 2015, MCHW, DMRB, CS 551 and CD 535. You will also need a good understanding of health and safety requirements alongside commercial awareness.
Strong communication, organisation and leadership skills will be important, as you will be working closely with clients, colleagues, site teams and the supply chain.
Relevant construction or project management qualifications will be beneficial, alongside SMSTS and an appropriate CSCS card. You will also need a full UK driving licence and competence using Microsoft Excel and Word.
The role requires flexibility to work days and nights, travel across Scotland and work away when projects require it.
Salary and benefits
For this Highways Supervisor position, you will receive a salary of up to £55,000, dependent on experience, alongside:
·Company van
·IT equipment and mobile phone
·Generous holiday allowance
·Pension scheme
·Group Income Protection
·Career development opportunities within a national highways business
You will have the opportunity to develop your responsibilities as the company's Scottish operations continue to grow.
Take the next step
If you have experience supervising highways projects and are looking for a position where you can lead site teams, take ownership of delivery and contribute to major infrastructure works across Scotland, apply with your CV today.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jordan Townley at Carrington West on View phone number on carringtonwest.com or email View email address on carringtonwest.com for more information.
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