Overview
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Site Supervisor to join our team in Operations. As a Site Supervisor, you will play a key role in the delivery of major maintenance and minor improvement schemes across the South East region. Reporting directly to the Construction Assurance Manager, you will undertake construction surveillance and assurance inspections to verify quality of works undertaken by external contractors. You'll have the opportunity to work a varied schedule, which may include regular evenings, nights and weekends, and you'll benefit from paid overtime and/or an out-of-hours allowance in addition to your base salary for any work undertaken during these times. As this is a safety‑critical role with regular travel to sites across the region, you must either live or be able to relocate to within one hour's commutable distance of Maidstone. Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role, and you will need to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during employment.
Responsibilities
* Assuring the completion of planned works to agreed standards and escalating any concerns to the Construction Assurance Manager (CAM) in line with governance agreements.
* Ensuring that construction works comply with CDM regulations, HSE legislation, Environmental legislation and Chapter 8, and that Principal Contractor duties are properly discharged by the relevant parties.
* Providing Project Managers with regular and timely feedback on scheme construction progress, risks, early warnings and design‑related issues, and acting as the first escalation point for on‑site issues that need resolution.
* Acting as liaison between all key supply chain partners and coordinating the delivery programme, ensuring buildability reviews are carried out on all projects.
* Representing the interests of National Highways on construction/maintenance sites, assuring supplier performance and the completion of planned works to agreed standards, and escalating any concerns to the Construction Assurance Manager or Construction Manager.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
* Proven experience in highway structures, maintenance and construction, and preferably on high‑speed trunk road or motorway networks.
* Strong knowledge of the DMRB, MCHW, Chapter 8, and CDM regulations.
* CSCS Card holder and SSSTS or SMSTS certificate (required).
* Ability to execute tasks independently while collaborating effectively within a team and responding to management guidance and support.
* Computer literacy with knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
Eligibility & Practical Requirements
* Must live or be able to relocate within one hour's commute of Maidstone.
* Must hold a valid driving licence with no more than 3 points.
* Willing to travel regularly to sites across the region.
Our Values and Culture
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring customers get the best possible experience. We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver maintenance activities, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorway and major A‑roads.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We encourage you to put safety first, take ownership, show passion and integrity, work effectively in a team, and strive for excellence.
Benefits and Rewards
* Competitive salary at the lower end of the pay scale for external candidates, and in line with our established pay policy for current employees.
* Performance‑related bonus potential.
* Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10 %.
* Annual leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank holidays) and rising by one day each year up to 31 days.
* Flexible hours and hybrid working opportunities (up to 60 % remote).
* Life assurance equal to 4 times the annual salary.
* Health and wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 access, and a wellbeing app.
* Occupational health services and flu vaccines.
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme for bicycle purchase and equipment.
* Investment in career development including learning, mentoring and coaching.
* Family‑friendly benefits: enhanced maternity leave and pay, 15 days paternity leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave, holiday play scheme support, and paid special leave up to 5 days for caring responsibilities.
* Money‑friendly discounts platform with over 3,000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure and holidays, plus a financial wellbeing programme.
* Community friendly benefit: paid leave to volunteer (3 days basic/year).
Pre‑employment Checks
* Right to work check.
* 3‑year employment history references.
* DBS criminal record check.
* Social media and adverse journalism check.
* Driving licence check (if applicable).
* Fit‑to‑work questionnaire (for all) followed by a medical check (if applicable).
* Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable).
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