National Highways has 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 the 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. You will 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 three points on your licence to be considered for this position.
Key Responsibilities
* Assuring the completion of planned works to agreed standards and escalating any concerns to the Construction Assurance Manager (CAM) in line with agreed governance agreements.
* Ensuring construction works comply with CDM regulations, HSE legislation, environmental legislation and Chapter 8 requirements, ensuring 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, design‑related issues, and acting as the initial point of escalation for any on‑site issues that need to be resolved.
* Acting as liaison between all key supply‑chain partners and co‑ordinating the delivery programme, ensuring buildability reviews are carried out on all projects.
* Representing the interests of National Highways on construction and maintenance sites, assuring supplier performance and the completion of planned works to agreed standards.
* Executing tasks independently while working collaboratively within a team and responding to management guidance and support.
* Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook.
Essential Qualifications & Requirements
* Proven highway/structures and maintenance/construction experience, including work on high‑speed trunk road/motorway networks.
* Good understanding of the DMRB, MCHW, Chapter 8 and CDM regulations.
* CSCS card holder with SSSTS or SMSTS certificate essential.
* Driving licence with no more than three points.
* Availability to travel regularly across the South East region.
Salary & Benefits
* Basic salary plus potential performance‑related bonus.
* Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10 %.
* Annual leave starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) and rising to 31 days (plus bank holidays).
* Flexible hours and a hybrid‑working approach.
* Life assurance of four times your annual salary.
* Health and wellbeing support: Employee Assistance Programme, mental health first aiders, wellbeing app, occupational health service and flu vaccines.
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme for bicycle purchase and equipment.
* Significant investment in career development through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on‑job experience.
* Family‑friendly benefits including enhanced maternity leave and pay, 15‑day paternity leave, shared parental leave, adoption leave, financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave up to 5 days per annum for caring responsibilities.
* Money‑friendly benefits: access to a discount platform with over 3 000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure and holidays, and a financial wellbeing programme.
* Community‑friendly benefits: paid leave to volunteer 3 days basic per year.
Pre‑Employment Checks
* Right‑to‑work check.
* Three‑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).
Equal Opportunities
National Highways is committed to creating a diverse environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are proud that as an organisation we continually strive to do better and actively encourage our colleagues to support each other’s careers.
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