Job Details
Job title: Highways Supervisor
Job reference: 000012230
Date posted: 03/06/2026
Closing date: 01/09/2026
Salary Grade G: £33,143 - £36,363 per year
Location: Stores Road, Derby
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Job category/type: Transport / Highways
Responsibilities
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Highways Delivery Coordinator to join our busy Highways Maintenance Operations team based in central Derby.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and experienced leader who enjoys working outdoors, solving problems on the ground, and taking pride in delivering high quality services for the local community. You’ll play a key role in keeping Derby’s roads safe, reliable and well maintained.
In this hands‑on supervisory role, you will plan and oversee and lead daily maintenance activities, coordinate responses to emergencies, and support both in‑house teams and external contractors to deliver consistently high standards of work. Strong leadership skills, practical highways maintenance experience and a commitment to safety are essential.
We are particularly interested in candidates with knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, including the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Traffic Management Act 2004, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Highways Act 1980.
Qualifications
* Experience in highway maintenance, construction, or civil engineering
* Supervisory or team lead experience
* Working knowledge of highway maintenance vehicles, plant and equipment to undertake all aspects of highway maintenance work assigned, including routine and cyclic maintenance activities and civil projects
* IOSH Managing Safely
* Valid full UK driver’s licence
* Strong leadership and team management abilities
* Knowledge of highway maintenance techniques and materials
* Understanding of traffic management and road safety regulations
* Winter Service Professional Certificate/Diploma
* Winter Service Supervisor Certificate
* Ability to read plans, maps, and technical documents & drawings
* Problem solving and decision making under pressure
* Good communication and record keeping skills
* Competence with maintenance equipment and tools
* Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
* First aid at work
* Experience in a supervisory role
* NRSWA Supervisor
* SSSTS
Benefits
* Flexible work/life balance scheme
* Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
* 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service), plus bank holidays
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
* Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
* Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
* Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
* Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
* Support for colleagues who are carers
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home‑based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
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