Supervisor
Contract: Cheshire East Highways
Location: Crewe
Contract Type: Permanent
Ringway Jacobs has an exciting opportunity for a supervisor to join the Construction Team in Cheshire.
To deliver an end-to-end highways capital programme to include carriageway and footway improvements, structure patching and surface treatment programmes, road marking replacements, vehicle restraint systems works and street furniture improvements.
The purpose of the role is to Supervise, plan, programme and organise delivery on site the Council’s highways improvement programme plus any other work streams that the Construction Team are commissioned to deliver to meet or exceed the required deliverables.
The Role
•Supervision of allocated works within the annual programme of works.
•Ensuring that projects are developed and delivered safely on time and to budget as per the Works Information.
•Ensure that all projects comply with Health and Safety Regulations and CDM requirements.
•Review of Supply Chain Partners Risk Assessments, Method Statements and COSHH for all allocated schemes.
•Carry out site inductions and issue permit to work, promoting RJ’s Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Procedures at all times.
•Co-ordination and integration of resources to deliver a project or programme, utilising internal staff, shareholder resources, external consultants and contractors as required.
•Ensure Supply Chain Partners deliver to all agreed standards.
•Produce weekly progress reports and complete daily site diaries.
•Supervision of out of hours works either night or weekend working from time to time.
•Other Ad Hoc duties to fulfil the requirement of the role
About You
•Preference will be given to candidates holding some or all of the following qualifications: -
oNRSWA Supervisor, SSSTS, SMSTS, CSCS Supervisor, Temporary Works Supervisor, First Aid at Work.
•Experience working in the construction industry, preferably highways, preferred.
•Experience undertaking construction work in the vicinity of underground services preferred.
•Experience in the supervision or use of traffic management preferred.
•Current, Full Driving Licence.
•Good IT, written and verbal communication skills.
•Able to provide the best solutions in terms of quality and cost.
•Apply a systematic and logical approach in to works.
•Work to a high specification in order to improve and maintain quality.
•Retain a formal and professional manner, reflect on difficult situations and stand back from people and remain unemotional in order to resolve problems.
•Be alert to changing situations, show flexibility in approach, adaptability in difficult circumstances and continuously strive to achieve a result.
•Be non-confrontational when handling or involved in conflict situations and in order to achieve agreed and acceptable standards and timescales adopt a passive and non- demanding working ethic.
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.