Street Lighting Supervisor
Contract: Essex Highways
Location: Chelmsford
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting directly to the Functional Manager/Engineer, this role plays a key part in delivering high-quality services to our customers and ensuring the successful completion of planned works. You will be responsible for supervising highway-related projects, ensuring all operational activities align with the County Council’s standards, strategies, and policies. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you will engage with customers and stakeholders in a professional and supportive manner, ensuring they are well-informed about the services and standards we provide. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the vision and priorities of the County Council/Essex Highways while making a real impact in the community.
The Role
•To carry out supervision of operational resources, undertaking a range of highway maintenance works and ensuring that works are carried out to the agreed standards and methods, and that operational procedures are adhered to.
•To carry out daily site checks and ensure that quality is maintained on site and that required documentation / certification is completed.
•To be responsible for the day-to-day work delivered by the operatives, including productivity and ensuring daily briefings are carried out and job packs are raised correctly.
•To manage all aspects of Traffic Management required to undertake works on high-speed roads across the County, including during night works.
•To assist with the identification of works for the future programmes as appropriate.
About You
•Knowledge of Highway Legislation, relevant design procedures and standards and good practice.
•You may be required to supervise out of hours working to ensure that works are carried out correctly, safely and within time and budget constraints.
•Apply your knowledge of Health and Safety legislation including Construction (Design & Management) Regulations and your appropriate level of understanding of the principles of safety.
•Current valid driving licence.
•You will be hard working and motivated and show good initiative in the field of Steet Lighting.
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.