Highways Site Supervisor

Schemes Supervisor working on highways projects in London.

Our client is a long-established Civil Engineering company who have operated in the London area for nearly 40 years. Working alongside many Local Authorities and Councils, their well-earned reputation is built on local knowledge, reliability, quality products and services as well as a customer focused delivery.

Due to an increase in upcoming projects and schemes there is now a need for an experienced Supervisor to join this already successful team.

As the schemes supervisor, you will be responsible for managing labour, plant, materials and subcontractors on site to ensure that all construction activities are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with works orders, budgets and quality requirements.

You will work closely with the project Quantity Surveyor and have responsibility to develop and maintain relationships with Client Engineers and Supervisors. Specific responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all projects/sites comply with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality processes and procedures
• Leading and developing the site team to drive best practice and continuous improvement
• Maximising profit and commercial returns on each project
• Defining overall team workload, planning and allocating day to day work priorities and allocating manpower for daily tasks
• Monitoring workload and results

• Supervisory experience in the Civil Engineering industry. Experience of works within the highways sector is also highly desirable.
• Have Service Technical knowledge
• Ideally hold a Health and Safety qualification (IOSH)
• Be IT Literate - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)
• Be able to work to deadlines
• Have effective communication skills
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence

Qualifications:

• Construction Qualification - NVQ 3 or similar
• CSCS Qualification
• SMSTS/SSSTS/IOSH

If you feel you have the necessary skills set for this role, please apply below.

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