Highways Supervisor

Overview

In this role you will lead on-site highways projects across Scotland, directing site teams and ensuring safe, on-time delivery to high-quality standards. You’ll work within a growing highways contractor focused on safety, innovation and core infrastructure activities. You will collaborate with clients and the supply chain to progress drainage and civil engineering works on the strategic road network. This is a hands-on, field-based leadership position with opportunities to shape project outcomes and team development.

Pay / Benefits

• Company van
• IT equipment and mobile phone
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Career development opportunities within a national highways business

Responsibilities

• Supervise site teams and coordinate safe delivery of highways works
• Ensure compliance with SHEQ, site rules and highways standards
• Coordinate shift start-ups, close-downs and changeovers
• Support Construction Phase Plans and Project Management Plans
• Deliver pre-start briefings, toolbox talks and site training
• Develop Operatives and build client/stakeholder relationships on site
• Attend site visits to support project development and asset assessments
• Monitor KPIs, programmes and deadlines; manage staffing and resources
• Oversee plant, vehicles, equipment and paperwork
• Identify and address quality issues to meet specifications

Key requirements

• Experience supervising highways works and teams in live highway environments (high-speed roads)
• Strong understanding of drainage construction and relevant industry standards (CDM 2015, MCHW, DMRB, CS 551, CD 535)
• Good health and safety knowledge and commercial awareness
• Strong communication, organisation and leadership skills
• Relevant construction or project management qualifications beneficial; SMSTS and CSCS card
• Full UK driving licence; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Flexibility to work days/nights and travel across Scotland and away as required

• Strong communication
• Leadership
• Organisation
• Drainage construction knowledge
• CDM 2015, MCHW, DMRB, CS 551, CD 535
• Project documentation (CPP, PMPs)

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