Construction Team Leader

Reporting to the Construction Manager, the successful candidate will plan coordinate and deliver an end-to end highways improvements capital works throughout the borough. The purpose of the role is to ensure supervisors, operatives and supply chain partners are put to and carry out work safely. Lead on a range of activities so that all operational elements are delivered in accordance with the relevant standards, strategies and policies of the service. This role involves coordinating high-level major and minor projects, ensuring compliance with NEC contracts, and managing budgets and change processes.

The Role

• Lead delivery of complex and major highway improvement schemes from planning to completion.
• Coordinate multi disciplinary teams, including designers, supervisors, operatives, and supply chain partners.
• Manage budgets, cost forecasts, and change control processes in line with NEC contract requirements.
• Produce and maintain detailed construction programmes, identifying critical path and risks.
• Engage early with stakeholders such as, utilities, landowners, and communities.
• Lead risk management activities, maintaining risk registers and ensuring mitigation actions are delivered.
• Oversee development and implementation of complex traffic management plans.
• Manage design reviews, technical approvals, and buildability assessments.

• Good knowledge and application of design procedures, guidance and standards and good practice documents - Essential
• Good knowledge of Construction, Design and Management regulations and application of Health and Safety legislation - Essential
• Good Knowledge of and application of Highway Legislation- Essential
• Previous experience of working with Highways construction is desirable but not essential. - Essential
• NRSWA – Supervisor (New Road and Street Works Act) Qualification - Desirable
• SMSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) - Desirable

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

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. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.

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