Coss Supervisor

1 month ago


Exeter, United Kingdom Qiagen Full time

**About the role**
Our projects are **more** than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Rail UK team as a **COSS Supervisor** and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

As a Coss Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the work teams in a variety of civils disciplines, within the western route. You will travel to various sites day to day, to oversee reactive maintenance projects along the rail infrastructure. You will work closely with sub-agents and other supervisors to ensure that all work is completed safely, on schedule and to the highest standards of quality.

**What you'll be doing**
As a COSS Supervisor, you will have the following accountabilities:

- Ensuring that works is executed and delivered in a safe manor to the high quality and in line with the clients expectations (on site level). This will be over a portfolio of work spanning:

- Drainage, Earthwork and Structure schemes over the Great Western Network.
- Managing a multi-skilled team of direct & agency labour and specialist subcontractors.
- Ensuring good documentation and record keeping is kept on site and relayed to the General Foreman/Agent.
- Providing good quality briefings of the TBS /WPP /COSS Briefing at the start of each shift to all workforce & ensure understanding by all.
- Monitoring performance against production targets and report against this.
- Understanding contract conditions with Client and Suppliers.
- Recognising variations to contracts and process this accordingly
- Being Responsibile for the safety performance at site level including planning HSQE into work activities and ensure adequate resources are available to carry out the operations
- Leading by example & ensure compliance with industry and company standards

**Who we're looking for**
You will have the following:

- Personal Track Safety (PTS)
- Experience in both Civils and Rails
- Good teamwork & interpersonal skills
- Hardworking and adaptable
- 2 day SSSTS training
- COSS / IWA / ES competencies
- First aid
- Full UK driving license

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

**About us**
Our Rail business has an extensive legacy of rail expertise. Our teams safely deliver complex projects, from consultancy and design to all aspects of construction and maintenance. Using advanced plant and machinery, and unique innovations, we provide end-to-end solutions for our customers.

Our aim is to improve the passenger’s experience, and our teams create better journeys by increasing network capacity, improving reliability, and making our railways more efficient and sustainable.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference: BBUK02895