Rail Maintenance and Engineering Supervisor

3 weeks ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom John Sisk and Son Full time
Job Summary

John Sisk and Son is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Rail Maintenance and Engineering Supervisor to join its team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of in-house workforce and subcontractors on reactive works within the Western Frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

Liaise with customers, their representatives, and other stakeholders on operational issues.
Initiate valuable business relationships and work to ensure they are developed effectively.
Propose actions in response to changes in client and stakeholder needs and expectations.
Manage key stakeholders through the project life cycle.

Project Delivery

Manage a team of geographically or skilled-based operatives allocated to the framework.
Ensure that adequate method statements and risk assessments are completed by subcontractors and complete WPP/CPP & H&S paperwork as required.
Set up a safe and secure work site in accordance with Sisk processes and procedures.
Active involvement in HSEQS management on projects and challenge working practices on site and across the business to ensure continuous improvement in line with the Zero philosophy.
Plan and coordinate trades activities, supervise and manage all site subcontract and works team activity, and ensure competency of individuals carrying out duties.
Monitor customer satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.
Undertake site assurance inspections.
Arrange for the rectification of defects found and update the client/PM.
Manage and organize the issuing and delivery of reactive orders.
Plan and arrange for all access and safety-critical requirements.
Ensure all reactive KPIs are met.

Reporting

Attend site meetings, subcontract, and internal meetings - maintain and circulate notes and action points.
Request outstanding information from the team and confirm all verbal instructions.
Produce an achievable programme and monitor key milestones throughout the programme and report weekly to the client and your line manager.
Escalate issues in a timely manner to your line manager.
Update internal systems (Geopal) daily to ensure the client's system (Citadel) can be kept up to date.

Risk

Ensure all necessary approvals are in place to allow works to progress without risk.
Review buildability and identify methods of construction with commercial and design to produce an achievable project.
Identify non-conformances and implement corrective action.
Inform the QS of any matters for which extra payment may be due or additional costs are involved.
Close out all issues raised by safety, quality, and environmental reports and audits.

People

Manage the work team, supervise and develop work staff, and ensure competency of individuals to carry out delegated duties.
Live the Sisk values of care, integrity, and excellence and ensure that these values are embedded into all activities.
Provide strategic business support to the PM & Operations Manager.
Act as a Sisk ambassador across appropriate external events.
Lead and manage various subcontractors and an in-house delivery team.
Act as an inspiring role model for the wider team/business.

Experience and Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with colleagues, clients, and third parties in a warm and persuasive way, both formally and informally, and able to alter style and method to suit the audience.
Proven track record of at least 5 years within a construction management environment with a similar national/regional contractor, with a strong track record of high HSEQS standards.
Strong analytical skills.
Organized with good time management and capable of proactive planning.
Ability to get the best out of individuals, teams, and trade contractors and build consensus where differences of opinion arise.
Ability to relate company commercial strategy to own activities and projects.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all the trades required on site, the codes of practice relating to them, and the requirements for them to be able to carry out required works.
Delivery-focused and driver of performance.
Experience working on reactive frameworks.
Computer literate.

Qualifications and Training

Working towards an academic and/or a professional industry-related qualification.
CSCS for Managers, SMSTS.
First Aid at Work Certificate.
CDM Awareness.
Driving license.
Degree or Diploma in a construction-related subject (desirable).
Personal Track Safety (desirable).

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