Site Supervisor

Your new role

We manage one of the world’s most advanced and safest road networks, as a Site Supervisor you will play a key role in the delivery of National Highways’ renewal and improvement schemes by representing the company’s interests on construction and maintenancesites. You will actively ensure construction schemes are delivered in line with time, cost, quality and safety standards, and customer experience is not adversely impacted.

This role is a safety critical post therefore you may be required to work unsocial hours including nights and weekends. This is a very independent role and there will be some expectation to travel to sites and depots within the South East

This role can be based in Basingstoke or Maidstone.
- You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position and during employment_

What you’ll be leading on
- Assuring the completion of planned works to agreed standards and escalate any concerns to your line manager or the Construction Manager, in line with agreed governance agreements.
- Ensuring that all works are constructed in line with: CDM regulations, HSE legislation, Chapter 8 requirements, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works (MCHW).
- Ensuring Project Managers receive regular and timely feedback on scheme construction progress, risks, early warnings, design related issues, and act as the initial point of escalation for any on-site issues that need to be resolved.
- Acting as liaison between all key supply chain partners and co-ordinate the delivery programme, ensuring buildability reviews are carried out on all projects.
- Maintaining good liaison with colleagues in the Scheme Delivery Team including Construction Assurance Managers and Project Managers and those in other teams including Service Delivery and Commercial & Procurement, providing relevant and timely informationon Early Warnings and Compensation Events.

To be successful
- Proven highway/structures maintenance/construction experience; experience of working on high speed trunk road/motorway networks is desirable.
- Extensive supply chain management experience, able to enable effective engagement, and co-ordination of safe delivery across multiple parties.
- Good understanding of the DMRB, MCHW, Chapter 8 and CDM Regulations
- You will be a CSCS Card Holder, have a CITB Site Manager or Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme Certificate; a recognised Civil Engineering qualification is desirable
- Ability to execute tasks independently, yet work collaboratively within a team and respond to management guidance and support. You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in dealing with multiple stakeholders.
- Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future. We achievethis through the delivery our capital programme, supporting customers on the road with our Traffic Officer Service and managing incidents effectively.

**About Us** Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

And finally

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