Highways Supervisor

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

M Group Highways

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

To successfully deliver the Devon Highways maintenance contract in line with the MGroup values, policies and approach. The role requires a positive working relationship with the client, the contract team, the wider MGroup team, the supply chain and all other stakeholders. Specific focus on operational delivery across the depots to ensure all resources are utilised efficiently and effectively to maximise productivity outputs

The role is primarily based outdoors across the Devon Highways contract area and will involve working in all weather conditions. The standard working week is 40 hours. Occasional travel between depots may be required, along with night-time or weekend working to meet operational needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Daily control of all on site activities and enforcement of MGroup Highways MIMS, policy and procedure.
• Utilisation of resources to ensure that the gangs remain fully productive with associated challenge and support where necessary
• Manage and supervise schemes on-site to ensure that work is carried out safely, in accordance with the HSEQ standards required by MGroup Highways.
• Efficient organisation and utilisation of labour, materials, equipment and subcontractor resources.

Ensure Construction Phase Plans, method statements and safe systems of work are in-place and briefed before work is started and that required safety standards are always maintained.

Ensure in-house and subcontractors site personnel are competent, Inducted and fully trained to undertake their work.

Work closely with commercial team and designers to manage change or delays encountered on site.

Keep accurate records including site diary, records of works activities, resource allocations and as-built information.

Assist in preparation of health and safety files and post completion reports

Support the Area Manager to develop construction programmes and methodology utilising existing knowledge & experience

Assist with Early Contractor Involvement advice and design for buildability considerations including CDM & Traffic Management incorporating TTRO applications and road space bookings.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience of supervising highway maintenance and improvement works
• Knowledge of works specifications to national standards
• Detailed understanding of health and safety management and the requirements of CDM
• Detailed knowledge of quality and environmental standards for highway improvement work
• Extensive experience of managing and supervising staff, workforce and subcontractors
• Good communication skills
• Extensive understanding of MGroups procurement process, both material and subcontract
• NVQ Highway maintenance/construction
• IOSH/ SMSTS preferable
• CSCS / CPCS
• TSCO (only applicable where managing 12 A/B works)
• Driving licence
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What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Incremental holiday scheme starts at 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays

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About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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