Highways/Bridge Site Supervisor

Posted 01 June 2021
Salary £30 - 40 per hour
LocationCardiff
Job type Contract - Full Time
Job duration6 Months
Discipline Highways, Transport & Infrastructure
ReferenceJO0000026907
Contact NameEvan Brookes

Job description

Highways/Bridge Site Supervisor urgently required in the Cardiff/Swansea area. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) which is deemed inside IR35.
 
The successful candidates will support our client on a number of exciting, high-profile projects and frameworks. The Site Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring the works are being undertaken to the approved design and specification, escalating issues to the design teams and verifying works done on site for record purposes. You will have a background in civil engineering, and an interest in the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects within the highway environment.
 
Qualifications
 
BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent (advantageous)
 
Expected Criteria
 
The role will be varied, requiring a balance of relevant industry experience, technical ability, communication and stakeholder management skills. Expected criteria are:
 
Ability to supervise work being undertaken, to ensure it is being undertaken by others to the approved design and specification, and within agreed programme and budget constraints
 
Ability and confidence to raise immediately all safety and quality concerns with Contractor staff, stop works where necessary and escalate issues to Design Office and Client when required
 
Ability to record all work completed on site and resources/materials utilised - in order to allow future Contractor Applications to be signed off as reflecting work undertaken on site
 
Experience of working with key clients such as major Contractors, Local Authorities and/or Highways England
 
Good awareness of relevant design standards (e.g. DMRB, TSRGD, MCHW, Eurocodes and those of Highways England)
 
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes, particularly Word and Excel
 
Sound interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines
 
Excellent spoken and written English
 
For more information, click APPLY NOW or call Evan Brookes on 02393 876025.
 
FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 70+ years' experience in this market. Please call Evan Brookes at Carrington West on 02393 876025 for more information.
 
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