About the role
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Supervisor as part of the Connect Plus Services (CPS) team based in South Mimms, Leatherhead or Dartford.
The Senior Supervisor ensures safe, compliant and accurate delivery of schemes from pre-construction through to practical site completion, through the leadership / management of the Supervisor team and the associated processes, procedures and/or working practices.
The role leads the Supervisors who support construction phase relationships and information CPS teams with the aim of ensuring we plan for safe and cost-effective solutions to maintain or improve the asset to the standards agreed. To ensure suitable engineering supervision of construction operations so to ensure CPS is confident Design, H&S, Asbestos & Temporary works are all being managed as per the expected design & process.
The role holds responsibilities of both CDM regulations and NEC contract requirements, ensuring practical constructability reviews take place during pre-construction design stage and then ensuring inspection and physical witnessing onsite is undertaken during construction.
The role is independent from the framework contractors and is primarily focused on ensuring the project is constructed in accordance to the design, specifications and procedures set out by CP/CPS.
What you'll be doing
Working collaboratively with the M25 Community for the schemes you will be responsible for:
Ensuring responsibilities and objectives set in each years Zero Harm Plan are met during delivery on each project in their portfolio and demonstrate leadership in continuous improvement of the culture of their team. Ensuring a high-quality relationship with Portfolio Managers and project teams to embrace the requirements of the one team approach. Developing good relationships with all other teams and clients to ensure that all parties project requirements are understood and accounted for. Sharing knowledge and resources when required across the Project Delivery Team, to maximise efficiencies and to limit risk exposure to the business. Leading the scheduling of work across their team to ensure utilisation is at a maximum Supporting Portfolio Managers in the development their staff, where identified as adding value to the business. Driving and Living the Connect Plus Services Values Safe & Well, Excellence, Reliable and Sustainable As part of the integrated delivery team you will be expected to contribute to: Maintaining high standards of safety and quality control on the contract via the monitoring of the construction works; Resolution of technical problems on site; Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting and collaborating with the integrated delivery team to form strong working relationships. Develop design understanding to help provide a much needed link between design and technical construction engineering input onsite. Working arrangements:
We have offices based in Dartford, Leatherhead and South Mimms and are flexible as to which office you are based at.
There is a requirement to work weekends and nights, including developing and managing the process for handover between shifts.
Who we're looking for
Experience and ability to lead and manage effectively construction teams. Strong ability to drive continuous improvement and best industry practise within the team Relevant knowledge of engineering and knowledge of what good looks like Drive and a desire to deliver excellence. Degree/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience Experience of the design and construction of highway infrastructure projects Good written, client-facing and communication skills Diligent, proactive and thorough approach to detail. Collaborative and practical approach to problem solving. Knowledge of the Design Manual Road and Bridges and Specification for Highway Works Experience in carrying out duties of NEC supervisor. Good knowledge of traffic management and temporary works Civil Engineering / Construction qualification Relevant knowledge of engineering and knowledge of what good looks like A working understanding of other engineering and construction disciplines, along with a willingness to challenge the norm.
Why work for us
CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsR alis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over 100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.
If you have or are looking for a career in Highways, working on the M25 will give you experience and challenge that no other Highways project can offer.
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