Construction Supervisor (NY Highways)

To be responsible for the efficient and effective running of the Property Service delivering building maintenance and capital projects operational activities, including quality, environmental and safety obligations. The role will provide day-today supervision of highways and construction works with oversight of both operatives and subcontractors.

The postholder is required to participate in an out of hours call out rota to respond to emergency maintenance activities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Responsible for the day-to day management of works programmes within the agreed specification. Oversight will include safe systems of work, ensuring compliance with all Health and Safety requirements and dealing with day-to day-issues.

2. Responsible for relevant IMS (Integrated Management System) procedures being undertaken, including but not limited to safety inspections, site inspections and inductions.

3. Develop and maintain Health and Safety plans including the identification of risks and ensuring control methods are in place for safe practice

4. Work collaboratively with partner organisations and stakeholders during the works programme to provide feedback and progress updates (including attendance at ECI Meetings).

5. Responsible for the planning and programming of materials, plant and labour on a daily basis whilst collating costs to support the meeting of financial targets and ensuring staff are meeting return times.

6. Responsible for the line management of operational staff including the undertaking of relevant people management processes, escalating to the Property Project Manager in complex cases.

7. Motivate, coach and mentor staff to develop skills, including provision of support to the Trainee Supervisor post.

8. Record site progress and ensure valuations are generated within the agreed timescales.

9. To assess traffic management and ensure all works align to legal streetworks requirements.

10. Responsible for accurately recording and monitoring works/data in relevant systems for audit purposes.

11. Participate in an out of hours call out rota to respond to emergency maintenance activities.

12. Actively foster a positive staff morale

13. Ensure daily briefings to all operatives and subcontractors are carried out

14. Ensure that the PDR process operates effectively within your team and that end of year reviews are completed and submitted within the NY Highways timescales.

15. Manage your team in line with all the NY Highways policies and procedures and ensure that employees are aware of their obligations under these.

16. Fulfil your health and safety management role as detailed in the NY Highways Health and Safety Policy, organisational statements, and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for yourself, members of your team and others who may be affected by your team’s activities.

17. Work in line with all NY Highways policies and procedures and be aware of the obligations for employees under these.

18. Behave according to the Employee Code of Conduct and be aware of employee responsibilities under the Code.

19. Behave according to the Behaviours Framework.

20. Comply with health and safety policies, organisational statements and procedures, report any incidents / accidents / hazards and take a pro-active approach to health and safety matters in order to protect oneself and others.

21. Undertake any other duties of a similar nature that may be required from time-to-time.