Site Supervisor
Job Purpose
To support the Construction Manager and/or Projects Delivery Manager in the day-to-day management and delivery of highway investigations, improvement works, and road renewal schemes.
Key Accountabilities
- Review and approve Method Statements, Risk Assessments, and Construction Phase Plans.
- Monitor works programmes and liaise with contractors, clients, and local authorities to ensure programme milestones and completion dates are achieved.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with designers, contractors, stakeholders, and clients.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous daily site records, including photographs, plant utilisation, and labour resources.
- Manage permit-to-work, permit-to-dig, and other approval processes in accordance with company Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
- Ensure all permit conditions are maintained and adhered to throughout project delivery.
- Assist in resolving site and construction issues, communicating any changes to the Scheme Engineer, Designer, and Quantity Surveyor as required.
- Ensure schemes are delivered in accordance with approved designs, specifications, and quality standards.
- Monitor workforce compliance with health, safety, environmental requirements, and site rules.
- Carry out daily inspections of traffic management (TM) arrangements and address any issues identified.
- Produce and maintain site documentation, ensuring site inductions, POWRAs, and daily briefings are completed and recorded.
- Complete weekly site safety inspections and participate in regular safety meetings.
- Provide detailed site information to the Quantity Surveyor to support the preparation of Early Warning Notices (EWNs) and Compensation Events (CEs).
- Prepare and provide as-built records and post-construction information to support completion of the Health & Safety File.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in highways construction.
- Knowledge of NEC3 contracts, including the administration of Compensation Events and Contractual Variation Instructions (CVIs).
- Working knowledge of the Specification for Highway Works.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple contractors and concurrent work activities.
- Strong organisational, planning, and communication skills.
- Full UK manual driving licence.
- Good understanding of Chapter 8 requirements and traffic management practices.
Desirable
- Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) or Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) qualification.
- Experience working on local authority or highway framework contracts.
- Strong understanding of construction health, safety, and environmental management systems.
Key Competencies
- Stakeholder management
- Planning and organisation
- Problem solving and decision making
- Health and safety leadership
- Quality and compliance management
- Communication and reporting
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail
