Planned Works Senior Supervisor

We're looking for a Planned Works Senior Supervisor to join our Somerset Highways Term Service Contract team based in Glastonbury Depot. This is a great opportunity to oversee a diverse range of highway maintenance operations whilst working collaboratively with your team, clients, and local communities to deliver safe and effective solutions. Could this be you?

Location: Glastonbury Depot – site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Planned Works Senior Supervisor, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of planned works and reactive maintenance activities across the Somerset highways network.

Your day to day will include:

• Provide direct line management for highway operatives, including performance reviews, welfare, disciplinary matters, absence management, training, development and day-to-day supervision.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the depot, ensuring high standards of housekeeping, security, stock control, maintenance and compliance with company procedures and statutory requirements
• Assisting with programming, management and delivery of highway maintenance works
• Daily allocation and supervision of works and resources to ensure compliance with the maintenance requirement plan
• Undertaking site inductions, briefings, toolbox talks and maintaining records
• Liaising with clients, the public and key stakeholders including emergency services

What are we looking for?

This role of Planned Works Senior Supervisor would suit someone who:

• Brings experience within the highways sector, with a strong understanding of network operations and scheme delivery
• Has a proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams
• Communicates confidently and builds positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Holds an SSSTS qualification or a higher-level site management qualification
• Is comfortable using Microsoft Office applications to support day-to-day operations and reporting

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.