Construction Supervisor

Skanska UK Plc; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Skanska UK Plc is seeking a Construction Supervisor to join its Building team for a major public sector project in Huntingdon. The role involves managing construction works, ensuring safety compliance, and overseeing subcontractors. Candidates must have proven experience and relevant qualifications, including a current CSCS card and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Construction Supervisor or similar in major building projects.
• Possession of a current Managers CSCS card and relevant qualifications including SMSTS & First Aider Qualified.
• Previous experience in managing multiple trade contractors.

Responsibilities

• Promote site safety culture and ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee subcontractors and manage labour and material requirements.
• Inspect works for compliance with design and specifications.

Skills

Site safety management

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

Construction related qualification to HNC level or equivalent

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are seeking a Construction Supervisor to join our Building team based on a major public sector project in Huntingdon.

The successful candidate will effectively and professionally manage, monitor, and supervise the construction works and management of relevant subcontract packages.

What you'll do:

• Promote the site safety culture, ensure all works are carried out in planned, controlled and safe manner in accordance with statutory regulations, current standards and company health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Oversee subcontractors, labour and material requirements for the contract and support Project Managers with matters primarily relating to on and off-site activities.
• Coordinate and manage trades on site with regard to both build trades and MEP trades.
• Solve site problems when they occur, providing feedback to Project Managers on any defects or defaults found and put forward any innovative ideas to alter currentmethodology.
• Ensure good record keeping is maintained, including letters, e mails, notices, drawings, site records, and computer data. Ensure daily diaries are completed and that progress reports are communicated on a regular basis to the senior management
• Regularly inspect works for compliance with design, and specifications, and ensure all design solutions offered by designers and sub-contractors fully comply with the project requirements.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Proven experience as a Construction Supervisor or similar role in major building projects
• Be in possession of a current Managers CSCS card and other relevant qualifications including SMSTS & First Aider Qualified
• Construction related qualification to HNC level or equivalent
• Previous experience of managing multiple trade contractors

Security Clearance

This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and may also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. You should be aware that certain levels of clearance or specific projects and/or sites have UK residency requirements; and any dual or multiple nationalities must be declared. Any persons who do not fulfil these residency requirements may be unable to obtain the required level of clearance and would not be eligible to undertake this role.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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