Construction Team Leader

JR United Kingdom; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading highways service provider is looking for a Team Leader to manage construction projects in Cheshire East. Your role will oversee planning, coordination, and safety of various highways improvement projects, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and effective project delivery. The company fosters a supportive environment for career development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Sick Pay

Up to 5 extra leave days

Discounts through RJ Rewards app

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of design procedures and health and safety legislation.
• Experience in management of highways drainage is desirable.
• Ability to self-manage priorities and workload.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety and operational excellence for highways projects.
• Ensure projects comply with NEC contracts and meet budgetary requirements.
• Supervise self-delivery and supply chain gangs to adhere to standards.

Skills

Health and Safety

Project Management

Construction Regulations

Highway Legislation

Job description

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Ringway Jacobs is thrilled to offer an exceptional opportunity for a Team Leader to join our Construction team in Cheshire East.

In this pivotal role, you will report directly to the Construction Manager and be responsible for overseeing the seamless planning, coordination, and delivery of a variety of highways improvement projects across the borough.

Your primary focus will be to ensure the safety of all staff, including supervisors, operatives, and supply chain partners, while maintaining a high standard of operational excellence. You’ll lead a range of activities to ensure that projects are completed in line with relevant standards, policies, and strategies.

This role involves managing both major and minor projects, ensuring full compliance with NEC contracts, as well as overseeing budgets and change processes to deliver successful outcomes.

The Role

• Carry out supervision of both self-delivery and SCP gangs to ensure that works are carried out safely and to the highest standard.
• Take ownership of recourse to ensure programmes are delivered to key milestones across the contract and to financial budgets.
• Take ownership of delivery to ensure work is carried out in accordance with Ringway Jacobs specifications and procedures.
• Ability to self-manage priorities and workload using agile/mobile working across the Cheshire East.
• Communicate daily with the drainage support team.

About You

• Good knowledge and application of design procedures, guidance and standards and good practice documents.
• Good knowledge of Construction, Design and Management regulations and application of Health and Safety legislation.
• Good Knowledge of and application of Highway Legislation.
• Previous experience of working with Highways Drainage is desirable but not essential.

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

- Sick Pay

- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave

- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc

- Life Assurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on [emailprotected] , or click on the “Apply Now” button.