Depot Manager - M25

Balfour Beatty plc; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days leave

Family friendly policies

Pension & shares

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Leatherhead is seeking a Depot Manager to lead On-Road operations on the M25. You will manage a team of Supervisors and Operatives, ensure safety, briefings, resources, and incident response.

You will drive continuous improvement, monitor KPIs, and oversee inspections, RAMS, and depot facilities, while supporting winter operations and ensuring high-quality work across the network.

Qualifications

• CSCS qualification required.
• Experience in highways maintenance operations.
• Proven leadership and people-management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing depot team.
• Oversee inspections, safety, and RAMS.
• Monitor KPI performance and drive productivity.
• Coordinate resources for on-road operations and incidents.
• Manage depot facilities, vehicles, equipment and maintenance.
• Deliver daily briefings and ensure accurate records.

Skills

CSCS qualification

Highways maintenance

Team leadership

Strong communication

Customer-focused

Job description

About The Role

As a Depot Manager, you’ll oversee the delivery of On-Road operation activities within your allocated area of the M25 network. Your leadership will ensure operations run smoothly, challenges are resolved, and targets are consistently met. Leading a team of Supervisors and Operatives, you’ll promote a safety-first culture where everyone is committed to doing their work in the right way. You’ll ensure teams are appropriately briefed, working efficiently, and have the right resources to succeed. You’ll also manage various inspection regimes, ensuring high standards of work are maintained across all activities, and you’ll contribute to incident management as part of the Silver Manager rota. Your effective leadership and focus on continuous improvement will support the long-term success of the M25, ensuring it remains safe, resilient and in top condition.

What you'll be doing

• Address complex, non-routine problems.
• Manage inspections regimes across quadrant e.g. litter survey, vulnerable locations, HPD bollards etc.
• Ensure quality of works undertaken and drive productivity.
• Monitor KPI performance.
• Oversee accurate data capture of all completed maintenance and incident works activities.
• Manage depot facilities, vehicles, plant, and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ensure sufficient resources for On-Roads operations, incident responses and maintenance activities, both reactive and planned.
• Be Part of the Silver Manager Rota and manage emergency incidents at silver level.
• Responsible for managing winter maintenance at depot, including vehicles, stock and rotas.
• Produce effective daily briefings to deploy staff and ensure records of briefings are maintained.
• Ensure compliance with systems, processes, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain RAMS associated with incident responses.
• Conduct regular inspections of site/depot activities and maintain inspection regimes, reporting both good practices and areas for improvement.
• Conduct safety tours and provide feedback on 'Don’t Walk By' observations.
• Support Zero Harm objectives through hazard and risk management.
• Manage and develop a high performing team, providing clarity of responsibilities, monitoring performance, and supporting growth and development.
• Ensure team members are well-equipped for their roles by monitoring and implementing all necessary training.
• Oversee depot staff schedules, annual leave, overtime, and sickness.
• Carry out Performance Development Reviews (PDRs) and implement Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) as required
• Champion talent development and succession planning to build a capable workforce.
• Foster a culture of collaboration through regular communication and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure timely and thorough investigations of any HR, H&S and damage/misuse incidents.

Who we're looking for

• Appropriate CSCS qualification.
• Experience in highways maintenance operations or similar.
• Team leadership and management experience driving performance and productivity.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong customer focus and service delivery mindset.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]