Drainage Supervisor / Contracts Manager

ZipRecruiter; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist drainage contractor is seeking a Drainage Supervisor / Contracts Manager / Operations Manager for night operations. This role involves overseeing site works and ensuring safety compliance while managing teams across various locations in the UK. Ideal candidates should have proven drainage experience and strong leadership skills. Salary is between £45,000 and £50,000, plus benefits including a company van and pension scheme.

Benefits

Company Van with optional personal use

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday (increasing to 33 days with service)

Qualifications

• Proven drainage system and installation experience within highways or civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of traffic and road management whilst working on live roads/highways.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams during night shifts.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Control site teams for night works ensuring the team understand their roles.
• Manage road and traffic management for safe working.
• Oversee the installation, repair and maintenance drainage works.
• Complete site documents and work in progress reports.

Skills

Drainage system installation

Traffic management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

Drainage Supervisor / Contracts Manager / Operations Manager required for our client as specialist drainage contractor that operate predominately within civils and highways drainage contracts and projects. This position is working nights, 19:00 - 05:00, and will be tasked with a leading all-night operations and projects, travelling to sites throughout Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Midlands overseeing site works, quality checks, safety compliance and coordination with traffic and road management teams. Based on current sites and projects Milton Keynes would represent a good central point of the patch. The role would suit a Drainage Supervisor / Contracts Manager / Operations Manager within proven drainage experience, or a Senior Drainage Engineer looking for a supervisor position.

Responsibilities

• Control site teams for night works ensuring the team understand their roles and responsibilities to ensure a successful project.
• Manage road and traffic management for safe working and to mitigate disruption to the highways.
• Oversee the installation, repair and maintenance drainage works.
• Complete site documents and work in progress reports.

Requirements

• Proven drainage system and installation experience within highways or civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of traffic and road management whilst working on live roads / highways.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams during night shifts.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Based and happy to travel to sites across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire.

Salary & Benefits

• Basic salary £45,000 - £50,000.
• Company Van with optional personal use.
• Company pension scheme.
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) - increasing to 33 days with service.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.