Engineering Supervisor

Telent Technology Services Limited; Okehampton; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company in the UK seeks a Traffic Maintenance Supervisor based in Okehampton. The role involves leading a team to deliver and supervise maintenance contracts, ensuring high standards in customer satisfaction and compliance. Candidates should have supervisory experience, ideally in the Traffic/Telecoms sector, alongside strong interpersonal communication skills. The position offers a salary of £60,000 plus benefits, including a company vehicle and substantial holiday allowances.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

34 days holiday including public holidays

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping

Qualifications

• Experience in a Supervisor / Team Leader role within Traffic / Highways / Telecoms / Utilities.
• Ability to motivate a team while ensuring compliance and safety.
• Proficient IT skills, especially in Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Trainee Traffic Maintenance Engineers.
• Manage controller builds and liaise with engineering team.
• Implement and maintain test rigs for operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical Engineering

Interpersonal skills

Customer satisfaction

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Highways Electrical

City & Guilds diploma (or HNC/HND) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

BS 7671 / 18th Edition

Tools

Excel

Word

RMS systems

Job description

Do you enjoy working with a down to earth, supportive team but at the same time be relied on to use your own initiative to find solutions to problem out in the field? Our Field teams are critical in the delivery of our contracts, whether that is delivering or supervising maintenance, installation, cabling or civils works. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7. Reporting into the Regional Manager, the Traffic Maintenance (Engineering) Supervisor will lead a small team of Engineers who are responsible for delivering our maintenance contracts with Newcastle Council. This role require travel in the North East (Newcastle and surrounding areas) on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Trainee Traffic Maintenance Engineers
• Manage controller builds and liaising with engineering team on configurations
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining test rigs
• Technical lead in the depo, coordinating new technologies before they go to street
• Provide support to the Contract Managers to ensure that the contracts are delivering on time and within budget
• Working alone and with colleagues to the highest standards to maintain signals equipment
• To reduce the overall fault rates within our traffic signals maintenance contracts
• Supporting Contract Managers to ensure engineers have correct stock on vans to complete first time fix
• Liaising with maintenance engineers and Contract Manager to ensure repeat fault rate is kept to a minimum

You will have previous experience in a Supervisor / Team Leader role, ideally gained within the Traffic / Highways / Telecoms / Utilities industry. You are a motivational people manager, with the ability to get the best out of your team whilst ensuring health & safety, compliance and customer satisfaction are at the heart of what you do.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering experience is beneficial
• Knowledge around traffic signal equipment specifications is highly desirable
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to act under pressure and provide good customer satisfaction.
• Qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 in Highways Electrical, City & Guilds diploma (or HNC/HND) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or BS 7671 / 18th Edition are desirable.
• Full driving licence
• IT skills - Proficient in Excel / Word / RMS systems, Engineering Supervisor Experience
• Motivational people manager with ability to get best out of team, ensuring health & safety, compliance and customer satisfaction

Compensation & Benefits

• DAYS Monday to Friday
• £60,000 plus excellent benefits
• Supportive, forward-thinking team environment
• Opportunities for...
• Company Vehicle
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.,