Senior Supervisor

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote where/

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Supervisor to lead a team delivering highway projects on the M25 corridor, ensuring safety, quality and efficient construction. You will oversee supervisors, manage pre-construction to handover activities, and ensure compliance with standards and contract requirements.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with project teams and clients, and delivering cost-effective, well-planned construction outcomes within a high-profile network.

Qualifications

• Experience leading supervision/construction teams.
• Strong mindset for continuous improvement and industry best practice.
• Knowledge of engineering standards and what ‘good looks like’.
• Drive to deliver excellence and a collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Experience in design and construction of highway infrastructure projects.
• Good written and client-facing communication skills.
• Diligent and thorough with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Supervisors to ensure safe, cost-effective delivery of schemes.
• Ensure adherence to CDM regulations and NEC contract requirements.
• Coordinate with Portfolio Managers, Construction Engineers and project teams to meet requirements.
• Develop design understanding to strengthen the link between design and construction on site.
• Drive continuous improvement, safety, quality and performance across the portfolio.

Skills

Team leadership

Project planning

Health and safety

Communication skills

NEC experience

Highways knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Civil Engineering / Construction qualification

CDM/NEC contract knowledge

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About the role

Senior Supervisor – Balfour Beatty – Connect Plus Services (CPS)

Location: Dartford, Leatherhead or South Mimms

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervisor to join ourConnect Plus Services (CPS) team, supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25—Europe’s busiest motorway. Delivering over £100m of annual investment, alongside planned and reactive maintenance, this is a complex and high-profile network requiring robust and efficient planning.

If you are building a career in highways, this role offers exposure to one of the UK’s most challenging and dynamic infrastructure environments.

What you'll be doing

To ensure safe, compliant and accurate delivery of schemes from pre-construction through to practical site completion, through the leadership / management of the Supervisor team and the associated processes, procedures and/or working practices. The role leads the Supervisors who support construction phase relationships and information CPS teams with the aim of ensuring we plan for safe and cost-effective solutions to maintain or improve the asset to the standards agreed. To ensure suitable engineering supervision of construction operations so to ensure CPS is confident Design, H&S, Asbestos & Temporary works are all being managed as per the expected design & process and contractual responsibilities.

The role holds responsibilities of both CDM regulations and NEC contract requirements, ensuring practical constructability reviews take place during pre-construction design stage and then ensuring inspection and physical witnessing onsite is undertaken. The role is independent from the framework contractors and is primarily focused on ensuring the project is constructed in accordance with the design, specifications and procedures set out.

• Principal Accountabilities:
  Demonstrating and promoting the Connect Plus Services values of Safe & Well, Excellence, Reliable and Sustainable.
• Ensuring responsibilities and objectives set out within the annual Health and Safety Plan are achieved across projects within the portfolio, demonstrating leadership in the continuous improvement of team culture.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with Portfolio Managers, Construction Engineers, project teams, clients and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are understood, communicated and delivered.

Leading and developing a team of Supervisors by:

• Ensuring access to accurate and up-to-date information, clear work priorities and reporting requirements.
• Ensuring timely and effective written communications, including progress reporting, safety observations, DWB, EWN and safety engagement discussions.
• Managing resource allocation and work scheduling to maximise utilisation and delivery performance.
• Managing PDRs, audits, competency development and training requirements.
• Driving consistently high standards of performance, productivity, quality and safety.
• Sharing knowledge, best practice and resources across the Project Delivery Team to maximise efficiencies and reduce business risk.

Contributing to the integrated delivery team by:

• Maintaining high standards of safety and quality through the monitoring of construction works.
• Leading the resolution of technical and operational issues through effective coordination with project teams and supervisors.
• Developing design understanding to strengthen the link between design development and technical construction delivery on site.

Who we're looking for

• Experience and ability to lead and manage effectively supervision / construction teams.
• Strong ability to drive continuous improvement and best industry practise within the team
• Relevant knowledge of engineering and knowledge of what ‘good looks like’
• Drive and a desire to deliver excellence.
• Experience of the design and construction of highway infrastructure
  projects
• Good written, client-facing and communication skills
• Diligent, proactive and thorough approach to detail.
• Collaborative and practical approach to problem solving
• Knowledge of the Design Manual Road and Bridges and Specification for Highway Works
• Experience in carrying out duties of NEC supervisor
• Good knowledge of traffic management and temporary works
• Civil Engineering / Construction qualification
• Relevant knowledge of engineering and knowledge of what ‘good looks like’
• A working understanding of other engineering and construction disciplines, along with a willingness to challenge ‘the norm’

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.

Why join us?

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]