Senior Supervisor

John Holland; Welshpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is seeking two Senior Supervisors for their Rail Surfacing team. The role entails overseeing track machine teams and a mix of office and field work. Candidates should have over 5 years of supervisory experience in rail or construction, strong safety awareness, and excellent communication skills. Competitive remuneration and generous employee benefits, including flexible work options and career progression, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

18 weeks paid parental leave

Career progression opportunities

Learning and development programs

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a supervisory role within rail or construction.
• Complete a pre-employment Rail CAT 1 Medical.
• Construction Induction Card required.
• Safeworking experience/qualifications on the Arc Infrastructure network.

Responsibilities

• Oversee two track machine teams on a schedule.
• Ensure safety and resource allocation for efficient operations.
• Manage night shifts as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience in a rail or construction environment

Strong understanding of safety

Strong communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Stakeholder relationship building

Plasser ALC system knowledge

Cert II / Cert III in Rail Infrastructure

Tools

Computer experience

MR vehicle licence

Job description

About The Role

Due to a consistent forward work bank, we are looking for two Senior Supervisors to join our WA Rail Surfacing team. These roles will primarily be based in Southern WA with an anticipated 50/50 split between office-based tasks and field leadership presence.

Each Senior Supervisor will be engaged on a roster of 14 days on, 7 days off overseeing two track machine teams working on the same roster pattern. A further two teams will be managed by your counterpart on an offset roster pattern allowing for appropriate coverage during R&R periods. Night shift may be required on an ad-hoc basis for certain work scopes and shutdown operations.

The role will primarily work across the South-West regional rail network as well as some time supporting teams on the Perth urban passenger network and in the Pilbara when resurfacing works are required.

About You

• 5+ years in a supervisory role within a rail or construction environment
• Applicants must be able to complete a pre-employment Rail CAT 1 Medical
• Construction Induction Card
• Strong understanding and focus on safety
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate closely with your colleagues to plan and allocate resources to maximise efficiency and outcomes for our clients
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Able to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Desire to drive improvement and innovation in the way we operate, set a standard for high performance and develop your teams with the right combination of training and mentoring
• Recent experience of working as a senior Rail Track Machine Operator/Supervisor
• Plasser ALC system knowledge and computer experience
• MR vehicle licence
• Safeworking experience / qualifications on the Arc Infrastructure network
• Cert II / Cert III in Rail Infrastructure
• Frontline leadership training or similar

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.