Site Supervisor

Kier Group plc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking an experienced Site Supervisor to join their Transportation team in Northamptonshire. The successful candidate will manage local authority civil engineering projects, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Responsibilities include overseeing construction works, assisting with Principal Contractor duties, and conducting regular inspections. Required qualifications include SSSTS or SMSTS certification, NRSWA Supervisor, and a strong understanding of health and safety procedures. This position offers a range of rewards and benefits tailored to employee needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising civil engineering projects.
• Proven track record of managing on-site maintenance schemes.
• Understanding of CDM regulations and NEC4 contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction works according to contract specifications.
• Assist with Principal Contractor duties under CDM.
• Issue permits for site activities.
• Conduct Health and Safety inspections and report any incidents.

Skills

Supervising onsite maintenance

Health and Safety compliance

Traffic Management

Contract Management

Education

SSSTS or SMSTS certification

NRSWA Supervisor

12D Lantra Traffic Management

Temporary Works Supervisor

Job description

Job Overview

We're looking for an experienced Site Supervisor to join our Transportation team in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this role, you'll help deliver a diverse range of local authority civil engineering projects for Kier on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council. If you're an enthusiastic professional with a proven track record in supervising all aspects of on‑site maintenance and improvement schemes, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Site Supervisor, you'll oversee minor works and support projects involving footway reconstruction, carriageway resurfacing, surface treatments, drainage upgrades, traffic signal installations, and structural repairs. This role requires experience working on live public highways, a strong commitment to a people‑first approach to safety and ensuring full compliance with all relevant SHEQ processes and procedures. Your day‑to‑day will include:

Responsibilities

• Managing and administering the construction works in accordance with the contract
• Assisting with the implementation of the duties of the Principal Contractor under CDM
• Issuing various permits for activities such as hot works and digging for various contractors in accordance with Kier processes and safe digging procedure
• Ensuring temporary works are installed in accordance with the approved design details
• Carrying out regular Health and Safety inspections, reporting all accidents, near misses and briefing of toolbox talks

Qualifications

• SSSTS (CITB Supervisors Safety Training Scheme) or SMSTS (Site Management Safety Trainings Scheme)
• NRSWA Supervisor
• 12D Lantra Traffic Management
• Temporary Works Supervisor
• Understanding and implementation of the Construction (Design Management) CDM regulations
• Knowledge of the Chapter 8 Traffic Signs Manual
• Understanding of NEC4 contract

Rewards and Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.