Site Supervisor

Ian Williams Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property services contractor in the UK is looking for a Site Supervisor for their Painting Unit in Watford. This role involves overseeing painting projects in North London, ensuring high standards of work and compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have a background in Painting and Decorating, including supervisory experience, and will thrive in a collaborative environment focused on health and safety. Competitive salary and benefits including profit share, private mileage scheme, and enhanced pension contributions available.

Benefits

Profit share scheme

Private mileage scheme and fuel card

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Annual leave buy/sell options

Annual pay reviews

Life Insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Training and development opportunities

Exclusive discounts

Health and wellbeing charity access

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role within social housing or related environments.
• Proven foreperson or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong IT skills, familiarity with Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Planning and supervising the execution of painting works.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders to manage progress and targets.

Skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Leadership

Education

NVQ level 2 in Painting and Decorating

SSSTS or SMSTS (advantageous)

Job description

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Ian Williams is proud to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Site Supervisor to join our Painting Unit in Watford, covering areas in North London.

Ian Williams has the reputation and expertise of working with Housing Associations and Local Authorities, and we are one of the UK’s leading property services contractors who deliver Painting services in this sector. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to further their career.

Importantly, we are a company that provides safe, secure, and friendly working environments for our site and office-based teams. Therefore, we seek a Site Supervisor who shares these core values and can continue to facilitate the successful completion of our work on time, on budget and to the required standards.

Benefits:

• Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
• Private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 5%
• Annual leave (inc. Public Holidays) buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
• Annual pay reviews
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Exclusive discounts from our preferred supplier
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.
  
  

The Site Supervisor role:

• Planning and supervising the running of painting works on various sites in North London. You will be the first point of escalation contact for queries and support.
• Supervising, investing, and developing the productivity of our direct labour to deliver consistent results.
• Organisation of the workload, labour and materials alongside the Contract Manager
• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, company policy and procedures on Health & Safety (safe systems of work, PPE checks, etc)
• Communicating targets, costs, progress, and variances back to client surveyors, internal surveyors and management regularly.
• Carrying out effective inductions to the workforce.
  
  

What will you bring as a Site Supervisor?

• A Painting and Decorating trade background and qualified to NVQ level 2
• An SSSTS or SMSTS would also be advantageous, but not essential
• Proven foreperson or supervisory experience in a similar role (social housing) or within a related environment would be very advantageous. We also welcome tradespersons seeking to develop their career to apply
• Strong organisational and IT skills with the ability to quickly learn in-house systems, Excel and Outlook as required.
  
  

About Ian Williams Ltd:

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website.

We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regards to this position.

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