Supervisor

Kier Group; Horley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a M&R Supervisor to join the Weatherhill-based team. The role involves supervising routine maintenance, response tasks, and small works schemes, ensuring delivery meets programme and budget targets.

You will support the Area Manager, allocate resources, and coordinate with the hub to handle emergency responses and maintain high-quality service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising operations and managing teams effectively.
• Strong organisational skills to coordinate resources and meet deadlines.
• Background in maintenance, highways or related operational environments.
• Active promotion of health and safety in the workplace and ensuring compliance.
• Clear communication with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Area Manager in programming, managing and delivering routine, reactive, and severe weather services.
• Daily allocation and supervision of works and resources to meet programmes and maintenance requirements.
• Assist in emergency response, organise remedial repairs and coordinate with the hub to restore highways.
• Conduct site inductions, briefings and toolbox talks, maintaining accurate records.
• Liaise with clients, public, and emergency services as required.

Skills

Supervising teams

Organisational skills

Health & safety

Communication

Job description

We're looking for a M&R Supervisor to join our team based in Weatherhill.

Location: Weatherhill, RH6 9JE
Hours: 45 hours per week working nights

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide first level supervision of both internal and external operations, overseeing the day-to-day functions of routine maintenance, response functions and small works schemes. You'll work closely with all teams to ensure operational effectiveness for severe weather service, cyclical and reactive maintenance tasks and emergency response, whilst ensuring delivery is carried out to achieve programme and budgetary requirements.

What will you be responsible for?

As a M&R Supervisor, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering high-quality maintenance and operational services. Your day to day will include:

• Supporting the Area Manager in programming, managing and delivering routine, reactive and severe weather services
• Daily allocation and supervision of works and resources to ensure compliance with programmes and maintenance requirements
• Assisting in emergency response, organising remedial repairs and coordinating with the hub to restore highways
• Undertaking site inductions, briefings and toolbox talks, maintaining accurate records
• Liaising with clients, members of the public and key stakeholders including emergency services as required

What are we looking for?

This role of M&R Supervisor is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in supervising operations and managing teams effectively
• You possess strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate resources and meet deadlines
• You have a proven background in maintenance, highways or related operational environments
• You can actively promote health and safety in the workplace and ensure compliance
• You're a natural communicator who can build positive relationships with clients and stakeholders

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.