Technical Supervisor

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Adler and Allan Group is seeking a Technical Supervisor in Inverness to lead on-site teams, plan resources, and ensure safe, compliant work across environmental services projects. The role includes coordinating equipment, liaising with stakeholders, and delivering work to time and budget.

The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience, RAMS knowledge, and a hands-on approach to problem solving in a fast-paced context, with relevant licences and advantageous qualifications such as

Qualifications

• Must hold relative licence categories to operate and control vehicles.
• RAMS documentation is essential and staff must follow works instructions.
• Willingness to undertake additional training to improve service delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with clients.
• Knowledge of environmental services related works.
• Experience supervising on-site teams and projects.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• IOSH Managing or SSSTS is advantageous.
• Construction and civils knowledge is desirable.
• ADR requirements and tankers knowledge are advantageous.
• HGV 1 & 2 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead Environmental Protective Services works, coordinating equipment and materials.
• Plan resources, manpower and equipment for project delivery.
• Ensure groundworks, remediation and surface works are completed on time and safely.
• Maintain RAMS compliance and safe working practices across sites.
• Communicate progress with operations teams and customers to avoid surprises.
• Lead emergency response operations when required and model hands-on leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety awareness

RAMS knowledge

Problem solving

On-site supervision

Vehicle licences

Tools

Vehicle licences

Job description

Technical Supervisor
Inverness
Permanent, full-time
Competitive salary plus benefits

The purpose of this role is to undertake supervisory duties on customer sites and whilst back at the depot, holding responsibility for leading Company employees, ensuring safe and compliant works and promoting Company/Depot success.

The technical supervisor is responsible for successful completion of allocated works and projects, taking full ownership of project works, planning resource, manpower and equipment needs and maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Additionally, the technical supervisor must be able to communicate with the operations team and customers by email and in person, ensuring all are kept up to date with progress and surprises avoided,

The technical supervisor must demonstrate a willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced work environment, leading emergency response operations and/or response activities. This requires a ‘hand on’ approach, solving problems and leading by example.

More about the role:

• Leading Environmental Protective Services works, including liaising with operations/project management teams, organising equipment and materials needed, examples of which may be surface preparation, Grit Blasting works to standard and on time.
• Remediation, construction, and groundworks, including visiting sites to support quoting, planning works, organising plant, equipment and materials needed, liaising with all stakeholders and ensuring ground working, OFTEC, excavations and reinstatement is completed on standard, safely and on time.
• Leading Industrial Services works, including visiting sites to support planning and quoting, organising equipment, access and materials needed, examples of which may include (but not limited to) ensuring confined space entry is safe and compliant, ensuring tankering, BA and rescue operations are all correctly planned and conducted.

Qualifications

• Must possess relative licence categories to operate and control vehicles which the technical supervisor is qualified to operate.
• Demonstrate and promote thorough understanding of the importance of RAMS documentation and an ability to work safely within the scope of such documentation, ensuring all colleagues adhere to works instructions identified in RAMS.
• Willingness to undertake any additional training to increase capability of the division in supplying a service to customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written, with internal and external clients.
• Must possess knowledge of all aspects of environmental services related works.
• Previous experience of Supervising/Managing various projects and on-site teams.
• Be able to work under pressure to ensure works are delivered to time frames.
• Possessing IOSH managing, or SSSTS is advantageous.
• Construction and civils Knowledge is desirable
• Previous or current experience with plant operations is advantageous.
• Possessing or understanding of ADR requirements and tankers is desirable
• HGV 1 & 2 is advantageous.

About us:

At Adler and Allan Group, we're not just a company – we're environmental champions committed to protecting our planet while helping businesses thrive. We're a diverse, dynamic team dedicated to providing top-tier environmental, energy and water infrastructure services across the UK. Our mission is clear: safeguarding the environment, minimising operational disruptions, and supporting sustainability goals for our valued clients.

Additional Information

Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.