Traffic Maintenance Supervisor

Telent Technology Services Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services firm in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an experienced Traffic Maintenance Supervisor to lead field teams and manage maintenance contracts. The role requires strong electrical engineering knowledge and excellent team leadership skills. Responsibilities include overseeing engineers, managing stock, and ensuring contract delivery. This role offers opportunities for personal development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

34 days holiday plus the option to buy or sell days

Company pension scheme

Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Electrical Supervisor role.
• Excellent team leadership and people management skills.
• Extensive knowledge around traffic signal equipment specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Trainee Traffic Maintenance Engineers.
• Manage controller builds and liaise with engineering.
• Implement and maintain test rigs and spare parts/repairs.

Skills

Electrical Engineering experience

Interpersonal and communication skills

Team leadership

Problem-solving skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Highways Electrical

City & Guilds diploma (or HNC/HND) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

BS 7671 / 18th Edition

Tools

RMS systems

Proficient in Excel

Proficient in Word

Job description

Reporting into the Regional Manager, the Traffic Maintenance Supervisor will take on the responsibility for leading the field teams delivering our maintenance contracts. This role require travel in the Newcastle and surrounding areas on a daily basis.

What You'll Do

• Lead a small team of Trainee Traffic Maintenance Engineers.
• Manage controller builds and liaise with the engineering team on configurations.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining Imtrac spare parts/repairs, including financial targets and aiding contract managers in rolling out to big yellow locations.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining test rigs.
• Technical lead in the depot, coordinating new technologies before they go to street.
• Support Contract Managers in assessing Engineers progressing to Senior Engineer and Senior Engineers to Support Engineer.
• Provide support to the Contract Managers to ensure that the contracts are delivering on time and within budget.
• Work alone and with colleagues to the highest standards to maintain signals equipment.
• Reduce the overall fault rates within our traffic signals maintenance contracts.
• Ensure engineers have correct stock on vans to complete first-time fix.
• Liaise with maintenance engineers and Contract Manager to keep repeat fault rates to a minimum.

Do you enjoy working with a down‑to‑earth, supportive team but at the same time be relied on to use your own initiative to find solutions to problems out in the field? Our Field teams are critical in the delivery of our contracts, whether that involves delivering or supervising maintenance, installation, cabling or civils works. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7. You will have previous experience in an Electrical Supervisor role, ideally gained within the Traffic / Highways / Telecoms / Utilities industry, along with excellent team leadership and people management skills.

Key Requirements

• Electrical Engineering experience is essential.
• Extensive knowledge around traffic signal equipment specifications is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to act under pressure and provide good customer satisfaction.
• Qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 in Highways Electrical, City & Guilds diploma (or HNC/HND) in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or BS 7671 / 18th Edition are highly desirable.
• NRSWA Certification.
• ECS Card.
• Full driving licence.
• IT skills - Proficient in Excel, Word, RMS systems.

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients, giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and thrive at work.

Benefits

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually.
• Company pension scheme.
• A range of family friendly policies.
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal.
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.