Highways Supervisor

Coventry City Council

Williamsburg (KY)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 64,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Coventry City Council is seeking a competent Highways Supervisor to lead site operations for highway maintenance and improvement schemes at Whitley Depot. You will coordinate and motivate teams of operatives and external staff, delivering customer-focused highway services and managing resources to meet project goals.

Applicants must have at least two years in highways operations, strong communication skills, and proven supervisory capability.

Qualifications

Knowledge of Highways operations with a minimum of 2 years' experience in the highways sector.
Excellent communication skills, dealing with employees of all levels.
Previous supervisory experience and ability to lead a team effectively.
Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem solving and multitasking.
Ability to work independently while maintaining a high-quality output.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Deliver a top-class, customer-focused service in Highways Operations.
Coordinate and inspire teams of Highways Operatives and external staff.
Ensure efficient use of resources to meet customer expectations in repairs, maintenance and major projects.

Skills

Highways operations

Team supervision

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Coventry is a city that is changing fast, and we’re looking for skilled people to join our team and help us take on a bright new future. We are a city that is going places, with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead.

We have 887km of carriageways, including 89km of A roads, 69km of B roads, 64km of C roads, and 655km of Unclassified roads.

2161km of footways, footpaths and cycleways.
300 structures, including subways, retaining walls, culverts, gantries and rights of way structures.
33,000 street lighting columns, 4,000 lit traffic signs and beacons and 1,500 lit traffic bollards.
44,000 drainage gullies.
127 signal-controlled junctions, 98 pedestrian crossings, and 115 school patrol flashing lights.

We know how hard our people work in our Highways, Traffic and Transportation Teams, and what it means to have a great manager who makes the time to say 'thank you'. So, with us, your work will always be appreciated and recognised.

We also know that to recruit passionate, dedicated staff in Highways, Traffic and Transportation, where there’s simply more demand than available resources, we show our appreciation in other, more tangible ways, too - to make Coventry City Council an attractive place to work in terms of the benefits.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Join our team as a Highways Supervisor and take charge of Site Operations for a range of exciting Highway Maintenance and Improvement Schemes. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with the Senior Site Agent to coordinate and inspire teams of Highways Operatives and external staff. Your role will involve delivering a top-class, customer-focused service in Highways Operations. With your resource coordination skills, you will ensure the efficient use of physical and financial resources to meet customer expectations in terms of Highways repair, maintenance, and major project delivery.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will need;

Knowledge of Highways Operations with a minimum of 2 years' experience in the Highways Sector.
Have excellent communication skills, dealing with employees of all levels.
Previous supervisory experience and ability to lead a team effectively.
Be self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem-solving and multitasking.
Ability to work independently while maintaining a high-quality output.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our

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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
Are currently in care or have previously been in care
If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

Interview date(s): TBC

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards andbenefits package - to find out more please visit

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

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Highways Supervisor

Company: Coventry City Council Salary: £41,177 to £47,665 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Whitley Depot, CV3 4AR Job type: Permanent Posting date: 26 Oct 2026 Closing date: 10 Nov 2026

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