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Skanska UK Plc
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Deddington, Oxfordshire
Supervisor
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Job Description
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor for our Oxfordshire Highways contract. This will be based at our Deddington depot, but travel may be required to other locations within the area. Skanska Highway Services, a part of our Infrastructure Services business, operates, maintains and improves the road network. We are currently providing around 160m of combined network management, design and contracting services for our clients, and employing over 1,200 people who deliver frontline operational work as well as design, project management and other vital office-based services. You'll: * Continual focus on operational gross margins of all work that you are delivering, from the pre-works planning stage, to on-site supervision. Through effective man-management you will always get the best from your teams. You will be empowered to take corrective action at any stage to ensure the best possible outcome. * Undertake a pre-works assessment for all works received from the client or the Design Engineer, to establish labour, plant, material and specialist sub-contractor requirements for each works order. Establish a target scheme programme that maximises commercial gain and ensure this is communicated to the Schedulers and the (KMC) team. * Monitor all works activities to ensure the programme remains on track, of the right quality and is being delivered in a safe manner. You'll also match resource needs to ensure the programme delivers on time and budget and provide regular communication updates to the Knowledge Management Centre (KMC). * Communicate the gang structure and resource availability to the KMC and update the gang diary on a daily basis. * Line-manage the gangs daily, setting work targets, undertaking PDRs and dealing with all issues that may arise. Using data from the KMC and with support from the Area Manager, deliver a weekly 'Performance Briefing.' * Liaise with the Area Quantity Surveyor as required to pre-price non-rateable items and understand the necessary commercial assessment. * Marking up and setting out of works and costing of works on specific activities. * Induct and brief the gangs on site as required to ensure time, quality and safety targets are communicated. * Attend regular client area meetings to manage any issues and regular supervisor meetings to share good practice with the wider team to ensure consistency of delivery across all depots and to improve overall performance. * Take ownership for safety and environmental compliance for your depot and all relevant safety work and audits. * Manage the delivery of and participate in the winter maintenance service. We're looking for: * Good leadership and team management with your immediate teams and across the wider business. * Experience within the highways maintenance industry would be desirable, and CSCS, NRSWA and SSSTS * Excellent communication skills - verbal, and ideally written, report writing and presentation - to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence client decision making. * People management skills having managed teams - covering all areas such as recruitment, PDRs, coaching and mentoring. * Tried and tested methods of influencing in all situations. * Highly organised and able to juggle and prioritise, whilst multi-tasking for many stakeholders, and still remaining focused on what's most important and ultimately on delivery. * Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams, embracing the new structure, new ways of working and remain focused. Our infrastructure services team delivers projects that maintain and enhance the built environment. Part of that is our work to operate, maintain and improve large parts of the UK road network. Whether you're involved in frontline operational work, design, project management or office-based services, every day you'll be helping to improve the lives of millions of people. A career with us means you'll have the freedom to develop your skills and leave your mark on the communities in which we work. Our competitive benefits package will help to enhance your life outside work, too. Additional Information * Location: Deddington, England, United Kingdom * Schedule: Full-time * Employee Status: Regular Statements * About Skanska: We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender, age, religion, sexuality and any other protected characteristic, we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and winning teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. Make your next career move with us.