Highways Maintenance Team Leader

Description

• Ensure compliance with the CHC method statements and risk assessments and to make sure all team members are briefed on them regarding day-to-day operational activities.
• Set an example to your team by working safely, observing protocols and requirements to assure your safety, their safety and that of the public at all times.
• Conduct daily start of shift briefings, task briefings and toolbox talks to the operatives as required to support safe delivery of the allocated task; or sharing relevant alerts.
• Ensure point of work risk assessments are undertaken and stop works should you require a change to the agreed method, or find an unsafe condition, reporting this to the works supervisor/ operations manager at the earliest opportunity.
• Supervise the daily tasks of the operatives, ensuring work is undertaken to the agreed safe method and programme. Tasks will range from minor kerb, fence and drainage repairs; grass cutting, minor surfacing, winter maintenance, minor traffic management, amongst others, as training and competencies permit.
• Maintain a common daily diary, logging actions and ensuring an appropriate level of communication is maintained when completing tasks as well as handing over the task to colleagues.
• Report all health and safety incidents involving CHC and Supply Chain staff to the works supervisor or manager.
• Update and complete all works electronically as required and on specified systems of work.
• Ensure that all plant and equipment is checked prior to accessing site and to report any issues or problems with the works supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to manage plant and equipment resources, and supervise their safe use
• Be able to drive a range of vehicles for long distances or time periods to access works.
• Essential: Educated to at least GCSE (O-Level); CSCS card
• Essential: team player, good communication skills and confident speaking to the public and wider team, ability to work at nights, weekends and unsociable hours as required with an on call requirement.
• Desirable: familiarity with the Confirm system and with electronic works management systems preferred.
• Working on a high speed road network is desirable
• Skills or experience of undertaking a range of minor works, landscaping works and maintenance activities desirable
• Experience of managing a team of operatives
• Desirable: Class 2 HGV License; first aid at work
• Have a positive attitude and good communication skills.
• Ability to plan, allocate and supervise tasks to teams
• Available to work on a shift or rota pattern including night time and weekend working to assure essential services are maintained. This includes an on-call requirement.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance