VolkerRail Major Projects is an expert in collaborative working through joint ventures and alliance schemes. Collaborative working agreements are a proven strategy for delivering large, complex railway projects, and through its strong relationships with other major contractors, VolkerRail Major Projects has helped to deliver several of the biggest rail projects over the last decade.
The SID is a fully integrated team that will bring together the strengths, capabilities, and knowledge of the partners and Network Rail. It will own the renewals work bank, manage it at portfolio level and drive a transition to a production management ethos. The SID is commercially aligned and jointly incentivised creating a 'share in success' environment. Business partners within the alliance will generate profit through performance against the Final Determination. The four partners, VolkerFitzpatrick, Octavius, Atkins, and VolkerRail are aligned to the core asset disciplines with the fifth partner, Network Rail Minor Works, being multi- disciplinary for low complexity, low value works.
An opportunity has arisen for several experienced Supervisors - Track to join Major Projects initially working on the Southern Integrated Delivery project.
The Supervisor - Track will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day site productivity and delivery. You will work closely with the Project teams to ensure problems are prevented, identified and resolved efficiently and will work with all team members to successfully deliver.
You will be responsible for :
- Ensure site productivity and delivery.
- Implement all instructions received from Project Manager, Safety & Compliance Manager and Clients.
- Organisation, allocation and control of site operatives including but not restricted to: Direct labour, sub contract labour, plant operators.
- Delivery of allocated work packages in accordance with safety, quality, technical, planning and budgetary requirements.
- Weekly reporting of all contractual site activities.
- Accident and incident reporting and investigation
- Safety Inspections and reporting.
- Assist with tender and estimate preparation.
- Maintain good site discipline and industrial relations.
- Identify staff training needs and assessment of direct reports.
- Lead and direct by example.
- Ensure site noise is kept to a minimum and disruption to the railway's neighbours is kept to a minimum.
- To alert Senior Management to any non-conformance or deficiency in quality, materials, services or workmanship.
About you
- ILM2 Supervisor
- SSSTS (CITB Site Management Safety Training)
- City & Guilds Qualification in Civils, Railway, or Construction works (or equivalent)
- CDM 2015 Awareness
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Proven experience in Railway construction or Industrial building & Construction,
- Supervisory / foreman / technician duties.
- Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook.
- Full Driving Licence
If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
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