Ringway London
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Supervisor (Street Lighting and Electrical)
Business Unit: 5079 - NH East
Location: Bishops Stortford
Job Role
Ringway is seeking an experienced Supervisor (Street Lighting & Electrical) to join our National Highways East contract based in Birchanger. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated highways professional to lead the delivery of street lighting and electrical maintenance activities across a key section of the strategic road network.
Reporting into the management team, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing reactive, cyclic and maintenance works, ensuring operations are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with contractual requirements. You'll play a key role in supporting operational teams, managing subcontractors and driving high standards of service delivery, safety and compliance.
Duties
- Supervising operational teams and subcontractors to achieve productivity, quality and safety targets.
- Planning and coordinating reactive, maintenance and cyclic works.
- Arranging roadspace bookings and traffic management requirements.
- Managing materials, plant, equipment and stock requirements to support operational delivery.
- Producing work packs in line with company procedures and contract requirements.
- Requesting and reviewing statutory utility drawings ahead of excavation works.
- Reviewing and managing Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Conducting site inspections, compliance checks and depot audits.
- Ensuring workforce competency remains compliant with HEA Highways Electrical Registration Scheme requirements.
- Supporting the development and performance of operatives and subcontractors.
- Promoting strong communication, collaboration and team engagement across the contract.
- Using bespoke software and digital systems to support efficient service delivery.
- Reviewing subcontractor costs and communicating commercial impacts where required.
- Maintaining a strong focus on health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
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Person Specification
Essential
- Experience within Street Lighting, Highway Electrical or related infrastructure maintenance environments.
- Knowledge of traffic management requirements and operational planning.
- Strong understanding of safe systems of work, including excavation activities, work at height and working around electrical infrastructure.
- The ability to organise, coordinate and prioritise multiple activities effectively.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and team management.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and operational software systems.
- The ability to work independently and make informed operational decisions.
Desirable
- CITB SMSTS or SSSTS
- CITB CDM Awareness
- HESA NHSS8 / HERS Qualified Supervisor
- ECS Highway Electrical Health & Safety Assessment
- Emergency First Aid
- Manual Handling
- NHSS8 Certification
- Other relevant Highway Electrical Association (HEA) qualifications
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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time - 40 - Monday to Friday
Fairness Inclusion & Respect
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Ringway is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.
Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
Ringway recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
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