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Job Title: Contract Supervisor (Assets)

Salary Range: £42,429 - £49,638

Full Time Permanent , 36 hours per week

Location: Frogmore Complex, Wandsworth, SW18 1EY 

Objective of role  

Do you have the ability to lead and motivate a team of frontline workers? Can you make sure works are completed on time and to cost? Working in the Traffic and Street Lighting/Highways team, you will be receiving requests from our clients for a variety of different jobs. You will need to prioritize these requests and oversee the jobs until completion. This requires you to balance great people management skills with scheduling works for your team to keep on top of a busy workload.

.About the role 

The Contract Supervisor role is a busy, varied role which requires great people and problem-solving skills, clear communication, and the ability to manage a busy workload. You will work as part of a team overseeing and delivering vital work throughout the borough. You will be responsible for supervising all aspects of routine and non-routine maintenance and installation works carried out by the section on the boroughs’ road networks, ensuring works are carried out safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Additionally, you will handle all administrative tasks associated with the day-to-day running of the operation, including scheduling works and invoicing.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

 Experience: Proven experience in Street Lighting, Traffic, and Highways. Experience managing teams of trade contractors.Knowledge: Extensive knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation and requirements in connection with works on the highway.

Caseload Management: Ability to supervise all aspects of routine and non-routine maintenance and installation works, ensuring they are carried out safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.

Administration Skills: Strong administrative skills are essential for scheduling works and invoicing.

Qualifications: NRSWA Supervisory level preferred

 Recruitment Timeline

Closing date: 15^th December 2024

Shortlisting date: W/C 16^th December 2024

Interview date: W/C 18^th December 2024

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

 Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils