Reinstatement Supervisor in Bradford

We are thrilled to announce a major contract win with Yorkshire Water, supporting them in proactively and reactively maintaining their Wastewater Network for the next five years and beyond. We are currently recruiting for Reinstatement Supervisors to join our team, delivering exceptional customer service and innovative operational solutions across Yorkshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to start a rewarding career with Lanes Group, working closely with one of our most exciting clients and contributing to their AMP8 objectives.

About The Role

As a Site Supervisor, you will:

• Be responsible for leading operational teams within a defined catchment, ensuring seamless end-to-end management of all works while delivering an exceptional customer journey.
• Ensure everyone within your team is performing their responsibilities.
• Carry out site inspections, coordinate the crews from your depot, manage any fleet issues as well as evaluate employee performance.
• Work with the Senior Management Team, Client and Local Authority to agree extent of works and maintain relationships throughout.
• Maintain positive relationships with clients, addressing any concerns or requests promptly and professionally.
• Encourage and enable personal development.
• Work closely with planning and scheduling teams to ensure effective resource allocation, job prioritisation, and workforce coordination.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of Lanes Group and its customers.
• Lead and control Civils Operatives and Gangers engaged in all activities concerned with the civil works aspects of the contract.
• Optimise resources by ensuring that the work is scheduled out appropriately with the assistance of the scheduling team.
• Manage the teams fleet/plant and material requirements to ensure efficient and timely completion of the works.
• Demonstrate good organisational skills, following policies, procedures, and work practices, and developing improvements where necessary.
• Produce method statements and procedures.
• Be competent in reading and understanding specifications, drawings, and all other discipline related to work and engineering documentation.
• Keep records of all work completed, ensuring our client systems are updated in real time.
• Command respect of their workforce and develop excellent working relationships with all other department personnel as well as client management.
• Be a confident communicator to liaise both with internal and external clients.
• Give instructions in an efficient and effective way to the workforce and be responsible for the daily management of the teams.
• Read and interpret drawings, including excavation dimensions, pipe and rebar angles, concrete mixtures, location, and placement of pipe sections and understand shoring designs.
• Ensure that work crews are properly supplied with tools, equipment, and materials.
• Prevent wastage and misuse of equipment, materials, and tools.
• Supervise work crews to best utilise manpower and materials, exercise discipline at the work site to prevent absenteeism, unsafe work practices and idleness.
• Be familiar with all HS&E and Quality procedures, regulations and strictly enforce them with the workforce under their responsibility.
• Be responsible for the day to day well being of the teams under your control, identify, formulate, and implement training programs for the workforce under your responsibility.
• Comply with the highest level of safety during all stages of work to avoid any type of incidents and/or accidents.

About You

We are looking for individuals who:

• Possess previous experience of supervision within the Waste Water Industry.
• Hold a full UK driving license.
• Have previous managerial experience.
• Have excellent organisational skills, capable of managing multiple tasks.
• Possess exceptional customer service skills.
• Have excellent time management skills, with ability to deliver tasks to deadline.
• Exhibit strong leadership qualities with the ability to motivate and guide teams towards achieving targets.
• Have a proactive approach to problem-solving with a focus on achieving results.
• Have proven experience in a previous Supervisor Role within the Utilities Sector, preferably in the Drainage Industry.

Working Hours & Location

• Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 47.5 hours per week.
• Salary: £38,000 - £42,000.
• Location: Bradford and surrounding regional areas.
• Company vehicle.
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays.

Why Join Lanes Group?

At Lanes Group, nothing is more important than the health, safety, and well-being of our people and customers. As the UK's largest independent specialist infrastructure delivery partner, we:

• Have a turnover exceeding £530 million (EBITDA £45 million).
• Employ over 4,000 brilliant people nationwide.
• Operate through a countrywide network of operational locations.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that our differences make us stronger. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups. Lanes Group is also a proud signatory of the Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health, run by Mindful Employer. Join us and be part of a team that makes a real impact!