Road Surfacing Supervisor

Overview

Road Surfacing Supervisor – Yorkshire Region. Permanent | Full-time | Principal Contractor | Regional Travel. Lead visible, high-value resurfacing operations for a principal contractor with regional clout. Manage night and day schemes on motorways, A-roads, urban frameworks, rural roads, airfields and more, supported by dedicated commercial, planning and logistics teams.

What’s in it for you

• £Very Competitive base salary
• Premium shift uplift: 9pm-5am and 7pm-1am paid at +50%
• Weekend uplift: Paid at time and a half
• Annual bonus + company van or allowance + fuel + tools
• Private medical cover + 25 days leave + 8% pension
• Supportive team, modern systems, and clear route for progression

Responsibilities

• Supervising multiple live resurfacing operations across motorway closures, dual carriageways, local streets, airfields, rural roads and council frameworks
• Delivering machine-lay asphalt surfacing to SHW and BS standards, using SMA, Bitmac, HRA and other materials
• Leading direct and subcontract gangs, scheduling labour, plant, materials and deliveries
• Managing on-site safety (RAMS, toolbox talks, permits), programme sequencing and cost efficiency
• Liaising with Contracts Managers and Quantity Surveyors to flag any variations or out-of-scope works
• Ensuring all paperwork, shift records and compliance documentation is accurate and submitted electronically
• Playing a visible, proactive leadership role – ensuring every site is delivered safely on time, within scope and budget

Who You Are

• You are already working as a Surfacing Supervisor or Site Foreman, leading machine-lay road surfacing operations on strategic or local highways.
• You can run sites safely and efficiently, maintain compliance, and work collaboratively with delivery and commercial teams.
• You may currently be with a national surfacing contractor, a principal highways contractor, or a regional infrastructure firm and know how to lead crews in a live road environment.
• Ideally, you have extensive experience of supervising direct labour and specialist subcontractors, delivering schemes with night working or complex phasing, and being commercially aware.

Minimum Requirements

• Valid CSCS card (Supervisor level)
• SSSTS or SMSTS
• Ideally a NRSWA Supervisor ticket (preferred but not essential)
• Willingness to work flexible shifts: 9pm-5am, 7pm-1am, some weekends (enhanced pay applies)
• A driving licence and a professional, proactive approach to site leadership and compliance

Location

Based from Yorkshire (regional office in West Yorkshire), covering regional travel across:
* M62, A1(M), M1 corridors
* West & South Yorkshire
* Local council frameworks and framework partnerships

Easy commute from Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Goole, Bradford, Pontefract and surrounding areas.

Apply

Apply in confidence quoting reference LX (phone number removed)