Highways Supervisor

An opportunity has arisen for a Supervisor to join our Operational Highways team at Leicestershire County Council. As Supervisor you will manage and lead a dedicated team of operatives to deliver a professional cost-effective service maintaining the County’s highways to agreed standards whilst assisting the Works Manager with employee selection, recruitment, induction, training and development, attendance management, monitoring and disciplinary procedures. The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.

About You

To apply for this post, you must hold or have the following qualifications:

• HNC / ONC Civil Engineering or BTEC Diploma.
• Management or supervisory qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Supervisory Management).
• New Roads and Street Works Act supervisory qualification.
• IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent H&S qualification OR have demonstrable evidence of relevant skills and experience.

Experience of working in the highway maintenance and construction industry and managing a team and efficient depot operation. Experience of problem solving and analysing information, project management and proactive planning and organisation. The ability to plan, organise and prioritise work within tight time scales and to budget. The skills to apply H&S requirements into the working environment. Good interpersonal communication and people management skills; you remain calm and positive in challenging circumstances. Can converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English; this is essential for the post. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the "About You" section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal.