At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead safety initiatives on-site, ensuring a secure working environment for all.
- Company: Join VGC Group, a trusted leader in UK infrastructure support services.
- Benefits: Earn £26.96 per hour, enjoy holiday entitlement and join our pension scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth in a collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on site safety and improve industry standards.
- Qualifications: Must have CSCS Gold Supervisor Card, SMSTS, and First Aid certification.
The predicted salary is between 26.96 - 26.96 £ per hour.
VGC Group are looking for an experienced Supervisor Safety Lead to start on a project in Birmingham. This contract is available to start as soon as possible and we can offer up to 2 years for the successful candidate.
Role: Supervisor Safety Lead
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £26.96 Per Hour (PAYE)
Hours: 50 per week
Contract: Contract Type
Experience: 2 years +
Qualifications:
- CSCS Gold Supervisor Card / Black Manager Card
- SMSTS
- First Aid
Your role as a Supervisor Safety Lead will consist of:
- Work closely with supervisors, general foremen and works managers at the point of work
- Support and improve the quality of daily briefings, task briefings and POWRA
- Challenge unsafe behaviours and poor standards in a constructive and professional manner
- Support stop work decisions where controls are not in place or conditions have changed
- Ensure teams fully understand the task, control measures, permits and emergency arrangements
- Identify interface risks between trades, plant, lifting operations and access routes
- Coach supervisors and operatives on safe task set-up and delivery, not just report issues
- Escalate repeated poor practices, weak controls and unresolved actions
- Maintain clear, simple records of observations, interventions and follow-up actions
What we are looking for:
- Strong experience in a live construction supervisory environment
- Background in major infrastructure, heavy civils, tunnelling, structures or lifting operations (desirable)
- Good understanding of RAMS, POWRA, permits and point-of-work risk control
- Confident using IT systems, reporting tools and Microsoft Office
- Ability to work closely with site delivery teams and influence behaviours
Candidate behaviours:
- Visible and proactive
- Confident but not confrontational
- Practical and delivery-aware
- Clear and concise in reporting
- Comfortable challenging supervisors, managers and subcontractors
- Able to work at pace without losing attention to detail
- Focused on improving standards, not just recording non-compliance
Based in Birmingham, remuneration for this role is £26.96 per hour (PAYE). You will accrue holiday entitlement and be eligible to join the VGC pension scheme once certain criteria have been met.
VGC is a leading provider of support services to the UK infrastructure industry. We are recognised for our expertise in providing a skilled workforce and services to major construction projects, including railways, highways, airports and power stations. We focus on safety, quality and sustainability in our operations, aligned with industry best practice.
Our commitment to delivery, sustainability, collaboration, innovation and ethical business has made VGC a trusted partner to Tier One clients across the UK and beyond. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment.
VGC is acting as an employment business in relation to this position.
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