Pway Supervisor - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - Colas Rail UK

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Description

Position:
PWay Supervisor


Location:
Chelmsford


Division:
Infrastructure


Purpose of the Role


To co-ordinate and supervise work groups by assigning work, scheduling work hours, check results, take actions to ensure quality work, and provide training for staff.

To supervise physical works on site, ensuring safe delivery, compliance to appropriate internal and external standards and timely completion and handback.


Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability

  • Ensure the safety integrity of all activities undertaken by the staff you are responsible for.
  • Manage site construction costs against agreed project targets and manage robust records to support this.
  • Organise, manage and develop robustly, a first class PWay & Civils labour delivery team and maintain suitable hard copy and soft copy records for regular audit.
  • Assist the Construction manager through the allocation of labour resources to projects, both internal and external to deliver required skills and keep the team utilisation on or above target
  • Take active involvement in the planning of work packages, working alongside the technical staff. Plan, order and oversee, Plant requirements (Small and OTP), material requirements and manage site storage issues
  • As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements
  • Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.

Business

  • Accept construction build budgets and maintain cost control process to support target delivery in accordance with company procedures.
  • Uphold and support established and agreed ways of working with customers (internal or external) to ensure ongoing feedback on team's performance. Use the feedback to identify outstanding performance and improve poor performance.
  • Maintain competency management records for all employees and subcontract staff.
  • Ensure personal site diary maintained with daily events recorded appropriately.

Organisation

  • Support and participate in an efficient organisational structure, ensuring the right balance between Colas Rail and agency staff where applicable. Assist the Construction Manager by taking ownership of the site labour teams.

Technical

  • Undertake monitoring and surveillance of all site labour staff to a predetermined plan each year and provide reports in accordance with company procedures.
  • Ensure that all resources delivering PWay & Civils installation and construction activities across the Project Division comply with relevant specifications and standards set by the Chief Engineer and the General Manager.

Safety & Quality

  • Ensure by audit and review that all external labour & Plant resources (subcontractors) are competent to undertake their specified works in accordance with all Network Rail and Colas Rail procedures where applicable.
  • Provide for review any PWay & Civils related quality & safety issues.

Person Specification

Essential

The job holder will have:

  • Hold Engineering Supervisor Competency
  • Hold PTS, COSS track safety competencies.
  • Proven experience of team leadership and influencing staff
  • Previous experience of PWay & Civils installation and construction activities with a thorough working knowledge of Network Rail standards
  • Proven experience of delivering to budgets and timescales
  • Understanding of other related rail disciplines and interface management

Desirable
Preferably hold Track Handback Competency or be willing to undertake training


And what do we offer?
At Colas Rail we know how important job satisfaction is for everyone to support with life at home, your health and financial well-being, that's why in return we offer:

  • Competitive Salary


  • Job Use Van

  • Fuel Card
  • 26 days Annual Leave
  • Industry leading Life Assurance
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
  • Pension Scheme
  • Eye Care Vouchers
  • Long Service Award
  • Season Ticket Loan
  • Occupational Health Service
About Us


Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industry's biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.


We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career.

We encourage cross-collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that.


Every day we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain.

Everyone here has a voice and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them.


We are always looking for passionate people to join our business and with several bases across the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to join our vibrant and diverse teams.

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