Construction Supervisor

Job description

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Construction Supervisor to join our Building team in Cambridgeshire. As a Construction Supervisor you will effectively and professionally manage, monitor, and supervise the construction works including management of relevant subcontract package - delivery in accordance with company procedures, programme requirements and project specifications.

What you'll do:

• Manage the trade contractors including the production of works to drawings and specifications, manage performance on site.
• Oversee subcontractors, labour and material requirements for the contract and support Construction Managers with matters primarily relating to onsite activities.
• Solve site problems when they occur, providing feedback to Project/Construction Managers on any defects or defaults found and put forward any innovative ideas to alter current methodology.
• Understand the design process, and work with the design manager, within cost restraints, to facilitate the design, and coordination of production information, to suit site requirements and conditions.
• Regularly inspect works for compliance with design, and specifications, and ensure all design solutions offered by designers and sub-contractors fully comply with the project requirements.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Suitable experience as a Construction Supervisor on similar size, and type, projects for a tier 1 main contractor
• Have significant site based experience and ideally management of people
• Thorough understanding of the construction process & sequence
• Previous experience working managing building constructions
• Previous experience of working on MoD projects
• Experience in Groundworks and Structures (RC frame)

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.