Capital Works Supervisor

We're looking for a Capital Works Supervisor to join our Somerset Highways Term Service Contract team based in Glastonbury, Somerset.  As a Capital Works Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality capital works schemes across Somerset. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on your local community whilst developing your career in highways infrastructure.

Location: Glastonbury, Somerset – site based 5 days per week

Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Capital Works Supervisor, you'll be responsible for overseeing site-based activities, coordinating contractors and stakeholders, and ensuring every project is completed safely, on time, and to the highest standards.

Your day to day will include:

• Supervising on-site delivery of capital works schemes, ensuring works are carried out in accordance with approved designs, programmes, and specifications
• Monitoring progress against programme and escalating any risks, delays or issues promptly to the Capital Works Manager
• Promoting and enforcing a strong safety culture, ensuring full compliance with CDM Regulations, SHEMS, traffic management and environmental requirements
• Coordinating contractors and supply chain partners to ensure delivery meets agreed quality, cost and performance standards
• Acting as a site-based point of contact for Somerset Council representatives, stakeholders and the public, providing clear and timely updates

What are we looking for?

This Capital Works Supervisor role is ideal for someone who:

• Brings proven experience supervising highways, civil engineering or wider infrastructure works
• Has a strong understanding of site‑based delivery, including sequencing of works and effective risk management
• Demonstrates good knowledge of CDM Regulations, health and safety requirements, and environmental compliance
• Communicates confidently and professionally, with the ability to engage both stakeholders and members of the public
• Holds a full driving licence and is flexible to travel between sites and offices across Somerset

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.