Supervisor
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Jenny Buckley
Benefits
Life assurance
Kier Rewards
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance
Supervisor
We're looking for a Supervisor to join our North Northamptonshire highway network team based in Wellingborough Depot.
Location: Wellingborough Depot – site and office based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours (with occasional requirement to work evenings), some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in supporting the effective delivery of highway maintenance works across North Northamptonshire. You'll be working closely with both internal teams and supply chain partners, ensuring that high-quality repairs are delivered safely and to Kier's exacting standards.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Supervisor, you'll be working within the highway maintenance team, supporting them in delivering safe, high-quality repairs across the North Northamptonshire highway network. Your day to day will include:
- Supporting the effective delivery of highway maintenance works and ensuring standards are consistently met
- Delivering daily briefings, safety alerts and safety critical information to operatives and supply chain personnel
- Conducting site visits to ensure teams are working to Kier's standards and values
- Liaising with the Delivery Team to report hazard spots, near misses and opportunities for improvement
- Promoting wellbeing and fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued
What are we looking for?
This role of Supervisor is great if you:
- Have a strong understanding of Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) regulations and can apply them confidently on site
- Hold relevant supervisory qualifications such as SSSTS or SMSTS, alongside an NRSWA Supervisor qualification or equivalent
- Understand Chapter 8 Traffic Management requirements and are committed to maintaining high safety standards
- Bring experience in highways maintenance and knowledge of highway materials and specifications
- Can effectively plan maintenance activities, manage programmes of work and demonstrate strong commercial awareness
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.
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Location: Wellingborough
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Vacancy ID: 11509
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 17 Aug 2026
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Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
