Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways Job at City, Manchester Full Time

Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways

Salary and Package – 50,000 to 60,000 per annum Depending on experience

• Company pension

• Long-term career progression

• Stable workload across established frameworks

• Ongoing investment in people, plant and equipment

• Company Van or Allowance

Location – North West England

Full-time, Permanent Position

About the Company

This Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways opportunity is with a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor that has been delivering surfacing, resurfacing, highways maintenance and road construction projects across the North of England for more than 50 years. The business operates a strong self-delivery model, maintains a modern fleet of specialist plant and equipment, and has built long-standing relationships with local authorities, infrastructure clients and principal contractors.

Why Join Them

This Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways role offers the opportunity to join a respected contractor with a strong order book and a consistent pipeline of surfacing, highways maintenance and infrastructure projects.

The successful Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways will become part of an experienced operational team delivering carriageway resurfacing, road maintenance, local authority frameworks and highways improvement schemes across the region.

This Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways position offers genuine autonomy and the chance to oversee projects from planning through to completion. The business values practical experience, supports its operational teams and provides long-term stability through repeat work and established client relationships.

For an experienced Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways, this is an opportunity to join a contractor that continues to invest in its workforce, plant fleet and future growth.

About the Role

An experienced Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways is required to oversee surfacing and resurfacing works across highways, carriageways, infrastructure projects and public realm schemes throughout the North West.

The Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways will be responsible for managing day-to-day site operations, coordinating labour, plant and subcontractors, maintaining safety standards and ensuring projects are delivered on time and to specification.

The role requires strong knowledge of asphalt surfacing, resurfacing, road planing, machine lay operations, highway maintenance and associated civil engineering activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing surfacing and resurfacing projects across multiple sites

• Supervising surfacing gangs, subcontractors and plant operations

• Coordinating daily site activities and operational programmes

• Planning labour, materials and equipment requirements

• Ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to specification

• Monitoring quality, productivity and programme performance

• Liaising with Contracts Managers, Engineers and clients

• Managing permits, RAMS and site documentation

• Overseeing traffic management and safe working practices

• Organising asphalt supply, deliveries and plant logistics

• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements

Applicants should have a strong background in surfacing, resurfacing, highways maintenance, road construction or civil engineering and be comfortable managing live operational sites.

Experience working on local authority contracts, highway frameworks, carriageway resurfacing schemes, road maintenance projects or asphalt surfacing operations would be highly advantageous.

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Surfacing Contracts Supervisor – Roads & Highways to join a well-established contractor with a strong reputation, secure workload and long-term growth plans. The role offers responsibility, autonomy and involvement in a wide range of highways, surfacing and infrastructure projects across the North West.

Contact Mark at Up Front Recruitment for more information.