Technology Supervisor

The technology supervisor will be part of the Area 9 Maintenance & Response contract with Colas, working on behalf of National Highways. The technology supervisor will work collaboratively with our client, National Highways and with our supply chain partners to deliver a highly effective and proactive technology maintenance service that delivers for National Highways customers. Collaborating closely with the Technology & Electrical team Leader and our performance team the technology supervisor will ensure faults are handled in an enthusiastic, intelligent manner and underlying root causes are dealt with, reducing the requirement for wasteful repeat visits. The technology supervisor will have responsibility for leading a team on technology engineers over a shift. They will manage the deployment of their team to enable delivery of the level of service we aspire to. They will be responsible for safeguarding the welfare, health and safety of themselves and their team. They will take an active role in ensuring their own skills and knowledge are up to date and fit for purpose.

Package Description
As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:
• A generous pension contribution
• Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
• Flexible working policy
• Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
• Ongoing training and personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Main Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be part of a team working toward a step change in highways technology maintenance on Area 9 contract. Breaking with tradition, we will be implementing a proactive, analytical approach, the technology supervisor will play an important part in implementing this change. They will need to be able to challenge the status quo, make tough decisions and provide consistent strong leadership.

The Ideal Candidate
You will need to have previous experience working as a highway’s technology engineer and experience in leading, motivating, managing, and developing a small team of site-based engineering staff.  You will need understanding of National Highways technology systems including and its subsystems, display equipment, CCTV, digital storage devices and motorway communications.

About The Company
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met.