Civil Engineering Works Supervisor
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,105 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | NE48 2HP |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 450732/1 |
Summary
Support the districts civil engineering team in the planning, delivery and worksite supervision of Civil Engineering construction and maintenance projects. Working as part of a team to deliver the inspection and maintenance programme of our civil engineering infrastructure assets such as forest roads, car parks and bridges. Champion our health & safety culture through exercising our value of ‘look out and look after’ within our civil engineering works.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
Forestry England North District Office, Bellingham, Hexham.
- champion a safe working environment by being a role model for high standards of health and safety and effectively managing Forestry England staff as well as contractors working on Forestry England land.
- regularly monitor and record contractor health and safety and environmental performance; pro-actively manage H&S and environmental issues; promptly report accidents and near misses and make sure that lessons learned are shared and implemented.
- support the civil engineering team ‘s planning and delivery of civil engineering works across the district.
- support the civil engineering team by holding pre-commencement meetings for projects with external contractors, in line with established procedures.
- make supervisory checks and review risk assessments, method statements and other health and safety documents for low-risk projects, to make sure they comply with specification, environmental and health & safety standards.
- make sure control measures identified during the planning process will appropriately and effectively manage environmental and health and safety factors.
- directed by the civil engineer, and subject to an appropriate level of training and experience, inspect assets and report on their condition. Keep asset records up to date.
- support the civil engineer with monitoring, recording, and managing carbon emissions. Share and implement best practice to help achieve Forestry England’s net zero targets.
- use Forester Web to produce contract maps and update civil engineering asset data.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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