Assistant Manager

Role overview
You will assist with the leadership of the team, ensuring effective, safe and timely delivery of routine maintenance at M8 Fermoy/Watergrasshill Motorway Project. For more information about Lagan Operations & Maintrance please view the attached Job Description. 

What you'll do
Some of your main duties will include:

• Carrying out routine maintenance inspections as per pre-programmed requirements using GeoWorks.
• Planning, delegating and assisting with the day-to-day supervision and implementation of maintenance programmes relating to the road network and associated structures.
• Ensuring that programmes of planned & preventive maintenance and works orders are implemented.
• Ensuring that all maintenance equipment is inspected on a regular basis in accordance with statutory requirements and supplier guidelines.
• Hands-on implementation of the day-to-day Project Road maintenance requirements.
• Providing call-out cover to out-of-office hours emergency responses.
• Supervising routine maintenance activities (and carry out maintenance when required) including but not limited to:
  • Traffic Management
  • Winter Maintenance including monitoring of the Vaisala ice detection system.
  • Emergency Response
  • Structures Maintenance
  • Incident Damage Repair
  • Road Furniture cleaning
  • Landscaping / Grass cutting
  • Litter collection
  • General maintenance duties
• Providing 24/7 on-call cover, on a rostered basis, and working outdoors in all weathers, including adverse conditions.
• Assisting with toolbox talks, annual reviews, investigations, and ensuring our policies and procedures are understood and adhered to.
• Tracking and Managing employee training, PPE, and ensuring adequate resourcing.
• Liaise with other departments, to facilitate smooth, efficient and compliant operations.
• Promote health and safety as the top priority in all our works and operations
• Promote the Lagan Values and help create a Great Place to Work for all.

What you’ll bring
As Assistant Manager, it is essential to have:

• A full, valid Class C driving licence.
• Valid Safe Pass certification.
• Traffic Management training for high-speed roads.
• Experience in Signing, Lighting and Guarding.
• Health & Safety training, including First Aid, fire warden and Manual Handling.
• Demonstrated experience of managing a team in a similar industry.
• Experience in implementing and enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• A sound awareness of the occupational hazards associated with maintenance activities and knowledge of the precaution’s required to control these risks.

How we'll reward you
In return, we offer a competitive salary plus a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities.

Our Core Benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance, increasing during your first five years of service
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Fuel Card
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme - pre-tax contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme, paid biannually based on individual and company performance
• Payment of membership fees for a relevant professional body
• Life assurance scheme - four times salary
• Health Cash Plan - discounted optical, dental, physio and other health services
• Discounted gym membership
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• An additional day of leave each year to support your choice of volunteering activity

To apply for this post please click Apply to submit your CV. 

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