​What is a Civil Supervisor?

A Civil Supervisor plays a crucial role in the construction industry. Their primary responsibility is to oversee and coordinate the work of construction crews and contractors to ensure that construction projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

A Civil Supervisor's role is essential to ensure that construction projects are completed efficiently, safely, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

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What are the typical duties and activities for a Civil Supervisor?

From employer to employer the description of a Civil Supervisor job will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:

  • Planning and Scheduling: Civil Supervisors must create and manage schedules for construction projects, including setting timelines and deadlines, allocating resources, and determining the order in which tasks need to be completed.

  • Site Management: They are responsible for managing and supervising work at construction sites, ensuring that all work is carried out in compliance with safety regulations, building codes, and project specifications.

  • Quality Control: Civil Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that construction work is completed to the required quality standards, including conducting regular inspections, and addressing any issues or defects.

  • Budget Management: They must manage project budgets, including tracking expenses, preparing cost estimates, and ensuring that project costs are kept within budget.

  • Communication: Civil Supervisors must maintain clear communication with project managers, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure that everyone is aware of project timelines, progress, and any issues that arise.

Skills required to be a successful Civil Supervisor

To be successful within a Civil Supervisor job, the below skills are important;

  • Technical Knowledge

  • Leadership

  • Communication

  • Problem-Solving

  • Time Management

  • Attention to Detail

  • Safety Management

How can we help with your Civil Supervisor job search?

For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Civil Supervisors across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Civil Supervisors and secure the market's leading Civil Supervisor jobs.

With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right Civil Supervisor Jobs to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.

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If you are looking for a new Civil Supervisor job, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current Civil Supervisor Jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

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​Plymouth is a port city that is located in the south west County of Devon. Plymouth’s estimated population as of 2019 is 262,100 making it the 30th most populous city in the UK. Plymouth has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:

The Box

The Box is a construction project that will see a new windowless £40m history and arts centre. The Box is an ambitious museum and art gallery being partly new-built and partly refurbished inside the old Grade II listed museum and library in North Hill, and in a former church behind it.

Peirson House

This £10m construction project will see a stylish block of 76 flats for anyone wanting to live within a stone’s throw of the Hoe and city centre. Peirson House will be a six-storey tower, containing 39 two-bedroom apartments and 37 one-bedroom flats, each with a balcony, with outdoor communal space, undercover car parking and a landscaped entrance onto Notte Street.

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