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Technician Business Unit: 5042 - Worcester Location: Kidderminster Job Role We are seeking a proactive and organised VDC Technician to support the planning, coordination and delivery of Vehicle Dropped Crossings (VDC) within our highways maintenance operations.

The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating operational teams, managing resources and overseeing on-site activities to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule and to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with the Contracts Manager, operational teams and supply chain partners, you will help maintain the highway network, minimise disruption to the public and stakeholders, and promote a strong culture of health and safety, quality and performance across the workforce.

Duties

• Plan and coordinate Vehicle Dropped Crossings (VDC) activities, ensuring works are delivered efficiently and with minimal disruption to road users and stakeholders.
• Supervise operational teams and supply chain partners, promoting high standards of performance, accountability and safe working practices.
• Procure plant, equipment and materials, and manage road space bookings to ensure works are adequately resourced and delivered to programme.
• Prepare work packs and associated documentation, ensuring compliance with all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) requirements.
• Oversee site operations, including safety briefings, site inspections, depot management and the coordination of emergency or winter service activities.
• Monitor the skills, experience and competencies of operatives, working with the Contracts Manager to identify training needs and support workforce development.
• Ensure scheme costs are accurately recorded and monitored, maintaining effective financial control.

Identify and record instructed changes to the scope of works, ensuring additional costs and associated value are captured where appropriate.

• Support the effective delivery of highways maintenance activities, ensuring work is completed to the required standards and in accordance with relevant procedures and requirements.

Person Specification

• Highways Maintenance Experience: A background in highways maintenance, ideally with an understanding of Vehicle Dropped Crossings or similar highway construction and maintenance activities.
• Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Knowledge: A strong understanding of HSQE standards and requirements within highways or construction environments.
• Planning and Coordination: Proven ability to plan works, coordinate resources and ensure activities are delivered efficiently and to programme.
• Team Leadership: Experience of managing or supervising operational teams, subcontractors or supply chain partners.
• Resource Management: Ability to organise and manage plant, equipment, materials and road space bookings effectively.
• Financial Awareness: Experience of monitoring budgets, recording scheme costs, tracking project performance and managing changes to the scope of works.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues, contractors, stakeholders and members of the public.
• Organisation and Problem-Solving: Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks and respond effectively to changing operational demands.
• Safety and Quality Focus: A commitment to maintaining safe working practices and delivering work to high standards of quality and environmental compliance.
• Flexibility and Responsiveness: The ability to respond appropriately to operational challenges, emergency situations and changing service requirements.

Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time - 40 - Monday to Friday Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Ringway is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Ringway recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

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