Assistant Manager

About us
Established over 60 years ago in Belfast, Lagan Specialist Group is a leading, family-owned business that continues to grow, employing over 650 people across the UK, Ireland and internationally. Lagan Operations & Maintenance Ltd (LOML) provides specialist maintenance services to civil and transport infrastructure, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of motorways, toll bridges, and road networks.

We are an Investors in People Platinum organisation, recognising the Companys commitment to our people, their safety and their wellbeing.

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.

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 youll 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 precautions required to control these risks.

Our values
Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development.

We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:

• Trust
• Respect
• Caring
• Open & Honest
• Safety
• Fun

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 annual salary
• Health Cash Plan - discounted optical, dental, physio and other health & wellbeing 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 submit a copy of your CV by clicking "Apply Now" or emailing

We wish you every success in your application.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.

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