Site Manager - Ground Work and Civils
Posted Today by Hays
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK
Summary: The Site Manager role in Wellingborough focuses on overseeing groundworks, utilities, and civil engineering projects for a major public-sector infrastructure scheme. The position requires hands-on management of site operations, ensuring safety and compliance during a critical delivery phase. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing subcontractors and coordinating site logistics. This role is classified as outside IR35 and offers a competitive day rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and supervise groundworks, drainage, utilities diversions and associated civils packages
- Coordinate subcontractors and direct labour to ensure works are delivered safely and efficiently
- Oversee temporary works, permits, work sequencing and site logistics
- Ensure works are delivered in line with programme, specifications and quality standards
- Maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance
- Liaise with the project team, subcontractors and stakeholders to remove constraints
- Support short-term planning, progress reporting and site coordination meetings
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Site Manager on civils, groundworks or utilities-led projects
- Strong understanding of drainage, services, concrete works, bases and external works
- Experience working on public-sector, infrastructure or refurbishment schemes
- Confident managing multiple subcontractors and interfaces
- SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid certification
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Salary (Rate): £320.00 Annual
City: Wellingborough
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Site Manager - Groundworks, Utilities & CivilsWellingborough 6-Month+ Outside IR35 Day Rate
We are working with a contractor delivering a major public-sector infrastructure and refurbishment scheme in Wellingborough. They are seeking an experienced Site Manager with a strong background in groundworks, utilities and civil engineering works to take day-to-day responsibility for site operations during a critical phase of delivery.This is a hands-on role, well suited to a Site Manager who is comfortable managing enabling works, external packages and service diversions within a live, safety-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise groundworks, drainage, utilities diversions and associated civils packages
- Coordinate subcontractors and direct labour to ensure works are delivered safely and efficiently
- Oversee temporary works, permits, work sequencing and site logistics
- Ensure works are delivered in line with programme, specifications and quality standards
- Maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance
- Liaise with the project team, subcontractors and stakeholders to remove constraints
- Support short-term planning, progress reporting and site coordination meetings
- Proven experience as a Site Manager on civils, groundworks or utilities-led projects
- Strong understanding of drainage, services, concrete works, bases and external works
- Experience working on public-sector, infrastructure or refurbishment schemes
- Confident managing multiple subcontractors and interfaces
- SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid certification
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Temporary works knowledge or supervision experience
- Experience under NEC or similar forms of contract
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