Site Manager

We're looking for a Site Manager to join our West and North Northamptonshire Councils team based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire.

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire – site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per year + private healthcare + £5,900 annual car allowance + benefits
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver a wide range of Local Authority civil engineering schemes for West and North Northamptonshire Councils. We're seeking an enthusiastic individual with a proven track record in delivering maintenance, improvement, and schemes to program and within budget. You'll be working on projects including footpath reconstruction, carriageway resurfacing, surface treatments, drainage improvements, traffic signals and structures repairs, whilst promoting a human focused approach to safety.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Site Manager, you'll be working within the West and North Northamptonshire Councils team, supporting them in delivering Local Authority civil engineering schemes. Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring the health and safety of yourself, the workforce and the public in accordance with Kier processes and procedures
• Acting as Principal Contractor in the management of scheme delivery by subcontractors
• Liaising with Project Managers, Designers, Commercial Team and Programmers to ensure smooth delivery of the schemes programme
• Engaging with the client, the public, elected councillors and parish councils
• Inspecting quality of work in accordance with the Inspection Test Plan and scheme designs

What are we looking for?

This Site Manager role could be a great fit if you have a strong background in civil engineering and enjoy leading teams to deliver high-quality projects. We're looking for someone with:

• Experience working with and managing NEC contracts
• An HNC or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering
• NRSWA Supervisor, 12D Traffic Management and SMSTS qualifications
• Proven experience managing both direct employees and civil engineering contractors
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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