Works Manager

We're looking for a Works Manager to join our East West Rail Phase 2 team, supporting delivery across the route between Bedford and Cambridge.

This role plays a key part in ensuring construction and survey activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with project and industry standards.

Location: East West Rail Phase 2 (Bedford to Cambridge) – site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 45 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Works Manager, you'll be responsible for managing all site operations, ensuring works are delivered in line with Kier's Integrated Management System, programme requirements, and budget constraints, while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, and operational excellence across work fronts and land parcels.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading and promoting Kier's safety culture across all activities, ensuring all works are carried out under safe systems of work and conducting regular safety inspections, tours, and audits
• Managing labour, plant, materials, and logistics across all work fronts, ensuring adequate resourcing to meet programme requirements
• Supervising and coordinating foremen and supervisors, providing clear direction on daily and weekly work priorities whilst fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and safety-focused culture
• Supporting the Project Manager in delivering works within budget and programme, monitoring performance, productivity, and output
• Ensuring compliance with Construction Phase Plans, Environmental Management Plans, permit systems, and CDM regulations

What are we looking for?

This Works Manager role could be a great fit if you:

• Hold an NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management, along with a Gold (Supervisory) or Black (Managerial) CSCS card and SMSTS certification
• Bring hands-on experience across civil engineering projects, including areas such as earthworks, drainage, concrete or structures
• Are confident leading teams on site, with the ability to effectively supervise operatives and manage subcontractors
• Have a strong understanding of drawings and RAMS, using them to deliver work safely and keep projects on track
• Take pride in maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance, supported by First Aid training

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.