Drive Highways Infrastructure for North and West Northamptonshire Councils – Join Kier as Site Manager
Kier Transportation is on the lookout for a passionate Site Manager to join our team in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of delivering a diverse range of projects, from essential maintenance to major civil engineering schemes for both North and West Northamptonshire Councils.
Can you envision a world without vital transportation links? Neither can we! Join us at Kier Transportation and be part of a journey that supports the movement of people, goods, and equipment.
Job Details
* Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire – site-based, 5 days per week
* Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Permanent)
* Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 + £5,900 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits
Your Responsibilities
As a Site Manager, you'll take charge of a variety of works, including:
* Footpath reconstruction
* Carriageway resurfacing
* Surface treatments
* Drainage improvements
* Traffic signals and structure repairs
Managing these projects on live public highways requires skill, foresight, and strong leadership. Your day-to-day will include:
* Creating and championing a positive health and safety culture in line with Kier procedures
* Managing construction sites to meet programme and budget
* Interpreting documents, scheme drawings, and costing information in line with NEC4 contract requirements
* Ensuring quality of work aligns with inspection and testing plans, scheme designs, and current specifications
* Compliance with NEC4 change control procedures for early warnings and compensation events
What We’re Looking For
This Site Manager opportunity is perfect for a motivated and organized individual with a passion for highways infrastructure and a commitment to safety and quality. You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
* HNC (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
* Proven NEC contract management experience
* NRSWA Supervisor certification
* 12D Traffic Management and SMSTS qualifications
* A full UK driving licence (essential for this site-based role)
Rewards and Benefits
At Kier, we take pride in offering a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:
* Competitive salary and car allowance
* Private healthcare
* Flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we continuously strive to improve. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier!