Job Title: Site Manager
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £50,000 per annum + Company Vehicle
Role: Permanent, Full-time
Overview
We are recruiting an experienced Site Manager to lead a significant enabling works and earthworks package as part of a complex civils programme in Derbyshire. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role suited to a Site Manager with a strong engineering and earthworks background who can take ownership of bulk excavation, cut-and-fill, platform construction, ground improvement and formation works.
You will be responsible for driving safe, efficient and high-quality delivery across site, coordinating plant, labour and subcontractors while maintaining programme, cost and quality control.
Ideal Candidate
As Site Manager, you will bring:
Proven experience delivering earthworks, cut-and-fill, bulk excavation and platform build-ups on live civils or construction sites
Strong technical understanding of ground improvement and stabilisation, compaction control and testing, and capping layer specifications
Demonstrable leadership of subcontractors, plant and logistics, with a track record of driving programme and productivity
A safety-first mindset with excellent H&S, RAMS, quality assurance and compliance discipline
SMSTS, CSCS (Gold or Black preferred) and First Aid
Familiarity with GPS / machine control, ITPs and as-built documentation is advantageousThe Role & Key Responsibilities
In this Site Manager role, you will:
Plan and manage daily earthworks activities including muck-shift, cut-and-fill, level control and platform construction
Coordinate plant, haul routes, materials and site logistics to maximise productivity
Assure quality against design and specification, including ITPs, compaction testing, formation sign-off and as-built records
Lead RAMS briefings, toolbox talks, site inspections and audits, ensuring full CDM and environmental compliance
Manage subcontractors, short-interval programmes, progress reporting and production tracking
Interface with groundworks, foundations and utilities teams, overseeing drainage tie-ins where they intersect with the earthworks scopeWhat’s On Offer
Salary of £50,000 per annum
Company vehicle
Permanent, full-time position
Major civils programme with long-term scope
High level of responsibility and autonomy on siteCommutable From
Chesterfield, Sheffield, Mansfield, Worksop, Matlock, Alfreton, Rotherham
If you’re a Site Manager with a strong earthworks and enabling background and are looking for your next major civils challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now for immediate consideration.
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