Surfacing Supervisor/Site Manager - South East Region
We're looking for a highways-experienced Surfacing Supervisor/Site Manager to join our Contracting team in the East Region. This is a hands-on leadership role, managing the day-to-day operations of surfacing schemes and ensuring safe, high-quality delivery on time and within budget. The site manager is responsible for the day to day management of the Scheme, Project, site under their control, including on-site client liaison, management of both subcontractors and Contracting's workforce, control of material orders and compliance with the construction programme, to deliver a defect free scheme on time and to budget.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee site operations, including subcontractors and internal teams (10-15 people)
* Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
* Maintain accurate site documentation and reporting
* Liaise with clients, suppliers, and colleagues to ensure smooth project delivery
* Conduct daily walkthroughs, inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings
* Monitor performance and provide weekly cost-value reconciliations
* Build strong client relationships to support repeat business
What We're Looking For:
* Proven experience in highways surfacing
* Strong leadership and communication skills
* Ability to manage resources, timelines, and safety on-site
* A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
* Hold a CSCS Site Supervisors card.
* Be experienced in managing multi-disciplined sites to ensure that optimum outputs are achieved to the required standard.
* Suitably trained and experienced in the management of Health and safety with a minimum qualification of IOSH Managing Safely / CITB Site Managers Safety Training
* NVQ level 4 construction site management (or similar qualification)
What's on Offer:
Salary £42,000 - £47,000 Plus bonus
Company/Van or allowance
Location Maidstone South East Region
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* Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
* Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
* Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)