Groundworks Site Manager
CV-LibraryKingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon HullcontractPosted: 10 August 2026
Apply NowElvet Recruitment are recruiting a Groundworks Site Manager on behalf of a long-standing regional groundworks & civil engineering contractor to manage a project in the Hull area.
The initial project is a £10m+ large scale groundworks package. It includes foundations & plotworks to DPC as well as associated groundworks, attenuation/tanks and full roads & sewers/civils package. They are expecting 2+ years work on one site with additional work kicking off shortly.
This contractor are a large business with a £100m+ turnover, they have tried and tested management systems in place and a large senior team. They're undergoing significant growth and are looking to bolster the team with additional Managers now for new starting sites. They offer a skilled Site Manager the opportunity to concentrate, purely, on running their own site from start to finish.
Duties:
* Daily running of civils workforce on site
* Ordering materials
* Writing RAMS & site documentation
* Daily site diaries
* Progress reports
* Inducting new staff to site
* Monitoring of costs & budgets
* Planning work - 2,3 and 4 week look-aheads
* Monitoring progress against KPI's to achieve site deadlines
* Liaison with local authorities and developers
Experience Required:
* Must have proven experience managing groundworks projects
* Must have proven experience managing roads & sewers, s278 works packages as Civils Site Manager
* Must be fully capable of managing civils packages with values of £5m+
* Must have full knowledge of NHBC and highways regulations
* Must have: SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid
Pay:
Up to £330 per day + use of a company van + fuel card.
Ideally paid CIS. (Potential for Ltd company also).
Duration: Ongoing. Initial site 2 years with further regional work thereafter.
This is a temporary position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for temporary recruitment on behalf of our client.
By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment
The initial project is a £10m+ large scale groundworks package. It includes foundations & plotworks to DPC as well as associated groundworks, attenuation/tanks and full roads & sewers/civils package. They are expecting 2+ years work on one site with additional work kicking off shortly.
This contractor are a large business with a £100m+ turnover, they have tried and tested management systems in place and a large senior team. They're undergoing significant growth and are looking to bolster the team with additional Managers now for new starting sites. They offer a skilled Site Manager the opportunity to concentrate, purely, on running their own site from start to finish.
Duties:
* Daily running of civils workforce on site
* Ordering materials
* Writing RAMS & site documentation
* Daily site diaries
* Progress reports
* Inducting new staff to site
* Monitoring of costs & budgets
* Planning work - 2,3 and 4 week look-aheads
* Monitoring progress against KPI's to achieve site deadlines
* Liaison with local authorities and developers
Experience Required:
* Must have proven experience managing groundworks projects
* Must have proven experience managing roads & sewers, s278 works packages as Civils Site Manager
* Must be fully capable of managing civils packages with values of £5m+
* Must have full knowledge of NHBC and highways regulations
* Must have: SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid
Pay:
Up to £330 per day + use of a company van + fuel card.
Ideally paid CIS. (Potential for Ltd company also).
Duration: Ongoing. Initial site 2 years with further regional work thereafter.
This is a temporary position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for temporary recruitment on behalf of our client.
By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment