Civil Site Manager

M Group Services Limited; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services company in Blackburn is seeking a Civils Site Manager to oversee high-voltage projects for National Grid and private clients. The successful candidate will coordinate site operations, ensure compliance with safety standards, and develop quality documentation. This role requires strong knowledge of electricity transmission construction, project management skills, and a commitment to teamwork. Competitive benefits are offered, including a company car and enhanced leave policies.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Private health care

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong experience with high-voltage projects (66kV–400kV).
• Experience in managing teams and subcontractors.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily site operations and manage activities.
• Monitor project progress and report to management.
• Liaise with clients and ensure effective communication.

Skills

Strong knowledge of electricity transmission construction (66kV–400kV)

Familiarity with NEC contracts and HSE legislation

Excellent communicator and collaborative team player

Skilled in budgeting and scheduling

Proficient with MS Office

Holds a full driving licence and willing to travel

Qualified in Civil Construction Engineering

National Grid TP137/SR163 authorised

Education

Qualified in Civil Construction Engineering

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy we’re enabling the essential energy to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Transmission and Renewables team in Wales and South West England.

We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Join our Transmission and Renewables team as a Civils Site Manager, delivering high-voltage projects (66kV–400kV) for National Grid and private clients.

You’ll be the go-to person on site, coordinating operations and ensuring everything runs smoothly from day one through to final handover.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading daily site operations, managing operatives, subcontractors, and work activities
• Developing and implementing safety and quality documentation
• Monitoring progress against programme and budget, reporting regularly to project management
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
• Liaising with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to maintain strong communication channels
• Driving continuous improvement and fostering a collaborative site culture

What you’ll bring

• Strong knowledge of electricity transmission construction (66kV–400kV)
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and HSE legislation
• Excellent communicator and collaborative team player
• Skilled in budgeting, scheduling, and proficient with MS Office
• Holds a full driving licence and willing to travel
• Qualified in Civil Construction Engineering
• National Grid TP137/SR163 authorised (or previously)
• Ideally holds certifications such as SMSTS, HSG47, TWS, First Aid, and NG NSI 8

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd-party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.

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