Site Manager

Kier Group plc; Brixworth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering firm is seeking a Site Manager in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this role, you will manage diverse highway projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards. Ideal candidates will possess experience in NEC contract management and relevant civil engineering qualifications, alongside a commitment to safety and infrastructure improvements. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, aligning with a permanent, full-time role.

Benefits

£5,900 annual car allowance

Private healthcare

Tailored benefits package

Qualifications

• Motivated and organised individual with a passion for highways infrastructure.
• Commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of footpath reconstruction, carriageway resurfacing, and drainage improvements.
• Create and champion a positive health and safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and specifications.

Skills

HNC (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering

Proven NEC contract management experience

NRSWA Supervisor certification

12D Traffic Management and SMSTS qualifications

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Drive Highways Infrastructure for North and West Northamptonshire Councils – Join Kier as Site Manager

Kier Transportation is seeking a Site Manager to be based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, delivering a diverse range of projects from critical maintenance to major civil engineering schemes for both North and West Northamptonshire Councils. Could this be you?

Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire – site based, 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Full-time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £48,000 – £52,000 + £5,900 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits

What Will You Be Responsible For?

As a Site Manager, you’ll take ownership 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.

• Creating and championing a positive health and safety culture in line with Kier procedures
• Ensuring your sites are compliant with Chapter 8 and the Construction (Design and Management) regulations
• Interpreting documents, scheme drawings and costing information in line with NEC4 contract requirements
• Ensuring the quality of work aligns with inspection and testing plans, scheme designs, and current specifications
• Compliance with the NEC4 change control procedures for early warnings and compensation events

What Are We Looking For?

This Site Manager opportunity is suited to a motivated, organised individual with a passion for highways infrastructure and a commitment to safety and quality.

This role of Site Manager is great for you 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

We’re proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier