Overview

This role is responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of civil engineering, drainage, utilities, and highway works on live construction sites. The position requires strong technical knowledge of excavations, drainage, temporary works, and street works, together with effective client communication, record keeping, and overall site leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and monitor day-to-day site activities.
• Manage civil engineering works including drainage, pipework, ducting, chambers, excavations, reinforced concrete, road construction, and reinstatement.
• Coordinate labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, and deliveries.
• Produce and manage short-term programmes, resource plans, and lookaheads.
• Review drawings, specifications, and Works Authorisations, raising RFIs where information is incomplete or conflicting.
• Ensure works are completed in accordance with approved RAMS, permits, inspection plans, and client procedures.
• Manage permits to dig, service avoidance, trial holes, and safe excavation practices.
• Coordinate temporary works including excavation support, trench boxes, shoring, formwork, access arrangements, and temporary traffic management.
• Manage highway and street works, including signing, lighting, guarding, excavation, and reinstatement activities.
• Liaise with the client, Principal Contractor, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain access to properties and operational facilities where required.
• Manage quality inspections, material records, test results, red-line drawings, and as-built information.
• Maintain accurate site diaries, progress records, photographs, labour returns, and records of delays or variations.
• Monitor productivity, costs, and programme performance.
• Lead site inductions, daily briefings, toolbox talks, and workforce engagement.
• Ensure environmental controls are implemented, including waste, pollution, silt, noise, and vegetation management.
• Complete handover, snagging, and close-out documentation.