Airfields - Surfacing Manager

Breedon Group plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction services company is seeking an experienced Surfacing Manager for their Airfield Surfacing Team. This role will supervise surfacing projects across Great Britain, ensuring timely and quality delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in asphalt surfacing, preferably within aviation, and strong leadership and communication skills. This position offers a range of benefits including a car allowance, generous holiday, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Car Allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Free on-site Parking

Holiday Buy Scheme

Volunteer Scheme

Share Save Scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme

Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Discount Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in asphalt surfacing, preferably in the aviation industry.
• Ability to lead a team effectively.
• Demonstrable clear communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure works are carried out safely.
• Direct foremen and plan workload.
• Maintain accurate site records.
• Manage equipment requirements effectively.

Skills

Asphalt surfacing

Leadership

Effective communication

Planning and organising

Decision making

Resilience

Managing relationships

Job description

Airfields - Surfacing Manager

Application Deadline: 31 January 2026

Department: Operations and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Various

Description

A great opportunity to join Breedon as part of our Airfield Surfacing Team as a Contracts Manager has arisen. The role will provide surfacing supervision services to key Airfield Surfacing projects being delivered across Great Britain by Breedon Surfacing Solutions. The role will ensure that the asphalt surfacing works are delivered, safely, to time, cost, and quality requirements.

You will lead the surfacing teams in the delivery of the surfacing works on commercial and military Airfields across GB. Demonstrating excellent operational organisational skills and control to ensure the successful delivery of the projects surfacing objectives.

As the role is national, the postholder will be required to have a valid driving license to drive in the UK and due to the duration of our airfield projects the post holder will be required to spend periods of time away from home.

Key Objectives of the Role

• Ensure that works are carried out in a safe manner with due regard for the public, customers, and other site employees.
• Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with the quality requirements of the specification.
• Direct individual foremen, planning future workload to meet targets.
• Assist Managers in developing staff
• Assist employees to understand the requirements of their job
• Place timely and accurate orders for materials and plant to ensure efficient production balancing cost against client value and adherence to standards.
• Ensure that accurate site records are maintained by the site team.
• Manage the plant and equipment requirements. Ensuring it is procured in good time for the work, used in a correct manner, maintained in accordance with company requirements and removed from site when not required.

Experience, Skills & Competencies

Experience

• Asphalt surfacing
• Experience of asphalt surfacing in the aviation industry preferrable
• Ability to lead a team
• Demonstrating clear and effective communication

Skills & Competencies

• Communication -The ability to get messages across clearly by adopting a range of communication styles, tools, and techniques which are appropriate to the audience.
• Planning and organising – Are self-managing and can think ahead to establish an effective, efficient, and appropriate courses of action. Ability to prioritise and plan activities by considering all the relevant issues and factors.
• Decision making – Can make rational and informed decisions on the best course of action to be able to take the initiative, drive action and be responsible for the consequences of the decisions made. Ability to liaise with colleagues at all levels to galvanise consensus on approaches
• Resilience - Can maintain personal effectiveness by dealing with setbacks or when dealing with difficult situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment and motivation, having a 'Can-Do' mentality to resolve problems & challenges
• Managing Relationships - Able to liaise with clients & pro-actively manage the client relationship to build effective working relationships. Open to new ideas and with a viewpoint that 'anything is possible'.

Job Benefits

• Car Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Free on-site Parking
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Volunteer Scheme
• Share Save Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
• Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
• Discount Scheme