Field Manager

Freedom; North East; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with a leading provider

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental,Gym

Personal development programme

Job summary

Freedom are seeking a Civils Field Manager to support the delivery of asset replacement works across our Northern Powergrid contract. This hands-on role coordinates site activities, leads teams, and drives performance across the North East region.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will ensure safety and quality, manage labour and materials, and maintain strong client relationships with Northern Powergrid. Experience in civil excavations and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Operational experience in civil excavations, cable installations, utilities or power distribution.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering and utility construction.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager with day-to-day civils asset replacement delivery.
• Lead Supervisors, Planners, Engineers and Site Operatives across multiple projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, to specification, within budget and on programme.
• Act as key operational contact for Northern Powergrid and maintain client relationships.
• Champion safe working practices and HSQE compliance.
• Manage multiple asset replacement projects from planning to handover.
• Plan labour, plant and materials to meet demand.
• Monitor contract performance and KPIs and drive improvements.
• Ensure timely RAMS and as-built documentation.
• Liaise with local authorities and subcontractors.
• Promote safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Skills

Operational experience

Civil excavations

Utilities/Power distribution

Leadership

Client management

Contract management

Driving licence

Job description

What We’re Looking For

Location: North East Region

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £42.5k + Company Vehicle/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom has an exciting opportunity for a Civils Field Manager to support the delivery of Asset Replacement works across our Northern Powergrid contract. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of civils works associated with the replacement and renewal of critical network infrastructure.

This is a hands‑on operational role, responsible for coordinating site activities, leading teams, and driving performance across multiple projects throughout the North East region.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Support the Project Manager with the day‑to‑day delivery of civils asset replacement works.
• Lead and manage Supervisors, Planners, Engineers and Site Operatives across multiple projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, to specification, within budget and in line with programme requirements.
• Act as a key operational contact for Northern Powergrid and maintain strong client relationships.
• Champion safe working practices and ensure compliance with all HSQE policies, procedures and legal requirements.
• Manage multiple asset replacement projects from planning through to completion and handover.
• Plan and allocate labour, plant and materials to meet operational demands.
• Monitor contract performance and KPIs, implementing improvements where required.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of project documentation, including RAMS and as-built records.
• Liaise with local authorities, subcontractors and third‑party stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement across all site activities.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in an operational role within civil excavations, cable installation, utilities or power distribution.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering and utility construction works.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management capability.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:

• Experience working on Northern Powergrid contracts.
• Streetworks knowledge and understanding of NRSWA requirements.
• Management or supervisory qualifications.
• SSSTS, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.

Benefits

We’re always evolving our benefits to ensure we’re attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground‑breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be

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