Project Manager - Civil Engineering

Clancy; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction business in Ipswich seeks a professional to oversee drainage works and manage operational teams. The successful candidate will ensure project delivery and compliance with safety standards while fostering strong relationships with clients. A degree in Civil Engineering, relevant qualifications, and leadership skills are essential to thrive in this role, alongside a full UK driving licence.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days

Employee benefits programme with retail discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong background in drainage or utilities projects.
• Experience managing complex construction programmes.
• Full UK driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational teams and manage construction activity.
• Monitor budgets and control costs efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with CDM and safety standards.

Skills

Civil engineering background

Strong planning and organisation skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

NRSWA qualifications

Temporary Works training

Experience with NEC contracts

Job description

The Role

You’ll lead operational teams, manage budgets and programmes, and ensure that all aspects of the project – from drainage installation to temporary works – are executed effectively. You’ll play a key part in enabling safe, timely, and high-quality delivery, while maintaining excellent client relationships and promoting a strong safety culture on site.

Here are some of the activities you’ll be involved in…

• Managing all site construction activity, with a particular focus on drainage works, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, and to specification.
• Leading operational teams and subcontractors, ensuring competence, compliance, and clear communication.
• Monitoring budgets, controlling costs, and managing plant, materials, and labour efficiently.
• Reviewing and approving RAMS, Temporary Works, and lifting operations in line with legislation and company procedure.
• Preparing and reviewing weekly site reports, progress updates, and construction programmes.
• Ensuring compliance with CDM , Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards.
• Promoting a strong safety culture, visual leadership, and alliancing behaviours with clients and stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities to improve delivery processes, share best practice, and drive continuous improvement.

We would love to hear from you if…

You have a strong background in civil engineering and drainage or utilities projects, with substantial experience managing people, budgets, and complex construction programmes. You’ll be confident in making decisions on temporary works, lifting operations, and CDM compliance.

You’ll hold a degree or equivalent experience, and ideally have IOSH, ILM Level 3, or formal CDM training. Full NRSWA qualifications, Temporary Works training, and experience with NEC contracts would be highly advantageous.

Strong planning, organisation, and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities, lead by example, and build positive relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.