Project Manager - Remediation / Earthworks

Upfront Recruitment; Ringway; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Project Manager for regional earthworks and remediation projects in the North West. The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience, leading site teams for complex projects while ensuring compliance and quality standards are met. The role offers between £55,000 and £75,000 with additional benefits, making it an attractive opportunity for motivated professionals ready to take on multiple technical projects. Immediate availability is highly advantageous.

Benefits

Full package + benefits

Long-term projects

Qualifications

• Strong experience in earthworks, remediation, or heavy civils.
• Proven ability to manage multiple technical projects.
• Effective leadership and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle delivery of projects.
• Lead teams including Site Managers and Engineers.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and standards.

Skills

Project Management

Environmental Compliance

Team Leadership

Cost Management

Job description

Project Manager - Remediation / Earthworks - North West - £55,000 - £75,000 + Package

Location: North West (regional projects with office support from Warrington and Leeds)

Salary: £55,000 - £75,000 + Package & Benefits

Job Title: Project Manager

Employment: Full-Time, Permanent Position

Project Manager - Earthworks & Remediation

This Project Manager role sits within a leading Earthworks & Remediation division, delivering complex brownfield, contaminated land and civils projects across the North West. As a Project Manager, you will take ownership of project delivery from planning to completion, ensuring safe, compliant, commercially efficient outcomes. This position offers long-term stability with a strong pipeline of regional projects, ideal for an experienced Project Manager ready to lead multiple remediation and earthworks schemes. Immediate start available for the right Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle delivery of earthworks & remediation projects
• Lead site teams including Site Managers, Engineers and subcontractors
• Oversee excavation, soil treatment, stabilisation, remediation systems and environmental controls
• Produce and review RAMS, programmes, reports and technical documentation
• Ensure compliance with CDM, H&S, environmental and regulatory standards
• Manage client relationships, progress meetings and project communication
• Control project budgets, forecasting and cost reporting
• Monitor productivity and performance against programme
• Lead procurement of materials, subcontractors and plant
• Ensure documentation for contaminated land and waste classification is accurate
• Support environmental monitoring, testing and regulatory submissions
• Oversee permits, temporary works and QA procedures
• Problem-solve technical, operational and logistical challenges
• Deliver projects within time, cost and quality parameters
• Ensure high standards of site safety, quality and delivery

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Project Manager in earthworks, remediation, brownfield or heavy civils
• Proven ability to manage multiple technical projects simultaneously
• Excellent understanding of environmental compliance, soil treatment, groundwater systems and remediation techniques
• Strong commercial awareness and cost-management skills
• Effective leadership, communication and client-facing experience
• Full UK driving licence
• Immediate availability is highly advantageous

Benefits

• £60,000 - £75,000 salary (DOE)
• Full package + benefits
• Permanent role with a long-term portfolio of North West remediation projects
• Opportunity to lead specialist, technical sites within a growing division

If this sounds like the role for you, Apply Now. Contact Mark at Up Front Recruitment today