Site Manager

Kier Group plc.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Site Manager to oversee a variety of highway works for North and West Northamptonshire Councils. The role requires strong leadership, NEC contract management experience, and qualifications in civil engineering. As a Site Manager, you will ensure safety compliance, manage projects effectively, and maintain high-quality standards. Join us and make a difference in transportation infrastructure.

Qualifications

• You must have a full UK driving licence for this site-based role.
• Proven experience managing NEC contracts is essential.
• Strong capability in creating a positive health and safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Championing health and safety culture on site.
• Ensuring compliance with construction regulations.
• Interpreting documents and ensuring quality of work.

Skills

NEC contract management experience

Health and safety compliance

Project management

Leadership

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering

Tools

NRSWA Supervisor certification

12D Traffic Management qualification

SMSTS qualification

Job description

Drive Highways Infrastructure for North and West Northamptonshire Councils – Join Kier as Site Manager. As a Site Manager, you'll take ownership of a variety of works, including footpath reconstruction, carriageway resurfacing, surface treatments, drainage improvements, traffic signals, and structure repairs. Managing these projects on live public highways requires skill, foresight, and strong leadership. Your day-to-day will include:

Responsibilities

• Creating and championing a positive health and safety culture in line with Kier procedures
• Ensuring your sites are compliant with Chapter 8 and the Construction (Design and Management) regulations
• Interpret documents, scheme drawings and costing information in line with NEC4 contract requirements
• Ensuring the quality of work aligns with inspection and testing plans, scheme designs, and current specifications
• Compliance with the NEC4 change control procedures for early warnings and compensation events

This Site Manager opportunity is suited to a motivated, organised individual with a passion for highways infrastructure and a commitment to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• HNC (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
• Proven NEC contract management experience
• NRSWA Supervisor certification
• 12D Traffic Management and SMSTS qualifications
• A full UK driving licence (essential for this site-based role)

Kier Transportation is seeking a Site Manager to be based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, delivering a diverse range of projects from critical maintenance to major civil engineering schemes for both North and West Northamptonshire Councils.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment, Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.