Site Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced Site Manager in Warwick to oversee the HS2 Head House Project. This role includes managing daily site operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and leading construction teams effectively.

Ideal candidates will have substantial site management experience in major infrastructure projects and relevant qualifications. Our comprehensive benefits include smart working options, generous annual leave, and family-friendly policies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Site Manager on major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and quality management.
• Experience working with NEC contracts and major project delivery environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day site activities and construction operations.
• Lead and coordinate subcontractors and direct labour teams.
• Ensure all works are delivered safely and comply with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Monitor progress against programme and proactively manage risks and issues.
• Conduct site inspections, briefings, and progress meetings.

Skills

Site Management

Health and Safety Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Project Coordination

Education

SMSTS qualification

CSCS Manager Card

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced and motivated Site Manager to join our Regional Build team delivering a key Headhouse Project as part of the HS2 programme in Warwick. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, helping to deliver world‑class engineering and construction solutions.

As Site Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, efficient, and successful delivery of site operations, ensuring works are completed to programme, budget, and the highest standards of quality.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage day‑to‑day site activities and construction operations.
• Lead and coordinate subcontractors and direct labour teams.
• Ensure all works are delivered safely and in compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Monitor progress against programme and proactively manage risks and issues.
• Maintain high standards of quality assurance and compliance.
• Work collaboratively with engineers, planners, commercial teams, and project management.
• Conduct site inspections, briefings, and progress meetings.
• Support the successful delivery of project milestones and client requirements.

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience as a Site Manager on major infrastructure, civil engineering, or construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and quality management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work fronts and coordinate diverse teams.
• Experience working with NEC contracts and major project delivery environments is desirable.
• SMSTS qualification.
• CSCS Manager Card.
• First Aid at Work qualification (desirable).

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/