Site Manager – Full Time – Maidstone

Catering; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Training & development

Career progression

Long-term secured workload

Collaborative working environment

Job summary

Catering seeks a Civils Site Manager in Maidstone, Kent. You will lead site teams, subcontractors, and direct labour to deliver major infrastructure projects across Kent and the South East, ensuring programme, budget and quality compliance.

The role offers a competitive salary and car allowance with long-term career progression in a growing civil engineering contractor known for investing in people.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Site Manager within civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong track record of delivering projects safely and on programme.
• Experience managing both direct labour and subcontractors.
• Excellent organisational, leadership and communication skills.
• Good understanding of construction planning and programming.
• Strong health and safety awareness and commitment.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day site operations.
• Leading direct labour and subcontractor teams.
• Driving high standards of Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance.
• Planning and coordinating resources, labour, plant and materials.
• Monitoring progress against programme and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Managing site documentation, permits and reporting requirements.
• Coordinating temporary works and lifting operations.
• Liaising with Project Managers, Engineers, clients and stakeholders.
• Ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with project specifications.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

Health & safety

Project coordination

Communication

Education

SMSTS

CSCS Card (Management Level)

First Aid at Work

Job description

Civils Site Manager
Kent (Dover, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford)
Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Benefits

Join one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing civil engineering contractors.

We’re recruiting for a Site Manager to join a highly successful contractor delivering major infrastructure, water, highways, environmental and civil engineering projects across Kent and the South East.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Site Manager seeking long-term career progression, a strong pipeline of secured work, and the chance to work for a business known for investing in its people and promoting from within.

The Role

As Site Manager, you will take responsibility for the safe, efficient and successful delivery of civil engineering works, managing site teams, subcontractors and direct labour while ensuring projects are delivered on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day site operations.
• Leading direct labour and subcontractor teams.
• Driving high standards of Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance.
• Planning and coordinating resources, labour, plant and materials.
• Monitoring progress against programme and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Managing site documentation, permits and reporting requirements.
• Coordinating temporary works and lifting operations.
• Liaising with Project Managers, Engineers, clients and stakeholders.
• Ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with project specifications.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Site Manager within civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong track record of delivering projects safely and on programme.
• Experience managing both direct labour and subcontractors.
• Excellent organisational, leadership and communication skills.
• Good understanding of construction planning and programming.
• Strong health and safety awareness and commitment.

Essential Qualifications

• SMSTS
• CSCS Card (Management Level or equivalent)
• First Aid at Work

Highly Desirable

• Temporary Works Supervisor or Temporary Works Coordinator
• Experience of reinforced concrete works
• Experience of demolition works
• Experience of utilities and underground services
• Lifting operations experience
• HSG47 awareness
• Highways, water, environmental or major infrastructure project experience

What’s On Offer

• Competitive basic salary
• Car allowance
• Pension scheme
• Training and professional development
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• Long-term secured workload
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to work on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects

If you’re an experienced Site Manager looking to join a growing civil engineering contractor with an excellent reputation and a substantial pipeline of work across the South East, we’d like to hear from you.

Salary: £60000 – £75000/annum + Car Allowance + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Maidstone, Kent