Surfacing Site Manager

Heidelberg Materials AG; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials company is hiring a Surfacing Site Manager for the South East Region. In this hands-on leadership role, you will manage day-to-day operations, ensuring safety and high-quality delivery of surfacing projects. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in highways surfacing, strong leadership and communication skills, and relevant qualifications. They offer a competitive salary of £42,000 - £47,000 plus bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holidays and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Bonus incentives

Generous Pension Schemes

Life Assurance

27 days holiday

Flexible working

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Paid Volunteering Day

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highways surfacing.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage resources, timelines, and safety on-site.
• Proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
• Experienced in managing multi-disciplined sites.
• Trained and experienced in health and safety management, IOSH Managing Safely / CITB certified.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site operations and manage subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate site documentation and reporting.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Conduct daily walkthroughs and safety briefings.
• Monitor performance and provide weekly cost-value reconciliations.
• Build strong client relationships to support repeat business.

Skills

Highways surfacing experience

Strong leadership

Communication skills

Resource management

Proactive mindset

Education

NVQ level 4 construction site management

Tools

CSCS Site Supervisors card

Job description

We're Hiring: Surfacing Site Manager - South East Region | Heidelberg Materials UK

We're looking for a highways-experienced Site Manager to join our Contracting team in the East Region. This is a hands-on leadership role, managing the day-to-day operations of surfacing schemes and ensuring safe, high-quality delivery on time and within budget. The site manager is responsible for the day to day management of the Scheme, Project, site under their control, including on-site client liaison, management of both subcontractors and Contracting's workforce, control of material orders and compliance with the construction programme, to deliver a defect free scheme on time and to budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee site operations, including subcontractors and internal teams (10-15 people)
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
• Maintain accurate site documentation and reporting
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, and colleagues to ensure smooth project delivery
• Conduct daily walkthroughs, inductions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings
• Monitor performance and provide weekly cost-value reconciliations
• Build strong client relationships to support repeat business

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in highways surfacing
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to manage resources, timelines, and safety on-site
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Hold a CSCS Site Supervisors card.
• Be experienced in managing multi-disciplined sites to ensure that optimum outputs are achieved to the required standard.
• Suitably trained and experienced in the management of Health and safety with a minimum qualification of IOSH Managing Safely / CITB Site Managers Safety Training
• NVQ level 4 construction site management (or similar qualification)

What's on Offer:

Salary £42,000 - £47,000 Plus bonus

Company/Van or allowance

Location Maidstone South East Region

* Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador

* Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance

* Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical

* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause

* Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)