Works Manager

Randstad Construction & Property; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Construction & Property is seeking a Works Manager to lead day-to-day site operations for highways and civils schemes in Banbury and Oxfordshire. You will direct direct labour, plant, and subcontractors to hit daily targets while maintaining safety and quality standards on site.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will drive production, manage RAMS compliance, record site diaries, and communicate with local authorities and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering highways or civils projects on UK sites.
• Proven leadership of direct labour and subcontractors on live sites.
• Valid CSCS card, SMSTS, and First Aid at Work required.
• Willingness to travel/commute across Banbury and Oxfordshire with a UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day site operations, plant and subcontractors to meet production targets.
• Oversee highways & civils works, including carriageways, drainage, and street lighting.
• Enforce health, safety and environmental standards; lead RAMS-focused briefings.
• Coordinate subcontractors, check workmanship quality, manage daily resource allocation.
• Maintain site diaries, capture scope changes, and report to local authorities and clients.

Skills

Highways & Civils exp

Leadership

CSCS & SMSTS

Mobility/Driver

Job description

Location: Oxfordshire (On-site)

Duration: Permanent or Long-Term Freelance

Rate/Salary: Competitive Salary / Daily Rate

We are recruiting a Works Manager to join a highly respected, specialist civil engineering contractor as they expand their regional operations across Banbury and Oxfordshire. This is a key operational leadership role taking full ownership of site delivery on regional highways and civils packages, driving safety, quality, and daily output from the ground up.

Role

Reporting to the Project Director, you will manage day-to-day site operations, workforce allocation, and subcontractor delivery across highways infrastructure schemes. Your day-to-day will involve:

• Site Operations Leadership: Directing direct labour, plant, and sub-contractors to ensure daily production targets and short-term lookahead schedules are met.
• Highways & Civils Delivery: Overseeing routine and major highways works, including carriageway repairs, surfacing, drainage, earthworks, and street lighting.
• HSEQ & Compliance: Enforcing strict health, safety, and environmental standards, leading daily site briefings and toolbox talks, and ensuring full adherence to RAMS.
• Subcontractor Management: Coordinating specialist supply chain partners on site, checking quality of work, and managing daily resource allocations.
• Client Interface & Reporting: Maintaining accurate site diaries, recording scope changes, and acting as the main point of contact for local authority and client representatives on site.

Essential Requirements

• Highways & Civils Experience: Strong, practical track record working as a Works Manager, General Foreman, or Senior General Foreman on UK highways or local authority roads projects.
• Hands-On Leadership: Proven ability to manage direct workforces and sub-contractors efficiently on live, fast-paced civil engineering schemes.
• Site Ready & Qualified: Must hold a valid CSCS card, SMSTS, and First Aid at Work (NRSWA / Streetworks qualifications are highly desirable).
• Location & Mobility: Based in or commutable to Banbury/Oxfordshire with a full UK driving licence to cover regional site operations.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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