Surfacing Site Manager

Heidelberg Materials UK; oThongathi; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials supplier is seeking an experienced Site Manager for their Contracting team. This role involves overseeing surfacing schemes, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and managing internal teams and subcontractors. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in highways surfacing, strong leadership skills, and relevant qualifications. This position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Bonus incentives

Generous pension schemes

Life assurance

27 days holiday

Work-life balance programs

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highways surfacing.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage resources and timelines on-site.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site operations including subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards.
• Liaise with clients and conduct daily safety briefings.

Skills

Highways surfacing experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Safety management

Resource management

Education

CSCS Site Supervisors card

NVQ Level 4 in construction site management

Job description

Heidelberg Materials UK (formerly Hanson UK) is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of construction materials, employing over 4,000 people and operating around 300 manufacturing sites in the UK.

We are committed to building a more sustainable future and recognize that a diverse workforce is vital to our growth and advancement. We aim to promote a culture that values openness, transparency, and individual achievement.

At the center of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As a leader in carbon neutrality and circular economy initiatives within the building materials industry, we are developing sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We also enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalization.

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

We’re seeking a highways-experienced Site Manager to join our Contracting team in the East Region. This role involves hands-on leadership, managing daily operations of surfacing schemes, and ensuring safe, high-quality delivery on time and within budget. The Site Manager will oversee the scheme, project, and site under their control, including on-site client liaison, management of subcontractors and workforce, control of material orders, and compliance with the construction programme to deliver a defect-free scheme on time and within 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
• Experience managing multi-disciplined sites to ensure optimal outputs to standard
• Training and experience in health and safety management, with a minimum qualification of IOSH Managing Safely or CITB Site Managers Safety Training
• NVQ Level 4 in construction site management (or similar qualification)

What’s on Offer:

• Salary £42,000 - £47,000 plus bonus
• Company vehicle, van, or allowance
• Location: Maidstone, South East Region
• Benefits include: Bonus incentives, generous pension schemes, life assurance
• Work-life balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), agile and flexible working, holiday purchase, sabbatical
• Family-friendly policies: enhanced maternity, paternity, parental leave, neonatal, adoption, IVF, menopause
• Social value: paid volunteering day, community engagement (LGBTQ+, women in STEM, armed forces, and more)