Groundworks Site Manager

  • Elvet Recruitment
  • Gomersal, Yorkshire
  • Nov 18, 2025
Contract Construction Civil Engineer Site Manager Management

Job Description

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Freelance Groundworks Site Manager on behalf of a long-standing regional groundworks & civil engineering contractor to manage a project in the Cleckheaton area.

The initial project is a £10m+ residential groundworks package which is relatively new to site. It includes 200+ new plotworks to DPC as well as associated groundworks and full roads & sewers package.

This contractor are a large business with a £200m+ turnover, they have tried and tested management systems in place and a large senior team. They offer a skilled Site Manager the opportunity to concentrate on running their own site. The Site Manager will be needed for an ongoing duration - potentially as long as 2 years with the expected work on this site.

Duties:

  • Daily running of civils on site - as sub-contractor to housing developer
  • Ordering materials & managing supply chain
  • Writing RAMS & site documentation
  • Daily site diaries
  • Planning work - 2,3 and 4 week look-aheads
  • Monitoring progress against KPI's to achieve site deadlines
  • Liaison with local authorities and developers

Experience Required:

  • Must have proven experience working as Site Manager on groundworks and plotworks to DPC projects.
  • Must have proven experience managing roads & sewers, s278 works packages as Civils Site Manager
  • Must be fully capable of running packages with values £5m+.
  • Must have full knowledge and ability with NHBC and highways specifications.
  • Must have: SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid.

Pay:

A rate of up to £340 per day (doe).

Can be paid CIS. Or Ltd outside IR-35 providing contractors meet requirements. Elvet Recruitment has an IR-35 partner who provide checks and IR-35 insurance packages.

This is a temporary position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for temporary recruitment on behalf of our client.

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For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.