Posted 21 July, 2026
Groundworks Site Manager
Elvet Recruitment
East Riding of Yorkshire, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Groundworks Site Manager on behalf of a long-standing regional groundworks & civil engineering contractor to manage a project in the Hull area. The initial project is a £10m+ large scale groundworks package. It includes foundations & plotworks to DPC as well as associated groundworks, attenuation/tanks and full roads & sewers/civils package. They are expecting 2+ years work on one site with additional work kicking off shortly. This contractor are a large business with a £100m+ turnover, they have tried and tested management systems in place and a large senior team. They're undergoing significant growth and are looking to bolster the team with additional Managers now for new starting sites. They offer a skilled Site Manager the opportunity to concentrate, purely, on running their own site from start to finish. Duties: * Daily running of civils workforce on site * Ordering materials * Writing RAMS & site documentation * Daily site diaries * Progress reports * Inducting new staff to site * Monitoring of costs & budgets * 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 managing groundworks projects * Must have proven experience managing roads & sewers, s278 works packages as Civils Site Manager * Must be fully capable of managing civils packages with values of £5m+ * Must have full knowledge of NHBC and highways regulations * Must have: SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid Pay: Up to £330 per day + use of a company van + fuel card. Ideally paid CIS. (Potential for Ltd company also). Duration: Ongoing. Initial site 2 years with further regional work thereafter. This is a temporary position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for temporary recruitment on behalf of our client. By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found on our website. For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment
