Site Manager

Join Our Team as a Site Manager!

Kier Transportation is on the lookout for a passionate Site Manager to join our dynamic team in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this exciting role, you'll oversee a diverse portfolio of projects, from essential maintenance to complex civil engineering schemes across North and West Northamptonshire Councils.

Imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea, or air—neither can we! At Kier Transportation, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment is at the heart of everything we do. You could play a key role in making that happen!

Key Details

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire – site-based, 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent full-time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 per year + £5,900 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Responsibilities

As a Site Manager, you will take ownership of a wide range of highway works, including:

• Footpath reconstruction
• Carriageway resurfacing
• Surface treatments
• Drainage improvements
• Traffic signals and structural repairs

Delivering these schemes on live public highways requires strong organization, technical knowledge, and a proactive leadership approach. Your day-to-day will include:

• Promoting and maintaining a positive health and safety culture in line with Kier procedures
• Ensuring compliance with Chapter 8 and Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Interpreting scheme drawings, specifications, and cost information in line with NEC4 contract requirements
• Monitoring quality to ensure works meet inspection and testing plans, scheme designs, and current specifications
• Managing NEC4 change control processes, including early warnings and compensation events

What We’re Looking For

This Site Manager opportunity is perfect for an organized and motivated individual with a passion for highways infrastructure and a strong commitment to safety, quality, and delivery. Ideal candidates will have:

• HNC (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
• Proven experience working with NEC contracts
• NRSWA Supervisor certification
• 12D Traffic Management and SMSTS qualifications
• A full UK driving licence (essential for this site-based role)

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer our brilliant team a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and discover the perks of being part of the Kier family!

Diversity and Inclusion

At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we value their experiences in shaping our policies. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application! Join us at Kier and be part of something great!

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