Site Manager

Join Our Team as a Mains Laying Site Manager!

Are you ready to make a difference? We’re on the lookout for a Mains Laying Site Manager to join our dynamic Yorkshire Water team based in Leeds.

Location & Hours

Location: Leeds
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility available, just let us know when we chat!

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Impact

This is an exciting opportunity to lead essential water mains projects across Yorkshire. As our Site Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of coordinating daily operations, ensuring that work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You’ll be the key point of contact on-site, building strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and local communities while ensuring full compliance with Yorkshire Water specifications and regulatory requirements.

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll be an integral part of the Yorkshire Water team, supporting the delivery of sustainable water infrastructure projects. Your daily tasks will include:

• Managing all on-site tasks for water mains installation, replacement, and repair schemes, ensuring health, safety, environmental, and quality standards are met.
• Coordinating direct labour, subcontractors, and suppliers to deliver works in line with Yorkshire Water specifications and programme requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with SHEQ requirements, including RAMS, permits, confined space controls, NRSWA, and traffic management.
• Maintaining accurate site records, including daily diaries, inspections, permits, and as-built information.
• Leading site briefings, toolbox talks, and inductions, promoting a strong safety culture across the team.

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for you if:

• You have proven experience as a Site Manager or Senior Supervisor on water mains, utilities, or civils projects.
• You hold SMSTS, CSCS (Black or equivalent), and First Aid at Work qualifications.
• You possess strong knowledge of mains laying methodologies, deep excavations, reinstatement standards, and temporary works.
• You have excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• You hold a Full driving licence and are flexible to work across Yorkshire.

At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and let’s have a conversation.

Why Join Us?

If you’re curious about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, explore our diverse project portfolios and discover both current and future career opportunities. There’s never been a better time to get involved—register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer our amazing team a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us improve our policies.

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application and welcome you to #joinkier!