Works Manager - Earthworks

Here at the Mick George Group we are currently recruiting a Works Manager to join the Earthworks division.

Location: Based on our contracting sites, with our core operating area covering Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Suffolk and Norfolk, and projects elsewhere in the UK where required. Some projects will involve overnight stays.

Working Hours: Monday – Friday as per site requirements , Saturdays as and when required.

Pay: Dependent on experience.

Benefits:

• NEST Pension operated via salary sacrifice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Multi-Discount platform
• Continuous training and development.
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career across different areas of the Company.
• Company issued PPE
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym discount
• Recognition scheme
• Long-service rewards
• Company Vehicle

Who is Mick George?

What started as one man, one tipper truck, and a dream has grown into a successful business over nearly 40 years. Today, the company operates more than 600 HGV vehicles across 40+ sites and employs over 1,000 people, making it one of the leading suppliers to the construction industry across East Anglia and the East Midlands.

The company is committed to providing the highest standards of service and support to everyone it works with, including employees, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

Role Purpose

This is a senior delivery position for someone who wants to run a major earthworks contract in full. You would take overall accountability for its safe delivery, its programme and its production output, leading the site management teams across multiple work fronts and acting as our senior operational face to the client.

Responsibilities:

• Taking overall accountability for the safe, efficient delivery of a major earthworks or soil stabilisation contract
• Leading Site Managers, Site Supervisors and site teams across multiple work fronts
• Owning programme performance, production output and resource forecasting across the contract
• Managing plant allocation, utilisation, mobilisation and demobilisation
• Maintaining commercial awareness of NEC4 and JCT obligations, identifying early warnings, compensation events and variations and working with our Commercial Manager to protect margin
• Acting as the senior operational point of contact for the client
• Setting and enforcing health, safety and environmental standards, and ensuring compliance with RAMS, ITPs and CDM 2015 duties
• Overseeing quality assurance, testing regimes and close-out of non-conformances
• Managing subcontractor performance, safety compliance and quality standards
• Reporting on cost, value, programme and safety performance to senior leadership

Skills & Qualifications Required

Essential

• Minimum five years in works or contract management within earthworks or civil engineering
• SMSTS
• CSCS Black Card, supported by NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management or equivalent
• Working knowledge of NEC4 and JCT contract obligations
• Sound knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation, and of CDM 2015 duties
• Experience leading site management teams on contracts of significant value
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of soil stabilisation using lime and cement binders
• Experience delivering as a subcontractor to tier one contractors
• Familiarity with plant fleet management and utilisation
• Temporary works awareness

The Mick George Group is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. The company seeks to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse community at large and values the individual’s contribution irrespective of sex, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, race, colour, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin.