Elvet Recruitment are on the lookout for a Contracts Manager with extensive experience in Civil Engineering projects from £5m+

The position is with a leading Civil Engineering contractor here in the North East, and will have you overlooking schemes from inception to completion, developing relationships with clients and subcontractors, ensuring the safety of all those on site and resolving contractual issues that may arise.

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• Identify new business opportunities and manage the expectations of new and current clients, ensuring a strong relationship for future projects.
• Manage each scheme from start to finish, reporting to the Directors and Clients with progress reports. Ensuring each scheme can be closed out in line with contractual requirements.
• Ensure that the H&S guidelines are adhered to on-site and operatives are working in a safe manner.
• Planning upcoming works, schedules, implementing RAMS and keeping a record of all site documentation.
• Organise labour and resources to effectively combat issues and maximise profits. 
• Carry out training reviews to make sure that all staff are properly equipped to carry out the work.
• Work closely alongside the commercial team in order to secure the best margins as well as supporting tenders.

To be considered you will hold some, if not all, of the following:

Must have:

• Experience working as Project/Contracts Manager on civil engineering & infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing projects £5m+ from cradle to grave.
• Detailed experience with: structures, heavy civils, RC works, deep drainage and water.
• SMSTS, Temporary Works, Appointed Person, First Aid.

Nice to have:

• Engineering background, working from Site Engineer to Site Agent and to Project Manager.
• Degree qualified or HNC/HND qualified within civil engineering. 

Remuneration

The client is offeringa salary up to £75,000 (depending on experience) alongside a generous package including Car/Car allowance, Fuel Card, Generous Holidays and Healthcare plans

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

By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.

For more information, contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Surfacing Foreman/Supervisor for a Specialist Civil Engineering contractor to work on Local Authority Frameworks in the North East

Within the role you will be responsible for the managing gangs and delivering works ranging from car parks, new build roads and carriageways in the region

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Overseeing day-to-day site activities, making sure all work is completed safely and in accordance with the company’s IMS procedures.
• Interpreting contract requirements and maintaining high standards of quality across every element of the works.
• Organising workloads, coordinating supervisors, and tracking progress to meet programme and contractual goals.
• Procuring materials and plant efficiently, managing costs while delivering value for the client.
• Keeping detailed and accurate site documentation, and communicating regularly with surveyors and client representatives.
• Coordinating plant and equipment usage, ensuring correct operation, routine checks, maintenance, and timely off-hire.
• Developing positive client relationships and continually seeking opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Contributing to team growth through performance discussions, mentoring, and involvement in recruitment when required.
• Upholding full adherence to company procedures, operational standards, and health and safety requirements.

Experience required:

Must have:

• Experience working as Surpervisor/Foreman on surfacing contracts
• Detailed experience with: Surfacing, Highways, Local Authority Works
• SMSTS/SSSTS, Temporary Works, Appointed Person, First Aid.

Nice to have:

• Degree qualified or HNC/HND qualified within civil engineering.

Remuneration:

On offer is a salary of up to £45,000 (DOE) plus generous package

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

By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website

For more information, please contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting an Assistant Site Manager based in the North East on behalf of a well-established Civil Engineering business.

This opportunity will present a brilliant path to candidates who are looking further their career, promoting the companies Health, Safety and Environmental values and providing a clear path towards Site Manager and Project Manager roles in the future.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for co-ordinating gangs.
• Briefing RAMS.
• Putting staff to work and monitoring progress.
• HSE toolbox talks.
• Site permits.
• Plant checks.
• Assisting Site Agent with daily running of site.

Experience required:

• Experience working as Supervisor on civil engineering projects including: highways, drainage, RC works etc.
• Experience supervising civils gangs on projects £500k+.
• SMSTS/SSSTS and CSCS.
• Temporary Works, Streetworks, Confined Spaces and CAT & Genny beneficial

Remuneration:

A salary of up to £45,000 (Depending on Experience) + package and other excellent benefits included with being an employee of the company.

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

For more information, contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Contracts Manager for a Civils subcontractor to work on a number of projects based across Northumberland and County Durham.

Within the role you will be responsible for the management of works on schemes up to £5million in value.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Full management of site, reporting to and liaising with the Framework Director.
• Leading projects from ECI stage, all through delivery and to handover.
• Ensure contract programmes are prepared, reviewed and updated.
• Completing CPP's and look-aheads to ensure deadlines are met.
• Managing temporary works, lifting operations and HSE on site.
• Ensure RAMS are written and updated.
• Progress meetings with senior management and client.
• Overseeing and assigning direct delivery teams and management of sub-contractors.
• Forecasting and budgetary monitoring.

Experience required:

Must have:

• Experience working as Project/Contracts Manager on civil engineering & infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing projects £5m+ from cradle to grave.
• Detailed experience with: structures, heavy civils, RC works, deep drainage and water.
• SMSTS, Temporary Works, Appointed Person, First Aid.

Nice to have:

• Engineering background, working from Site Engineer to Site Agent and to Project Manager.
• Degree qualified or HNC/HND qualified within civil engineering. 

Remuneration:

The client are looking to pay up to £70,000 (depending on experience) + package for the right candidate.

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

For more information, please contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Site Manager on behalf of a Civils Subcontractor to work on various projects across the North East

The role itself would see the successful applicant leading multiple small sites, or one large site across the County Durham/Northumberland areas.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Set a personal example in health, safety and environmental matters by ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures through method statements, risk assessments and briefings. 
• Manage, supervise and mentor section, site and assistant engineers to ensure high levels of engineering control and generation of appropriate records. 
• Maintain good working relationship with staff and supply chain. 
• Adopt and promote a cost-conscious attitude through efficient use of company resources. 
• Provide support as required in operating the cost management system, the production of programmes and QF preparation. 
• Communicate with commercial staff to ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly, in appropriate form.
• Communicate with general foreman to ensure adequate work preparation and resources availability. 
• Assist as required to procure necessary materials, sub-contracts and plant in sufficient time. 

Experience Required:

• Candidates should have proven experience as a Site Manager
• Experience working on Civils schemes up to circa £5 million value
• Minimum qualification of HNC/HND, however a construction related degree is preferred
• SMSTS, CSCS, First Aid and Full Driver’s License.

Remuneration:

A salary of up to £50,000 (dependant upon experience) plus car or car allowance

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

For more information, please contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are on the lookout for a number of Graduate Land Surveyors for a client based in Newcastle.

The business are a well-renowned Surveying contractor, working on a variety of projects incuding; Topographic, Environmental and Hydrographic Surveying. The work is mainly in the North East but there may be times that you would be working further afield.

Main Responsibilities:

• Delivery of on-site survey information, including; topographical survey observations and geospatial monitoring observations.
• Ensure setting out and quality assurance of the works is completed in accordance with the contract requirements in a timely manner.
• Preparing relevant risk assessments with regards to survey works.
• Processing your own surveys with the use of N4CE/AutoCAD

Experience Required

• Ability to present and process data
• A Geography/Surveying related degree is preferred
• Full Driver’s License.
• Previous use of Totalstations and Digital Levels
• Experience of ArcGIS, N4CE and AutoCAD

Remuneration

On offer is a package up to £30,000 (dependant on experience)

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

By applying for this job you accept the T&Cs, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website

For more information, contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Site Supervisor based in Teesside on behalf of a successful multi-disciplinary business in the North East.

This opportunity will present a brilliant career path to candidates who area willing to dig down and further their progression, promoting the companies Health, Safety and Environmental values

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for co-ordinating gangs.
• Briefing RAMS.
• Putting staff to work and monitoring progress.
• HSE toolbox talks.
• Site permits.
• Plant checks.
• Assisting Site Agent with daily running of site.

Experience required:

• Experience working as Supervisor on civil engineering & highways projects.
• Experience supervising civils gangs on projects £500k+.
• Detailed knowledge with: highways, drainage etc.
• SMSTS/SSSTS and CSCS.
• Temporary Works qualifcations is a must

Remuneration:

A salary of up to £45,000 (Depending on Experience) + package and other excellent benefits included with being an employee of the company.

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

For more information, contact Jack Vasey at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Civils Construction Manager on behalf of a large civil engineering main contractor to assist in the delivery of a new flagship £50m project near Coalville, Leicester.

The contractor are a well-known brand name & part of an esteemed contractor group, operating internationally and delivering a variety of major civil engineering solutions. This role is working for a regional business unit who uphold the highest standards & structured tier 1 processes. They have a cohesive team who all share a passion & interest for their work. Over the past few decades they have successfully delivered countless projects across North of England.

Project: £50m road improvement for a local authority client. Consisting of 9 junction improvements, new roundabouts, road widening, drainage, structures and all associated general civils.

Duration: The project is running for the next 2+ years and for the right Construction Manager this role could see it through its entirety and further if workload allows.

Duties/Responsibilities include:

• Management of Site Agent & team to ensure smooth daily running of site
• Assist Contracts Manager
• Construction Phase Plans & programme updates
• Contractual changes
• Coordination of sub-contractors
• Issuing early warnings / compensation events
• Communicating with commercial team to control budgets & track costs
• Checking of documentation for sites
• Attend progress meetings with client & senior management

Experience required:

• Must have proven experience at Senior Agent / Project Manager level with main contractor on civil engineering projects (values £10m+)
• Experience managing highways projects as PC
• Experience with NEC 3 or NEC 4 contracts is essential
• Industry related qualification is beneficial (HNC/HND or Degree)
• Must hold: SMSTS, CSCS and Full Driver's License
• Temporary Works tickets are beneficial

Remuneration:

A daily rate of up to £450 p/d (doe)
Can be paid outside IR-35 if contractor qualifies. Elvet Recruitment have a dedicated IR-35 partner who can provide expert guidance & protection.

Or alternatively for people who prefer being permanent staff members:

A salary of up to £67,000 (doe) + generous package
Car or allowance, 7% pension, generous annual leave, share purchase scheme, healthcare, life assurance, discounts, fuel & more.

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting a Civil Section Engineer on behalf of an international tier 1 civil engineering contractor to work on a new £200m+ major highways project around the Stalybridge area.

The contractor has a huge name in the industry for quality & delivering results for clients across the UK & further afield. They are looking to add to their team with the addition of another Section Engineer, initially working on a new major highways project (3 years duration). This high profile project will encompass: FRC works / structures, drainage, earthworks, highways infrastructure, utilities etc. It will be a key piece of infrastructure to the local area for years to come!

With a constantly growing pipeline of further work across the North of England constantly. Project values with this team are typically £50m to £1bn+.

On offer is also the opportunity to take advantage of this industry leading contractor's major development plan for engineering staff with realistic accessible progression routes to management. They are passionate about development so constantly fund additional qualifications & offer chartership routes with ICE to their staff.

Duties/Responsibilities include:

• Complex setting out & checking of other Engineer's setting out
• Manage Graduate, Assistant & Site Engineers on a section of works
• Produce Construction Phase Plans and weekly programmes
• Detailed QA & ITP's
• Identify & raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCR's)
• Management of sub-contractors
• Address & resolve Technical Queries
• Labour & plant reconciliations
• Temporary Works supervision & briefings
• Coordinate STATS, utilities & basic lifting operations

Experience required:

• Must have experience working as Site Engineer & Section Engineer ideally on: highways, structures, deep drainage, RC works etc.
• Must have experience working as principal contractor on projects £10m+
• Industry related qualification (Degree or HNC/HND) desired
• Must hold: CSCS and SSSTS / SMSTS
• Ideally holds: Temporary Works Supervisor / Coordinator, CAT & Genny (or equivalent), First Aid etc.

Remuneration:

A salary of up to £55,000 (dependant upon experience) plus:

Company vehicle, annual leave & option to buy/sell 5 days, 7% pension, healthcare for family and much more.

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment are recruiting for an ambitious Civils Quantity Surveyor on behalf of a thriving civil engineering main contractor to work on projects across West Yorkshire - particularly Calderdale & Kirklees.

This family-run main contractor has been established over 50 years and has a strong name in the region. The civil engineering company boasts a significant amount of long-standing staff and a professional working environment where progression is within reach for everyone. The regional team is made up of a large proportion of people having moved there from Tier 1 and large main contractors, this is credit to their fantastic culture across the team. Following an influx of project wins, they are looking to add a Quantity Surveyor to their strong regional team. The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for taking total control of their own projects from ECI phase through to completion.

Upcoming 4-5 schemes secured in Calderdale & Kirklees - £50m+ of work to deliver. Scope of works: highways, junctions, public realm / streetworks etc. General Civil Engineering works. Projects up to £15m value. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Procure sub-contractors in line with programme and company policy
• Working alongside Site Agent and rest of site/delivery team to monitor progress and to produce monthly preliminaries & budgets
• Assess and process sub-contractors applications and issuing payment notifications
• Produce internal valuations, sub-contract liabilities and CVR's
• Final accounts agreement
• Contract administration
• Measurement of quantities - from drawings & on site
• Evaluation of variations
• Material cost control
• Prepare of Valuations and Final Accounts

On offer...

A competitive salary of up to £55,000 (depending on experience) will be discussed. Alongside this will be a generous employment package including:

1. Company vehicle or allowance
2. Fuel card - covering full business & most personal mileage
3. 28 days + statutory annual leave + option to buy or sell up to 5 days
4. Up to 8% pension contribution
5. Medical care
6. Life assurance
7. Discretionary bonus scheme
8. And more...

For more info contact Andy Gray at Elvet Recruitment.