The Role

An established civils and groundworks contractor is seeking an experienced Works Manager to take responsibility for the delivery and commercial performance of multiple projects across the South East.

This role will suit a hands-on operator with a strong commercial mindset, capable of managing 5–6 live projects at any one time, maintaining programme control, and supporting both site and commercial teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

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Weekly visits to all live sites to review programme, progress and performance

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Overall responsibility for the coordination and delivery of multiple civils and groundworks projects

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Ensuring weekly progress reports, dropline updates and Friday packs are completed and issued to clients

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Working closely with the commercial team to assist in pricing and agreeing variations

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Liaising with site and commercial teams to ensure monthly applications are claimed to the correct measure

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Ensuring all new projects are correctly resourced with labour, plant and materials from commencement

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Assisting with project forecasting and maintaining accurate forecasts throughout the project lifecycle

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Attending monthly application reviews with Directors to assess progress, costs and forecast against actuals

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Creating construction programmes...