Works Manager

Overview

Oversee onsite civil engineering works for Piccadilly Line upgrade, ensuring HSEQ compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• client delivery
• onsite management
• hseq compliance
• subcontract coordination
• resource deployment
• labour management

Tasks

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. The successful candidate will support the project manager in the successful delivery of the project with overall responsibility for all onsite activities. The role will involve ensuring that the project is delivered to the required HSEQ standards and the subcontract activities are coordinated in an efficient manner, whilst directing economic deployment of all our direct resources (e.g. labour and plant).

Requirements

• tier 1
• rail
• works manager
• heavy plant
• civil eng
• drug screening

What You Bring

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. -Relevant experience in multiple civil engineering activities from a Tier 1 Main Contractor -Rail and Civils experience -Proven track record of successful project delivery as works manager -Experience in heavy plant operations

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Benefits

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. -Private medical care -24/7 Virtual GP service -Life Assurance -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Option to buy additional annual leave -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits -Competitive salary -Cycle to Work scheme -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Employee Assistance programme

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

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Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs & alcohol screening for all candidates.