We have a robust talent strategy that focuses on recruiting, developing, and retaining the best talent in the industry, enabling us to maintain our reputation for quality and excellence. We are committed to creating jobs local to the areas in which we work as part of our social values commitments. We are proud to be a ‘Real Living Wage’ accredited employer and believe in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
If you are prepared to work hard in an environment that rewards performance excellence, then you may be just the person we are looking for.
Working for us
In addition to a competitive salary and holiday entitlement our colleagues enjoy the following benefits:
- Royal London Group Personal Pension Plan
- Free Life Insurance
- Occupational Health Service
- Annual Health Surveillance (Operational Roles)
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24-hour helpline
- Funded qualifications & Training
Some roles attract other benefits such as a car or car allowance, private healthcare, delivery bonus and travel insurance.
Training and Development
We believe in providing real opportunities for people to grow within our business and we therefore invest significantly in training and development for every employee, delivering an average of 4 days training per person, per year.
We are also keen where possible, to provide opportunities for our people to progress internally and supplement this by recruiting external talent to ensure we retain existing talent, skills and experience whilst balancing this with new recruits.
We have dedicated resources proactively tracking the progress of each individual’s development identifying where further training is required and encouraging continuous professional development.
We work in partnership with the CITB and a number of Training Providers to ensure we continuously develop our people, unleashing their potential to be the best that they can be.
Our Roles
Please click on a role below for more information and to register your interest.
Operational
Site Managers
Team Leader - Excavation
Team Leader - Reinstatement
Excavation Operative
Reinstatement Operative
Traffic Management Operative
HGV Driver
Professional & Back Office
Health & Safety Advisor
Job Description
Project Managers
Job Description:
Project Manager
To Manage a range of major infrastructure projects ensuring safe delivery, on time and within budget, whilst meeting all legislative requirements.
High Level Responsibilities
- Produce accurate and attainable programs of work to be issued to the client for approval.
- Plan, manage and evaluate projects throughout their lifecycle.
- Act as the principal site contact point for Excalon clients and ensure that all activities on site are in accordance with statutory requirements and company policy.
- Produce accurate and attainable programs of work to be issued to the client for approval. Liaise with the programmers & notice management team to schedule the works and allocate resources
- Assemble your key team resources to deliver the project(s) and manage and motivate this group to achieve the required results.
- Identify the dependencies between project activities, and define the stages to ensure seamless delivery
- Regularly monitor progress at a frequency which enables action to be taken to troubleshoot issues and push the project back on track: Measure revenue, productivity and quality.
- Ensure the safe systems of work are implemented and that all necessary documentation is in place, complying with the CDM Regulations ensuring compliance with current legislation and specifications concerning operating practices
- Prepare and issue method statements and risk assessments for inclusion into the site safety file.
- Ensure that all project personnel have the appropriate training and competencies for their role. Work in partnership with the SHEQ and HR team to ensure full competency of project resources.
- Maximize team performance whilst focusing on a safety-first culture.
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as a Project Manager for Infrastructure Projects
- Recognised Project Management Qualification (RICS or APM)
- NVQ Level 3 Occupational Work Supervision Minimum
- Microsoft Project Foundation
- CSCS – Academically Qualified or Supervisors/Managers Card Minimum
- SMSTS
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Temporary Works Supervisor
- NRSWA: Streetworks Supervisor
- Confined Spaces
- Deep Excavation / Temporary Works Supervisor
- Emergency First Aid
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite
Site Managers
Job Description:
Site Manager
Manage the day-to-day site-based activities and operational teams for the Company’s major infrastructure projects, delivering works safely and within deadline. Ensure work complies will all relevant legislation and industry best practice.
High Level responsibilities
- Liaise with the client, sub-contractors and other trades. Co-ordinate all aspects of the works so that the project is completed in line with client requirements, within budget and on time.
- Issue Work Instructions and Risk Assessments associated with the works
- Plan, co-ordinate and manage resources required to complete works
- Regular monitoring of the delivery programme and progress reporting to the Project Manager
- Ensure suitable levels of supervision of all sub-contractors
- Manage and co-ordinate the requirement for any Client specific safety documentation
- Ensure installation complies with relevant For Construction Drawings and Cross sections
- Ensure site audits and reports are completed on time
- Ensure weekly track sheets and diaries are completed and submitted on time.
- Delivery of Toolbox Talks
- Ensure the safety of self and others whilst working
- Work well as part of a wider team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as a Site Manager
- CSCSCPCS
- SMSTS
- NRSWA: Streetworks Supervisor
- Confined Spaces
- Deep Excavation / Temporary Works Supervisor
- Emergency First Aid
Team Leader - Excavation
Job Description:
Team Leader – Excavation
Manage operational teams to carry out civil and electrical work, installing underground electrical cables and ducting and backfilling excavations in accordance with correct specifications.
High Level Responsibilities
- Ensure work packs and constructions drawings are reviewed and briefed to teams prior to commencement of work and are used throughout work activities
- Use the appropriate tools (CAT & Genny) to establish safe working areas and correctly identify different types of underground cables and equipment
- Mark out the presence of underground equipment and mark out working area and ‘No Break’ zones prior to excavation
- Use safe dig practices and ensure relevant permits to work are in place
- Correctly Excavate, Install Electric Cables/Ducts and Backfill in accordance with specifications
- Provide necessary paperwork in accordance with company timetables.
- Use and manage the use of appropriate plant and equipment required for the job
- Manage any environmental issues in line with legislation, processes and procedures
- Ensure teams are inducted prior to commencement of work and deliver toolbox safety talks
- Ensure the safety of self and others whilst working
- Work well as part of a wider team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as a Team Leader / Ganger
- CSCS
- SSSTS or SMSTS
- NRSWA / Streetworks
- Deep Excavation
- Confined Spaces
- Emergency First Aid
Team Leader - Reinstatement
Job Description:
Team Leader – Reinstatement
Manage operational teams to carry out reinstatement work once the necessary civil | electrical works have been completed for a variety of infrastructure projects. Includes black top work on highways.
High Level Responsibilities
- Ensure work packs and constructions drawings are reviewed and briefed to teams prior to commencement of work and are used throughout work activities
- Manage the teams to deliver reinstatement activities such as the spreading / laying of tarmac on completed utility trenching and complete all aspects of reinstatement works
- Use the appropriate tools, plant and equipment for the reinstatement of works in line with minimum quality standards and safety requirements
(Stihl Saws | Wacker plates | trench compactor | mini digger)
- Take responsibility for all company plant and equipment allocated to you
- Understand and manage any environmental issues in line with legislation and company processes and procedures
- Ensure teams are inducted prior to commencement of work and deliver toolbox safety talks
- Complete any paperwork required for the job e.g., job sheets, plant sheets etc
- Good awareness of Health and Safety and company policies and procedures
- Ensure the safety of self and others whilst working
- Work well as part of a wider team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as a Reinstatement Team Leader / Ganger
- CSCS
- SSSTS or SMSTS
- NRSWA / Streetworks
- Emergency First Aid
Excavation Operative
Job Description:
Excavation Operatives
Carry out all associated and necessary civil / electrical work to install underground Electric cable and duct appropriate to level of competence.
High Level Responsibilities
- Review construction drawings and understand work instructions and plans prior to commencement of work
- Use the appropriate tools (CAT & Genny) to correctly identify underground cables/equipment
- Use safe dig practices to correctly Excavate to Install Electric Cables and Ducts
- Use and manage the use of appropriate plant and equipment required for the installation of electric cables etc (Stihl Saws | Wacker plates | trench compactor | mini digger)
- Take responsibility for all company plant and equipment allocated to you
- Complete any paperwork required for the job e.g., job sheets, plant sheets etc
- Good awareness of Health and Safety and company policies and procedures
- Ensure the safety of self and others whilst working
- Work well as part of a wider team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as an Excavation Operative
- CSCS Card
- CPCS Card
- NRSWA / Streetworks Card
- Deep Excavation
- Confined Spaces
- Emergency First Aid
Reinstatement Operative
Job Description:
Reinstatement Operative (Black Top & Flagging)
Carry out reinstatement once the necessary civil | electrical works have been completed for a variety of infrastructure projects.
High Level Responsibilities
- Review and understand work instructions and plans prior to commencement of work
- Spreading / laying tarmac on completed utility trenching and complete all aspects of reinstatement works
- Use the appropriate tools, plant and equipment for the reinstatement of works in line with minimum quality standards and safety requirements
(Stihl Saws | Wacker plates | trench compactor | mini digger)
- Take responsibility for all company plant and equipment allocated to you
- Complete any paperwork required for the job e.g., job sheets, plant sheets etc
- Good awareness of Health and Safety and company policies and procedures
- Ensure the safety of self and others whilst working
- Work well as part of a wider team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing Experience as a Reinstatement Operative
- CSCS Card
- CPCS Card
- Abrasive Wheels
- NRSWA / Streetworks Card
Emergency First Aid
Traffic Management Operative
Job Description:
Traffic Management Operative
Install, maintain and remove traffic management such as lights, road closures, stop and go signs and cones on operational sites in compliance with chapter 8 and NRSWA.
High Level Responsibilities
- Setting up, manning and maintaining traffic management sites.
- Working to Chapter 8 & NRSWA in Installation/Removal of closures
- Compliance of Health & Safety during traffic management set up
- Carry out on-site report for audit purposes
- Complete daily vehicle and plant checks
- Keeping the customer (internal and external) as the focal point for our activities.
- Assist in general yard and equipment maintenance duties as required
- Good working relationship with colleagues within the team
- Collaborative Working with other department within the business
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Existing experience as a Traffic Management Operative
- CSCS Card
- NRSWA / Streetworks Card
- Emergency First Aid
- Lantra Card 12D M1,2,3,5
- Lantra Card 12D M4
- Lantra Card 12A/B TMO
- LGV Licence
- Flexible working as an out of hours callout rota is in operation
HGV Driver
Job Description:
HGV Driver
Grab Wagon | Hot Box | Tipper |
Safe operation of heavy goods vehicles supporting major infrastructure projects.
- Loading excavated waste and delivering materials for Construction work in the Highway.
- Loading and unloading materials, backfilling and reinstatement excavations.
- Complete multi drop deliveries and collections of plant and tool hire equipment.
- Safe loading, unloading.
- Assisting with routine checks and maintenance of plant.
- Undertake out of hours standby support duties on a rostered arrangement.
- Safe operation of the Grab and for those staff working in the vicinity of the vehicle.
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Full Clean Driving Licence
- Valid full HGV2/Class 1 & 2 Licence
- NRSWA Streetworks
- Experience of 17/23T lorry with hydraulic grab
- CPC – Driver Qualification Card
- CPCS Lorry Loader
- CSCS Card
- Effective communicator
- Previous experience (2 years desirable)
Quantity Surveyor
Job Description:
Quantity Surveyor
To undertake the commercial functions for infrastructure projects. Manage project costs and enhance value and profitability whilst maintaining quality. Completion of weekly sales based on work done, approval of subcontractor payments and maintaining strong relationships with clients and site teams by undertaking weekly visits to jobs to establish progress and attending client meetings.
- Ensuring commercial governance procedures are followed
- Project forecasts both to the client and internal
- Client applications against project bill of quantities
- Maintaining the commercial project folders.
- Completion of weekly sales based on work done
- Undertaking site visits weekly to establish progress
- Attending client meetings to ensure a commercial presence through the lifecycle of the project
- Review of weekly costs for anomalies
- Ensuring subcontracts are placed prior to commencement of Works
- Approval of sub-contractor payments
- Issuing of contract early Warning and the Valuation of variations
- Assisting the project manager with any disputes and progress to resolution
- Working as part of the team
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Appropriate degree in Quantity Surveying OR 2 years industry related experience in a similar role
- Working Knowledge and ability to contribute to Project Tendering
- IT proficient, comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite
- Contract law knowledge/understanding
- Estimating skills
- High degree of numeracy
- Strong communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
Full UK Driving licence
Health & Safety Advisor
Job Description:
Health And Safety Advisor
To ensure the company meets health and safety standards through the implementation of the company Integrated Management System (IMS) ensuring compliance with government regulations and industry best practice.
- Develop and review CPP’s before they are issued for Construction.
- Carry out H&S Inspections at regular intervals on all projects.
- Co-ordinate Accident Reporting and Investigation.
- Log and monitor hazard reports
- Keep up to date with H&S Legislation and Construction Industry Best Practice.
- Deal with queries and correspondence on H&S issues. Provide advice as required.
- Issue H&S Alerts or Guidance as appropriate.
- Carry out SHESQ inductions of new personnel at HQ.
- To know and implement the requirements of the organisations IMS and Health & Safety Policy.
- Manage & Mentor management of employees to ensure implementation of the IMS and safe conduct of work whilst promoting best practices.
- To carry out internal audits in accordance with the audit programme.
- Implement Processes for Companies Health and Safety procedures.
- Assist in coordinating and supporting the health, safety & training structure of the company.
- Assist in establishing a regime to ensure that the work teams and depots are monitored by the health and safety company process via inspections and audit.
- Produce non-conformance records including corrective and /or preventive remedies
- Prepare and distribute lessons learnt.
- Liaises with safety representatives and operatives.
Skills and Qualifications Required
- NEBOSH General Certificate
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate
- Grad IOSH
- Internal Auditor for OHSAS ISO45001
- NRSWA Streetworks Supervisor
- Temporary Works Co-ordinator
- Confined Spaces
Register Your Interest
If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill in the form below and a member of our team will be in touch in due course.