Brentwood, Essex
£50,000 - £75,000 + Bonus + 10% Pension + Private Healthcare
This opportunity is with a leading UK master developer delivering large-scale, infrastructure-led residential and mixed-use schemes.
Their flagship Essex development will deliver over 3,700 homes alongside major roads, drainage, utilities and earthworks packages, offering a long-term project environment and genuine career progression.
This is a client-side role, ideally suited to someone from a groundworks or civil engineering contractor background looking to move away from traditional contracting and gain exposure across the full development lifecycle.
The Infrastructure Construction Manager's Role
You will act as the link between the design, commercial and delivery teams, overseeing infrastructure contractors and ensuring quality, programme and safety standards are achieved.
Responsibilities include:
* Managing roads, drainage and utilities packages
* Monitoring contractors and subcontractors on site
* Reviewing quality and programme performance
* Supporting buildability reviews and technical coordination
* Working closely with consultants and housebuilders
* Assisting with adoption processes and handovers
* Acting as the "eyes and ears" for the wider development team
* Supporting defect resolution and infrastructure sequencing
The Infrastructure Construction Manager
* Background within groundworks, civil engineering or infrastructure
* Previous experience as a Site Engineer, Senior Engineer, General Foreman, Civil Supervisor, Site Manager or Construction Manager
* Strong understanding of roads, drainage, earthworks and utilities
* Experience managing subcontractors and site activities
* SMSTS preferred
* Looking to develop into a broader client-side role
In Return?
* £50,000 - £75,000
* Discretionary bonus
* 10% employer pension contribution
* Family healthcare
* Dental insurance
* 4x death in service
* Long-term career development
* Exposure to one of the UK's largest infrastructure-led developments
Ref: #ICM2026
Infrastructure Construction Manager / Construction Manager / Civil Engineering Manager / Infrastructure Manager / Groundworks Manager / Site Manager / Civil Supervisor
Salary description
£50000.00 - £75000.00 per year