Construction Manager - Earthworks

Expanded are seeking an experienced Earthworks Construction Manager to support our growing portfolio of major infrastructure projects across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and technically capable professional to lead the safe and successful delivery of large-scale earthworks operations, working with industry-leading technology, plant, and project teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of earthworks activities, ensuring the highest standards of Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality compliance at all times.
• Manage the interface between people, plant, and equipment to deliver safe, efficient, and productive site operations.
• Provide strong leadership and direction to site teams, fostering a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Utilise the latest earthworks technologies, including GPS machine control, telematics, digital construction platforms, and production monitoring tools, to maximise efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions to technical and operational challenges.
• Apply extensive expertise in bulk earthworks, including cut and fill operations, earthworks balancing, haul route optimisation, stabilisation techniques, and productivity management.
• Select, manage, and optimise earthmoving plant fleets to maximise production while minimising operational costs.
• Drive project delivery against programme requirements, proactively identifying risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and improve commercial performance through resource planning, productivity analysis, cost control, and value engineering initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, engineers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, project specifications, and quality standards.
• Mentor and develop site management teams, engineers, supervisors, and operators, promoting professional growth and capability development.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive experience managing large-scale bulk earthworks operations within the civil engineering or infrastructure sectors.
• Degree, HNC, or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years' relevant industry experience, with significant experience in a leadership or management capacity.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering major infrastructure or earthworks projects safely, on programme, and within budget.
• Strong understanding of modern earthworks technologies, GPS machine control systems, and digital construction tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally as required.

Why Join Expanded?

As part of our continued growth, you'll play a key role in delivering some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that values innovation, safety, and excellence.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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