Site Supervisor
As a Site Supervisor in the water industry, you will be responsible for overseeing daily site operations on water infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, project specifications, and environmental regulations. You will coordinate site teams, subcontractors, and liaise with project managers to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate site activities across clean and wastewater projects.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations (CDM, NRSWA, etc.).
- Conduct site inspections and safety audits.
- Manage site teams including operatives and subcontractors.
- Maintain accurate site records and progress reports.
- Ensure adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
- Support environmental and sustainability initiatives on site.
- Liaise with clients, engineers, and project managers to resolve site issues.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience supervising water infrastructure or utilities projects.
- Strong understanding of site operations and health & safety practices.
- Certifications: CSCS, SSSTS, Thames Water Passport, EUSR, Manual Handling.
- Good communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and method statements.
Desirable Attributes
- Experience working within the Thames Water framework.
- Knowledge of deep excavation and reinstatement techniques.
- Commercial awareness and ability to manage site budgets.
- Familiarity with environmental compliance and sustainability goals.
If you are interested in this position – send your CV plus covering letter or enquiry to [email protected]
Site Engineer
As a Site Engineer, you will play a key role in the delivery of AMP8 infrastructure projects for Thames Water and Southern Water. You will be responsible for overseeing technical aspects of construction activities, ensuring compliance with design specifications, quality standards, and health & safety regulations across sites in the Surrey and Hampshire regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret and implement technical drawings and specifications.
- Set out and survey construction works including pipelines, chambers, and associated infrastructure.
- Monitor site progress and provide engineering support to site teams.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, environmental, and quality standards.
- Liaise with project managers, subcontractors, and client representatives.
- Maintain accurate site records, reports, and as-built documentation.
- Support testing and commissioning of water infrastructure assets.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- Proven experience in water sector infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in setting out, surveying, and using engineering instruments.
- Strong understanding of CDM regulations and site safety practices.
- Valid CSCS card and relevant site certifications.
Desirable Attributes
- Experience working on Thames Water or Southern Water frameworks.
- Familiarity with AMP project delivery and documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work collaboratively with site teams.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
If you are interested in this position – send your CV plus covering letter or enquiry to [email protected]
Groundworkers and Plant Operators
As a result of recent contract successes, we are recruiting to fill multiple full-time vacancies throughout Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and Surrey.
Available positions:
- Groundworkers
- Plant Operators
Groundworker
As a multi-skilled Groundworker, you will be responsible for supporting civil engineering and utility works on AMP8 projects for Thames Water and Southern Water in the Surrey and Hampshire regions. The role includes concrete finishing, confined space operations, slinger/banksman duties, and plant operation of dumpers and rollers.
- Proven experience in groundworks and concrete finishing.
- Valid Confined Space certification.
- Slinger/Banksman certification.
- CPCS or NPORS certification for Dumper and Roller operation.
- Experience working on water sector infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of site safety and operational procedures
Plant Operator
As a 360 Excavator Operator, you will be responsible for operating heavy plant machinery on construction and utility sites, specifically excavators below and above 10 tons. You must be certified for lifting operations and capable of working safely and efficiently in line with site requirements and health & safety regulations. This role will be based on Thames Water AMP8 projects across the Surrey and Hampshire region.
- Experience working on water industry or infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of trenching, pipe laying, and reinstatement techniques.
- Flexibility to travel between sites.
- Awareness of environmental and sustainability practices.
If you are interested in these positions – contact [email protected]
You must have the right to work in the UK.
Site Manager
As part of our long-term building sustainable growth strategy, we have an excellent opportunity for a Site Manager to join our team at Coleman Construction and Utilities.
We have a proven track record of delivering civil projects within the water sector and are perfectly placed to be a key delivery partner for the AMP8 period and beyond!
As a Site Manager, you will oversee the delivery of water infrastructure projects within the Thames Water framework, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, environmental standards, and project specifications. You will manage site teams, subcontractors, and liaise with clients to ensure successful project execution.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Project Delivery
- Manage day-to-day site operations across clean and wastewater projects.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
- Lead site setup, service tracing, and early-stage works through to handover.
Health & Safety
- Enforce strict compliance with H&S regulations (CDM, SMSTS, NRSWA).
- Conduct site inspections and safety audits.
- Promote a zero-accident culture.
Team & Stakeholder Management
- Supervise site teams including foremen, operatives, and subcontractors.
- Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and Thames Water representatives.
- Facilitate Constructability Reviews and Project Rehearsals.
Compliance & Documentation
- Approve and manage RAMS, method statements, and risk assessments.
- Maintain accurate site records, reports, and progress updates.
- Ensure Thames Water documentation and framework compliance.
Environmental & Sustainability
- Drive initiatives to reduce waste and embodied carbon.
- Ensure environmental legislation and sustainability goals are met.
Knowledge / Experience / Qualifications
- Proven experience managing water infrastructure projects, ideally within the Thames Water framework.
- Strong knowledge of utilities, civils, and refurbishment works.
- Certifications: SMSTS, CSCS, Thames Water Passport, EUSR, CAT & Genny, Manual Handling, Abrasive Wheels.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with pre-construction planning and framework documentation.
Location
- Surrey & Hampshire region
You will need:
- Ability to manage multiple sites or fast-paced projects.
- Experience with deep excavation and structural reinstatement.
- Strong commercial awareness and budget management skills.
If you are interested in this position – send your CV plus covering letter or enquiry to [email protected]
Assistant Estimator
As part of our long-term building sustainable growth strategy, we have an excellent opportunity for a Trainee/Assistant Estimator to join our friendly team at Coleman Construction and Utilities.
We have a proven track record of delivering civil projects within the water sector and are perfectly placed to be a key delivery partner for the AMP8 period and beyond!
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Attend site meetings and scoping exercises.
- Interpret the project requirements from drawings and specifications.
- Obtain sub-contract and material prices.
- Use of Causeway Estimating and measuring software.
- Contribute to programme discussions for tendering purposes.
- Handover to contract delivery team.
- Answer queries and assist contract team where required.
Knowledge / Experience / Qualifications
- Previous experience of an estimating environment is preferred.
- Ability to interpret construction drawings.
- Good Microsoft / all around IT skills.
- Previous Causeway / other estimating software is advantageous.
- Willingness to learn and contribute to the estimating and wider team.
Location
- Coleman Head Office, Brookway Business Park, Coleman House, Ivyhouse Lane, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4NN
Hours
- 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday
What we offer
- Competitive Salary dependant on experience.
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays.
- Life cover.
- Optional Health Cash Plan.
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are interested in this position – send your CV plus covering letter or enquiry to [email protected]
Procurement Apprentice
Tamdown is a market leading provider of infrastructure and groundworks services across a range of developments in the South East of England. We are passionate about driving excellence on site, providing the highest level of service to our customers. Customers rely on Tamdown again and again, we have built and maintained a strong reputation for on-time and quality delivery.
Since 1976, Tamdown have continued to deliver high-quality projects. To help deliver future projects, we are seeking to expand our highly skilled and experienced Procurement team, with the appointment of an Procurement Apprentice.
Our Role
This is the perfect opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’. You will work in an established business to add real value and gain experience from our accomplished teams. Our Apprenticeship offers your personal and professional development, enabling you to develop yourself to become a valued member of the team.
As part of your role as an Procurement Apprentice, you will work within our Procurement team, learning our processes, supporting the team and helping achieve results, all whilst learning and developing as an individual.
Working from our head office in Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, as part of your apprenticeship you will be enrolled on a Level 3 Business Administration course and will attend regular online sessions and workshops and/or attend Colchester Institute on day release. The apprenticeship will be completed over a 18-month timeframe.
The following is a list of the key activities that you will be engaged in whilst working with our Procurement team:
- Send out enquiries for appropriate materials, collate and analyse quotations;
- As required, place orders with suitable suppliers for specified materials ensuring goods are delivered on the required date and purchased at the most competitive rates and within budget;
- Consolidate purchases of materials to achieve maximum economic benefit;
- Chase deliveries from suppliers that are overdue or urgent;
- Use pre-authorised buying deals unless authorised otherwise by the Managing Buyer;
- Process invoices queries;
- These are illustrative duties and the post holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work to enable the department to respond effectively to the requirements of the company.
Your Development
- Organisational knowledge including an understanding of the industry and sector of the organisation and the opportunities and challenges they may face;
- Stakeholder interaction, including communication, relationship building and customer liaison;
- Business fundamentals, including the commercial and financial aspects and impact within an organisation;
- Business skills, market analysis, planning and organisation.
Your Skills
- Knowledge of our company and what we offer;
- Knowledge and awareness of the importance of good customer service;
- Great communication skills, with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing;
- Good IT skills, with experience in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams);
- Team player skills with the ability to work as part of a team to deliver results;
- Good time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines;
- Great level of commitment and motivation to develop.
Your Experience & Qualifications
- 5 x GCSEs at grade C/4 including English and Maths;
- Strong administrational and organisational skills;
- Experience of using MS packages including Excel and Word;
- Access to transport to get to work/college.
Our Values
As a business we work to five core values which form the blueprint for our mind-set and how we operate:
- Challenge Assumptions
- Find A Better Way
- Support Each Other To Be Our Best
- Make It Happen
- Keep Our Word
Our Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Wellbeing Services – EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Retail discounts
- Hybrid working
- Staggered start / finish times
- Buy additional holiday
- Health cash plan
- Pension scheme
- Subsidised gym membership
If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].
The closing date is 31st May 2025.
Apprentice Groundworker
Tamdown is a market leading provider of infrastructure and groundworks services across a range of developments in the East and South East of England. We are passionate about driving excellence on site, providing the highest level of service to our customers. Customers rely on Tamdown again and again, we have built and maintained a strong reputation for on-time and quality delivery.
Since 1976, Tamdown have continued to deliver high-quality projects. To help deliver future projects, we are seeking to expand our highly skilled and experienced Site Operatives, with the appointment of four Apprentice Groundworkers.
Our role
This is the perfect opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’ as an Apprentice Groundworker. You will work in an established business to add real value and gain experience from our accomplished site teams. Our Apprenticeship programme offers you personal and professional development, enabling you to develop and become a valued member of the team.
Working on site, as part of your apprenticeship you will be enrolled on a Level 2 Groundworker course and will spend a weekly day release at West Suffolk College (Bury St Edmunds). The apprenticeship will be completed over a two-year timeframe.
What you'll be doing
- You’ll learn a host of civil engineering principles, such as concreting, excavation activities and drainage, as well as the processes involved in basic project management, health and safety, and levelling and setting out.
- Gaining hands on experience whilst working on a ‘live’ site
- Working as part of a team
- Attending college weekly on day release
What you’ll need to have:
- An interest in the construction industry
- Maths and English GCSE Grades 2-3
- Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held
- Access to a vehicle and driving licence (preferred)
- The ability to get to/from site, and to college.
Our Values
As a business we work to five core values which form the blueprint for our mind-set and how we operate:
- Challenge Assumptions
- Find A Better Way
- Support Each Other To Be Our Best
- Make It Happen
- Keep Our Word
Our Benefits
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Wellbeing Services – EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Retail discounts
- Health cash plan
- Pension scheme
If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].
The closing date is 20th June 2025.
Apprentice Quantity Surveyor / Estimator
Tamdown is a market leading provider of infrastructure and groundworks services across a range of developments in the South East of England. We are passionate about driving excellence on site, providing the highest level of service to our customers. Customers rely on Tamdown again and again, we have built and maintained a strong reputation for on-time and quality delivery.
Since 1976, Tamdown have continued to deliver high-quality projects. To help deliver future projects, we are seeking to expand our highly skilled and experienced Commercial and Estimating teams, with the appointment of two Apprentice Quantity Surveyor/Estimators.
Our Role
This is the perfect opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’. You will work in an established business to add real value and gain experience from our accomplished teams. Our Apprenticeship offers your personal and professional development, enabling you to develop yourself to become a valued member of the team.
As part of your role as an Apprentice Quantity Surveyor/Estimator, you will rotate working in our Commercial and Estimating teams, learning our processes, facing challenges and driving results, all whilst learning and developing as an individual.
Working from our head office in Braintree, Essex, as part of your apprenticeship you will be enrolled on a Level 4 Construction Quantity Surveying Technician course and will spend a weekly day release at Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford). Following completion of L4 and EPA, you will then complete a Level 6 (Top up degree apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, accredited by CIOB. The apprenticeship will be completed over a 4 ½ year timeframe.
The following is a list of the key activities that you will have the chance to learn about whilst working alongside our teams.
- Construction Procurement, including tendering and estimating;
- Construction Contract Law, including the elements of a legally enforceable contract and legislation;
- Quantification and Measurement, including assessing the cost of works through different stages of a project;
- Quantification and Costing, including commercial costs, measurement and pricing tools;
- Risk, Value and Environmental Impact, including how various factors impact a project.
Your Development
- Gain a solid understanding of our Commercial and Estimating practices and processes, developing your skills whilst supporting the team to deliver results;
- Build compelling working relationships, collaborating effectively with both internal and external customers, stakeholders and suppliers;
- Communicating with the team both verbally, such as meetings and phone calls, and through written means, such as letters and emails;
- Attending regular university sessions and workshops to successfully obtain a Level 6 Construction Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship qualification;
- Support the department with duties, such as: updating commercial records, databases and files, creating financial status reports, responding to customer queries and liaising with internal and external stakeholders;
- Contribute as a valued member of the Commercial/Estimating Department, supporting in the delivery of company strategy, targets and objectives, whilst adhering to our company values.
Your Skills
- Knowledge of our company and what we offer;
- Aptitude for Maths and attention to detail;
- Great communication skills, with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing;
- Good IT skills, with experience in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams);
- Team player skills with the ability to work as part of a team to deliver results;
- Good time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines;
- Great level of commitment and motivation to develop.
Your Experience & Qualifications
- 4 x GCSEs at grade A-C including English and Maths;
- 112 UCAS points (equivalent to 3 A Levels at grade BBC);
- Access to transport to get to work.
Our Values
As a business we work to five core values which form the blueprint for our mind-set and how we operate:
- Challenge Assumptions
- Find A Better Way
- Support Each Other To Be Our Best
- Make It Happen
- Keep Our Word
Our Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Wellbeing Services – EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Retail discounts
- Hybrid working
- Staggered start / finish times
- Buy additional holiday
- Health cash plan
- Pension scheme
- Subsidised gym membership
If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].
The closing date is 16th May 2025.
Estimator
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Estimator to join the Tamdown Estimating team. In this role, you will be instrumental in managing and successfully delivering the Company's tender enquiries. Your efforts will ensure that tenders are competitive, of the quality expected by the Business and its customers and delivered on schedule.
Location: Nexus Park, Great Notley, Essex
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours, Monday – Friday
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Holiday - 33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
- Flexible working – staggered start/finish times | 2 days working from home
- Half day holiday on your birthday
- Long service awards
- Buy additional holiday
- Wellbeing services
- Life cover - 4x annual salary
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering scheme
- Christmas shutdown
What we are looking for
- Strong, proven background within Estimating within a similar organisation with knowledge of Groundworks and RC Frame works
- HNC in Civil Engineering/ Appropriate degree /post graduate qualification
- Member of a Civil Engineering/ Construction institute would be desirable
- Access to a fully serviceable and appropriately insured vehicle
- Understanding of House Building contracts and contractual precedents
- Knowledge of Estimating methods and techniques (Use of QS CAD / Causeway Estimating)
- Awareness of House Building sector, groundworks trade & competition
Key responsibilities
- Analyse tender enquiry documentation to assess the requirements of the customer and the project
- Be the point of contact for the customer; find out the customer needs and raise & answer queries
- Engage key stakeholders as part of our internal sales process to ensure we are effective in our approach to sales and estimating
- Carry out a detailed site visit with key stakeholders to assess the site conditions and constraints
- Carry out required take offs and ensure these are adequate and in line with the company procedures
- Gather and critically analyse quotations from sub-contractors and suppliers ensuring costs are adequately fixed and there is adequate resource to fulfil the project requirements
- Produce bills of quantities in line with the company procedure taking into consideration labour, plant, sub-contract and material requirements
- Produce final forecast margin’s; addressing potential risks and opportunities
- Sanity check own work in line with company procedures to ensure work is correct and accurate
- Ensure the tender process has been followed and appropriate gate forms signed for governance
- Analyse contract documentation to assess the impact of proposed terms and conditions
- Ensure we submit proposals to customers that fulfil their requirements and are of the expected quality
- Return tenders in customer agreed timescales
- Attend customer presentations and provide information in a professional manner
- Investigate and price value engineering
- Handover secured projects to the development team ensuring the customer requirements have been fully understood and that the gate process has been administered to ensure process governance
- Utilise Assistant Estimators to support with tendering and provide training where needed
Building Bright Futures at Tamdown
We work hard to ensure that working for Tamdown is a rewarding place for our people. Employees spend a lot of time at work and we know the importance of spending that time working towards a common purpose. Our culture defines how we work together. We work hard to create a resilient culture that will inspire everyone, existing staff and new recruits alike, whatever their position within the business.
To apply for the Estimator vacancy, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected].
Closing date for applications is 31st January 2025.
Site Operatives
At Tamdown, we welcome work enquiries from experienced site operatives; Skilled Groundworkers, Plant Operatives and Drainage Gangs.
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We will get back to you if we have any suitable work opportunities in your area.