Works Manager

Small Works Manager (Fabric Engineering)

Office location: The Barn, Newton le Willows, WA3 1JU
covering sites in North West, North East and the Midlands.

Contract: Full-Time (40 hours/week, Monday to Friday)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Basic + Car / Car Allowance / Van

We're looking for a hands-on Small Work Manager to join our team. This role is a mix of site surveying, estimating, scheduling works, planning and managing field teams. If you are practical, commercially minded, and enjoy a varied role, we'd love to hear from you.

This role involves significant national travel, covering areas across the North West, North East, and Midlands. You must be comfortable with early starts, as you will need to be on-site at client premises by 7:00 am - 7:30 am to accommodate restricted access times.

• Act as the lead surveyor, visiting sites to take measurements, photos, and videos to capture the full scope of work. You will then translate these details into professional, accurate cost estimates and detailed pricing breakdowns for our clients.
• Be the main point of contact for our field operatives, providing support, coaching, and ensuring all projects meet our high standards from start to finish.
• Order materials for all booked works and ensure projects progress efficiently from the initial enquiry through to the final installation.
• Proactively identify opportunities for business expansion and craft tailored solutions to meet client needs.

Primarily covers building fabric work and refurbishments, such as flooring, roofing, joinery, glazing, decoration etc.

You will have 1 to 2 days per week based from home or the office to stay on top of your admin and project documentation.

We need an experienced professional who can blend technical compliance with operational leadership:

• A solid background in surveying, estimating, project coordination, or operations
• Confident in reading technical drawings and specifications and aren't afraid of hard work on-site.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels, adapting your style for clients, technicians, and colleagues.
• Know how to put together detailed, accurate quotations and have a keen eye for cost control and project profitability.
• Flexible regarding national travel and happy to manage the early start times required by our clients.

We believe in supporting our team, which is why we offer full training and continuous professional development.

• £50,000 / £60,000 + company car or car allowance
• Paid travel time after 30 minutes
• Earn £500 per successful employee referral
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Online GP access + prescriptions
• Vivup discount platform (gym, tech, holidays, retail & more)
• Salary sacrifice pension

You'll get 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to up to 25 days with years of service.