Construction Manager- West

Overview

Construction Manager
- West Cumbria

Build the infrastructure that shapes the UK — and lead teams who take pride in doing it the right way. At Careys, we’re driven by a simple mission: to deliver exceptional construction services with integrity, care, and expertise. As a specialist civil engineering contractor, we self-deliver, innovate, and continually strive to be Better Every Day. We’re looking for a Construction Manager who brings strong leadership, technical capability, and a passion for delivering high‑quality work safely and efficiently.

Final date to receive applications:
March 31, 2026

Department:
Operations Management (Site/Project/Regional)

Employment Type:

Permanent – Full Time

Location:

Cumbria (Onsite)

• Oversee day‑to‑day site delivery from mobilisation through to handover.
• Lead teams through daily briefings, toolbox talks, and inspections.
• Coordinate labour, plant, materials, logistics, and subcontractors.
• Support temporary works, QA processes, and design reviews.
• Work closely with commercial teams on costs, production rates, and forecasting.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers, and teams.

• Experience across civil engineering projects with leadership responsibilities.
• Certifications:
  
  SMSTS, IOSH, CSCS, First Aid, Work at Heights, SHED, Black Hat.
• Strong communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, calm, improvement-focused mindset.

Join Careys and lead delivery on one of the UK’s most complex and nationally significant infrastructure programmes. You’ll work in an environment that values safe delivery, technical excellence and strong leadership — giving you the autonomy to make a real impact, backed by a business committed to being the most socially responsible contractor in the industry.

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell leave
• Private healthcare and a Health Care Cash Plan
• Car allowance
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Volunteering days through the Careys Foundation or causes important to you
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• A range of retail discounts and cashback plans

Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van. John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd. Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.

The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and

some. Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.

Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people. We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.

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Our Hiring Process

• Stage 3:
  Interview
• Stage 4:
  Hired
• Stage 1:
  Applied
• Stage 2:
  Review
• Stage 4:
  Hired

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