Job Description:

Job Opportunity: Civil Engineering Supervisor

Location: Middlesbrough, Teesside

Pay Rate: Competitive / Negotiable (CIS or Umbrella depending on project structure)

Hours: Full-time (40+ hours per week, Monday - Friday)

Duration: Ongoing contract

Are you an experienced Civil Engineering Supervisor looking to oversee high-profile groundworks and infrastructure projects across Teesside?

Search Consultancy is recruiting a hands-on Civil Supervisor for active main-contractor civil projects in Middlesbrough. This position offers strong project continuity, excellent daily rates, and a direct leadership role on major industrial developments, heavy groundworks, deep drainage, and highway infrastructure schemes in the Tees Valley.

If you possess a valid SSSTS or SMSTS certificate, have a strong background in managing ground crews and sub-contractors, and excel at keeping site operations running safely, on time, and to spec, we want to hear from you.

Reporting directly to the Site Manager / Project Manager, you will lead daily site activities, manage workforce safety, and ensure seamless delivery of civil engineering works:

• Site Supervision & Workforce Leadership: Coordinating direct labour, ground gangs, plant operators, and specialist sub-contractors on site daily.

• Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance: Conducting daily site inductions, delivering Toolbox Talks (TBTs), reviewing RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements), and enforcing strict PPE and safe digging/lifting protocols.

• Progress & Work Scheduling: Monitoring daily outputs across deep drainage, bulk earthworks, concreting, service ducting, and road construction to ensure milestones are met.

• Quality Assurance & Inspections: Verifying work levels and tolerances against engineering drawings, signing off permit-to-dig documents, and managing quality inspection logs.

• Plant & Material Logistics: Overseeing plant movements, material deliveries, muck-away schedules, and ensuring site welfare and storage zones are safely maintained.

To satisfy main contractor standards and site access compliance, all applicants must possess:

• Supervisory Certification: Valid SSSTS (Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme) or SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) certificate (strictly mandatory).

• CSCS Card: Valid Gold (Supervisor) or Black (Manager) CSCS card.

• First Aid & Safety: First Aid at Work (3-day or 1-day Emergency) and valid CSCS/EORCA/CAT & Genny awareness certifications are highly advantageous.

• Civil Engineering Background: Proven track record supervising heavy civil engineering, bulk earthworks, deep drainage, structural concrete, or highway schemes.

• Transport & Mobility: Full UK Driving License and reliable transport to commute to sites across Middlesbrough and Teesside daily (easy access via A66 / A19).

• Right to Work: Valid proof of right to work in the UK.

• Top Regional Rates: Highly competitive pay rates aligned with major civil engineering benchmarks.

• High-Profile Teesside Projects: Ongoing supervisory placements with leading tier-1 and main infrastructure contractors across Middlesbrough, Teesport, and the wider Teesside industrial corridor.

• Dependable Weekly Payroll: Prompt, accurate weekly payments hitting your bank account every single Friday.

• Dedicated Regional Support: Direct line to our specialised North East civil engineering desk to keep experienced managers and supervisors in continuous contract work.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age