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John townend

leeds,United Kingdom

Summary

Experienced site manager with over 20 years working in the construction industry. Working on civils and groundworks projects.

A good eye for detail and great at problem solving, reading and understanding drawings, construction details, specifications and relaying information to the work force. Programming and sequencing works, reviewing and writing RAMS ensuring all work comply with health, safety, environmental and quality standards. Preparing progress reports, managing subcontractors and suppliers monitoring costs. Experienced maintaining and looking after plant and machinery. Proven track record of managing teams and enforcing high health and safety standards. Competent setting out engineer using total station from known TBM pacifically using Lecia ts16.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

Site manager

Sirius Civil Engineering
Bingley, West Yorkshire
2025.06 - 2026.05

Five Rise Quarter, Avant Homes

Managing day to day on site activities of the roads and sewers package. Working with Geo Technical and Remediation departments Surcharging and remediating the site. Working with Sirius Geotechnical and overall project designers Queensbury LTD to Implement reinforcement details while installing deep drainage to account for the poor ground conditions. Removing and reinstalling previously installed phase 1 deep drainage as no reinforced detail used under drainage causing sinkage of installed 6,7m deep manholes. Leased with piling contractor and completed first phase of foundation works Installing piles and precast concrete foundations. Organised pump station prestart meeting with Yorkshire water and drainage inspections as progress was made on site. Installed pump station to reinforced details and deep drainage, rising main and Road construction.

Leased with Bradford City Council Highways Inspector and Engineer, Queensberry LTD, Yorkshire water, HVSS and Avant Homes management team.

Daily responsibilities include – Completing cost sheets and delivery schedules, completing lookaheads and working with Quantity Surveyor on Weekly costings and forecasts, morning briefings setting teams of men to work explain process and details, Quantifying and ordering materials, working with and allocating work to the site setting out engineer completing QA, RAMS, Site audits, loler inspections, completing daily site diary, daily teams meeting @ 4pm summarising daily site activities and on site progress, Enforcing a high level of health and safety.

Site manager

M & J Evans construction
Harworth, Nottinghamshire
2025.02 - 2025.06

Simpson park, miller homes

Managing the day to day activates of the backend of the project. handing back to the client the last 8 plots to completion. Directing drainage survey and organising the repair of any deep drainage defects. Remediating footpath kerbing work, surfacing all roads on the housing estate to adoption level. Completing public open space area.

leasing with BT Openreach, Severn Trent water, Nottingham council, and miller homes management team to finish the project.

setting teams of men to work explaining process and details.

organising subcontractors, working to a program, site inductions, tool box talks, RAMS, quantifying and ordering materials, setting line and level, enforcing a high level of health and safety.

Site manager

Eternal Homes
leeds, west Yorkshire
2022.11 - 2024.12

. Managing daily onsite operations, overseeing all aspects of the construction project - Adel Square, Leeds, Listed mill renovation and new build housing development.

. liaised with clients (Advent Developments), structural engineers (Dudley's), architects (Keenan and sanders) to report progress and resolve any issues.

. Liaised with HVSS, BT open reach, Yorkshire water, installing new service network, calling off and programming plot connections.

. responsible for all civils and groundworks - roads and sewers, pilling, foundations, substructure to DPC, plot drainage, landscaping and surfacing.

. looking after and maintaining all plant and machinery on site. scheduling loler and puwer inspections, Organising servicing and repairs.

. Programming work, quantifying and ordering materials.

. recruiting workforce.

Site manager

Kitchen Civils
Leeds, West Yorkshire
2021.01 - 2022.11

. Managing daily operations on site overseeing all aspects of the civils and groundworks for clients Harron Homes and Keepmoat Homes.

. Accountable for civils and groundwork - roads and sewers, pilling, foundations, substructure to DPC, plot drainage, service connections, landscaping and surfacing.

. Conducted site Inductions, regular site inspections, tool box talks, QA, progress meetings, site audit pro.

.working to a program with the contracts manager handing back on time.

. quantifying and ordering materials

. engineering duty's setting line and level

. Setting teams of men to work, explaining process and construction details

. Looking after and maintain all items of plant and machinery on site scheduling servicing and repairs.

Civils supervisor

Kitchen civils
Leeds, West Yorkshire
2020.03 - 2021.01

. Running three man deep drainage gang.

. Installing deep drainage, working at depths up to 7m in all ground conditions, using trench support, working to high health and safety standards.

. road construction start to finish.

. Quantifying and ordering materials.

Supervisor

Hanna Civils
leeds, West Yorkshire
2016.01 - 2020.03

. all aspects of civils and groundworks for client Barratt Homes.

. Accountable for civils and groundworks - Roads and sewers, foundations, substructure to DPC, plot drainage, service connections, surfacing, landscaping.

. working to a program with the site manager.

. Quantifying and ordering materials.

. setting line and level.

Education

CSCS Black Card / SMSTS / NVQ Level 6 / FIRST AID -

citb

Skills

Blue Beam Software

Understanding drawings and construction details

total station

first aid

Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction site management / Building and Civil Engineering

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Site manager

Sirius Civil Engineering
2025.06 - 2026.05

Site manager

M & J Evans construction
2025.02 - 2025.06

Site manager

Eternal Homes
2022.11 - 2024.12

Site manager

Kitchen Civils
2021.01 - 2022.11

Civils supervisor

Kitchen civils
2020.03 - 2021.01

Supervisor

Hanna Civils
2016.01 - 2020.03

CSCS Black Card / SMSTS / NVQ Level 6 / FIRST AID -

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John townend