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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Project Manager Civils (EV Infrastructure) to join our team, with a strong focus on civil engineering delivery within the Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure sector.
This role is primarily responsible for managing civils build teams delivering groundworks, ducting, cabling routes, and associated infrastructure works across multiple sites.
The successful candidate will take full ownership of projects from planning through to completion—ensuring works are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to specification.
As a Project Manager – Civils (EV Infrastructure) Reporting to the Head of EV Operations, you will:
Lead and manage civils build teams across multiple live sites
Oversee delivery of groundworks, trenching, duct installation, reinstatement, and associated civils works
Ensure all works are delivered in line with drawings, specifications, and build programmes
Plan and coordinate site activities, labour, plant, and materials
Monitor productivity and performance of civils teams on-site
Ensure strict adherence to health & safety regulations, delivering toolbox talks and conducting site audits
Report near misses, incidents, and observations, driving a proactive safety culture
Manage project costs, track spend, and report on variances against budget and liaise with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders where required
Coordinate with internal teams (design, electrical, commercial) to ensure smooth project delivery
Attend site meetings and progress reviews with clients and senior management and manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining programme targets
Be willing to travel and stay away from home during the working week as required
You will bring a strong background in civil engineering and site delivery, with hands-on experience managing teams in a live construction environment.
Proven experience managing civils / groundworks teams
Strong knowledge of highways works, reinstatement, ducting, and utility installations
Experience working on multi-site civils projects
Strong understanding of health & safety in a construction environment
Ability to read and interpret drawings and site plans
Excellent organisational and planning skills
Full UK driving licence
Experience within utilities or EV infrastructure projects
Knowledge of permit schemes and local authority requirements
Experience working alongside electrical installation teams
A hands-on Project Manager who understands how civils work actually gets delivered on-site
Strong leadership with the ability to drive performance from field teams
A practical problem-solver who can react quickly to site challenges
Someone comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment
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At Ipsum, we provide specialist engineering services across the UK’s regulated water and energy companies and private sector businesses.
We work with our customers to maintain, optimise and develop their above and below ground assets to ensure security and resilience, and with our smart systems and ways of working, we ensure we deliver on time, on budget and safely.
At Ipsum, we develop long-term working relationships with our customers by providing essential utility services on both public and private networks. We have many long-term contracts and framework arrangements in place which are built upon great customer service, safe working practices and the ability to flex and deploy specialist skillsets at short notice.
The growth of Ipsum has been built upon our people and our ability to meet the demanding and ever-changing needs of our customers. The UK utility sector is evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer demand, regulatory-driven outcomes and to exploit new innovative technologies, at Ipsum we will continue to grow in this sector by being a reliable, flexible and agile service partner that helps customers meet these new challenges.
As we know, utility service provision is not a 9 to 5 business, our customers don’t switch off their networks or assets at night, or at the weekends, or on holidays, or when things are quiet. They need them to work round the clock – and we at Ipsum are right beside them 24/7 to make sure they do.
We pride ourselves in providing specialist scheduled maintenance services, being able to respond to an individual call-out or mobilise onto a major upgrade project and that our customers can rely on Ipsum 24/7/365.
