Vacancies
Our latest vacancies
People are vital to our success. Our employees make us different, and set us apart from our competitors. We want to attract, retain and develop visionary, talented and passionate individuals. Our people are central to everything we do.
If you are interested in working with us please see a list of our current vacancies below. If you would like to apply please click 'view details'.
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Supervisor - North West
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
Our Norther Operations team are currently recruiting for a Civil Supervisor. The Supervisor will be responsible for the Safe & Efficient delivery of all secured works ensuring management of key client expectations and ongoing liaison of all works.
Traffic Management Designer
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
Due to increased workflow in our North West division, we are currently looking to recruit a Traffic Management Designer supporting the TM Manager and his team, providing design capability and technical advice/direction to the traffic management teams.
Quantity Surveyor UKP - Stoneferry
Location: Hull
Department: UK Projects
Due to the increased workload within our UK Projects team, we are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join our UK Major Projects division.
Senior Project Manager - UKP
Location: Hull
Department: UK Projects
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to work within our UK Projects department. This role will be to manage major projects within the UK up to and in excess of £100million.
Mobile Plant and Transport Fitter
Location: Grantham
Department: Contracting
You will be responsible for carrying out planned and emergency (breakdown) maintenance and repairs on various vehicles equipment and plant including road surfacing machines.
Contracts Coordinator
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
Our North West contracting division are currently recruiting for a Contracts Coordinator to assist the Traffic Management and Commercial teams with administration support.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
Our Central regional operations are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support to the Central Operations team.
Design Manager (Principle Designer) - Nationwide
Location: Nationwide
Department: UK Projects
The Design Manager will be responsible for the management and coordination of the design process for our major projects within the Colas UK Projects (UKP) business. This is a nationwide role and you will be expected to travel to sites across the UK
Senior Site Agent - UK Projects - Nationwide
Location: Nationwide
Department: UK Projects
Our UK Projects division are recruiting for a Senior Site Agent to safely and efficiently deliver all secured works ensuring management of key client expectation's.
Operations Assistant
Location: Cornwall
Department: Industrial
To assist management in daily operational and admin activities for the site. Co-ordinate inspections, calibrations, monitoring schedules for quarry, asphalt plant and associated activities. Support operations in line with company systems and procedures.
Sales Manager
Location: Cornwall
Department: Contracting
Your role will be to drive the business forward through sales and business development. You will be customer facing, manage and develop key client relationships as well as winning new business. Your success will be key to the future success of the business.
Quantity Surveyor - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
We are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team based in Birmingham.
Trainee Engineer, Asset
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Graduate
Reporting to Asset Team Leader you will be responsible for carrying out the site validation for assets proactive maintenance work programme and the SCANNER (rutting and 3m profile variance) site contract compliance check for Cat1 defects.
Workshop Engineer
Location: West Hallam
Department: Contracting
You’ll be testing, diagnosing and repairing our variable message signs, traffic signals equipment and other products within our repairs centre at West Hallam. Turning DOA/faulty equipment to fully operational and maintain accurate fault records.
Senior Site Engineer - Nationwide
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Site Engineer to join our UK Major Projects Division.
Section Engineer - Nationwide
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Due to continued success we are recruiting for a Section Engineer to join our UK Major Projects Division.
Project Manager - Nationwide
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join our UK Major Projects Division.
Sub Agent - Eastern Region (Nights)
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
Colas are recruiting for a Sub Agent to manage the Safe & Efficient delivery of direct and subcontracted works in the Eastern Region.
Senior Bid Writer
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
You'll take a lead role in providing effective bid writing services and technical solutions for allocated opportunities. And Liaise effectively and work closely with bid teams, Procurement, Commercial, Technical, Support Services to deliver quality proposals.
Senior Contracts Manager
Location: Exeter
Department: Contracting
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Contracts Manager to work in our southern regional operations.
Business Development Manager - North
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
We currently have an opportunity available within our North region for an experienced Business Development Manager to join the team.
Senior Estimator - UK Projects
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Estimator to join our UK major projects division based in Birmingham.
Business Manager - North West
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
We are currently recruiting for a Business Manager to work in the Northern regional operations.
Site Agent - South West Region
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Colas are recruiting for a Site Agent to join our UK major projects division covering the South West Region. We are looking for someone to be flexible with travelling to various site locations across the UK.
Quantity Surveyor - South West Region
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Colas are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join our UK major projects division covering the South West Region. We are looking for someone to be flexible with travelling to various site locations across the UK.
Site Agent - Home Based (3-6 Month FTC)
Location: Grantham
Department: Contracting
We are currently recruiting for a temporary Site Agent for 3-6 Months for our Specialist Surface Treatments division. This role will be home based and reporting into Grantham.
Site Agent - A46 Stoneleigh
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Colas are recruiting for a Site Agent to join our UK major projects division, who is flexible with travelling to various site locations across the UK.
Senior Site Agent
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
As a Senior Site Agent, you’ll be responsible for the management of key project deliverables including client expectations supporting contract commitments, Quality procedures and safe working practices. This is a highways scheme based in Oxfordshire.
Skilled Operatives - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
We currently have several opportunities available within our Contracting team for skilled operatives, to be based near our main site in Birmingham.
Traffic Signals Supervisor
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
As Traffic Signals Supervisor, you’ll maintain the continued safe operation of contracts ensuring the safety of staff, stakeholders and the public; ensure that all assets are installed and maintained to specific contract, technical and quality requirements.
Site Engineer - Stoneferry
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Colas are recruiting for a Site Engineer to join our UK Major Projects division, working on our Stoneferry site.
Engineer, Traffic Signals
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
We currently have an opportunity available within our highly innovative Integrated Transport Systems (ITS) area of the business, which specialises in the use of smart technology and systems for traffic signalling, and traffic monitoring.
Bid Writer - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are looking for a Bid Writer to join our preconstruction team based in Birmingham.
Insurance Manager
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
We are seeking to appoint an Insurance Manager based at either of our Rowfant or Birmingham offices. You’ll have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the insurance and claims functions and provide guidance on insurance related needs of the business.
Commercial Manager
Location: Birmingham
Department: Commercial
You will be responsible for delivering an effective commercial function for Colas Limited through strong leadership and management of the commercial team, whilst ensuring compliance with company and corporate governance requirements and procedures.
Framework Manager
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
Colas are recruiting for a Framework Manager to be based in Birmingham. The Framework Manager will have a strong background in surfacing and civil engineering with extensive experience in Highways England frameworks.
Site Manager - North West
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
Our North regional team are looking to recruit a site manager to efficiently deliver highways projects to the highest possible health, safety and environmental standards.
Senior Bid Manager
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
You will develop and implement high quality and effective bid strategies and solutions to support the successful bidding of projects. You’ll manage the preconstruction team and provide support to the technical solutions team and wider business specialists.
Resourcing Partner
Location: Birmingham
Department: Support Services
As the business grows, the resourcing function is going through transformation and reviewing our service to our customers. We are looking for a resourcing partner to join us on this journey and help us improve improve everything we do as a function.
Performance & Property Coordinator
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Contracting
This role is critical to the success and continued delivery of the project. Reporting to the Performance Manager, you’ll support the team with reporting on performance and property activities and complete month end reporting of Schedule 14 for the client.
Site Engineer
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
Colas North Regional Operations are currently recruiting for a site engineer in the North West. The engineer will be the main technical adviser on site for Colas, setting out, levelling and surveying the highways & civil engineering works.
Permitting Officer
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Contracting
The Permitting Officer will coordinate highways activities, authorising and setting permit conditions, processing requests, monitor works within the permitting system, liaise with third parties, compile performance reporting data, and monthly invoicing.
Laboratory Assistant
Location: Warrington
Department: Contracting
Our products division is currently looking for an additional laboratory Assistant to be based out of Warrington.
Technical & Engineering Lead - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are recruiting for a Technical & Engineering Lead to join our UK Major Projects Division.
Technical Support Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
We are seeking a Technical Supervisor to provide in depth technical knowledge assistance and supervision to the ITS (VMS) business, associated ITS clients including Highways England, Highways England contractors, local authorities and Colas VMS/ITS suppliers.
Street Lighting Labourer
Location: Rowfant
Department: Contracting
Working as part of a team you will be responsible for the installation of street lighting equipment and associated street furniture nationwide. Much of the work will be in the south of England but there may be need to travel nationwide and to stay away.
QS Estimator
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
We are recruiting for a QS Estimator to join our contracting team based in Birmingham.
Graduate Equipment Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
You will undertake work of a technical nature that falls within the ability and competence of a graduate and work within a team to manage existing projects and help deliver new technologies which meet the business objectives.
Stock & Compliance Controller
Location: Grantham
Department: Contracting
Based in Grantham with travel nationally to other ITS depot locations, you’ll manage and record all the stock movement in the ITS business on a national basis. You’ll be responsible for co-ordinating transfers of ITS stock as appropriate for all goods in/out.
