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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Estimator - Leeds
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
We currently have an opportunity available within our North Regional Operations for an Estimator.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Hull
Department: UK Projects
This role will aid the delivery of contracted work by taking the commercial lead in a geographical focused team. You will provide accurate and timely commercial reports and advice to the management team.
Surfacing Quantity Surveyor
Location: Newcastle
Department: Contracting
We are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor in Newcastle. You will carry out quantity surveying duties for all contract work, as directed by the senior management.
Site Agent
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
Our Midlands regional team are looking to recruit a site agent to efficiently deliver projects to the highest possible health, safety and environmental standards.
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Yorkshire
Location: Leeds
Department: UK Projects
We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support to the project team, maintain commercial information, oversee compliance with contractual requirements and ensure that company and project objectives are achieved.
Senior Engineer/ Sub Agent
Location: Grimsby
Department: UK Projects
We are looking for a Senior Engineer/Sub Agent, based in Grimsby, to manage the delivery of engineering projects to the clients expectations. The role will generally be working within larger teams or self-efficient smaller projects.
Surface Dressing Operative - Nationwide
Location: Nationwide
Department: Contracting
We are seeking an Operative to work within our machine applied team, to assist in the laying of road surfaces as required, ensure works are completed on time and within budget and champion health and safety.
Project Manager
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager for our central operations. You will oversee key project deliverables including the management of client expectations and contract commitments, whilst ensuring compliance with all quality procedures.
Highways Site Agent
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
Our Northern Highways Contracting team are looking to recruit a site agent with a proven track record in engineering highways, drainage and civil engineering schemes to efficiently deliver projects to the highest health, safety and environmental standards.
Project Manager
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
Due to the continued success of our Northern Region, we are looking for a Project Manager to manage key project deliverables incl. client expectations, supporting contract commitments and ensuring compliance with quality procedures and safe working practices
Head of Commercial - UK Projects & International
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are currently looking to recruit a Head of Commercial to work in our UK Projects business area. Our contracting teams are leading within the highways industry providing full project management from design and concept through to construction and maintenance. We work on high profile projects within the infrastructure industry such as highway maintenance, marine, surfacing and traffic management.
Senior Estimator - UK Projects
Location: Birmingham
Department: Estimating
We currently have an opportunity available for a senior estimator to work within our UK Projects division.
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Warrington
Department: Contracting
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support to a range of highway projects in the North West.
Project Manager - North West
Location: Warrington
Department: Contracting
The Project Manager will manage key project deliverables including client expectations supporting contract commitments whilst ensuring the compliance with all Quality procedures and safe working practices, undertaking all works to the highest possible standard
Surfacing Supervisor - Airfields
Location: UK
Department: Contracting
You will effectively manage asphalt surfacing & civil engineering operational personnel for efficient delivery of projects in a professional manner. The role will be asphalt surfacing orientated with occasional supervision of other civil engineering activities
Site Engineer - Airfields
Location: UK
Department: Contracting
You will effectively manage the engineering and surveying operations on the specified project from mobilisation through to completion and handover of the project to the client to ensure that all engineering tasks are carried out in a professional manner.
Supervisor - North West
Location: Warrington
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. Ensuring t
Project Manager (Major Highways)
Location: Hull
Department: UK Projects
Due to the continued success of our UK Projects division, we are currently looking to employ a Project Manager with experience of Local Authority term maintenance, fast track motorways and MAC/ ASC contracts to deliver our major projects in the northern region
Senior Project Manager
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
We are currently recruiting for a senior project manager to work within our UK Projects department. This role will be to manager major projects within the UK up to and in excess of £100million.
Commercial Manager (Birmingham)
Location: Birmingham
Department: Commercial
The Commercial Manager will deliver 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.
Commercial Manager (Crawley)
Location: Rowfant
Department: Asset Management
The Commercial Manager will deliver 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.
Bid Writer (Birmingham)
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
We currently have an opportunity available at our Birmingham depot for an experienced Bid Writer to join the team. This area of the company specialise in road, airfields and marine build projects.
Ground Maintenance Foreman
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Asset Management
Our Maintenance team based in Portsmouth are looking for a Ground Maintenance Foreman who will supervise the day to day running of all Ground's Maintenance Teams. You will ensure that all works are carried out in line with company H&S policies.
Estimator / QS
Location: Grantham
Department: Contracting
To effectively carry out quantity surveying and estimating duties for National Processes Surface Treatments.
Site Agent - Home Based
Location: Grantham
Department: Contracting
Colas are looking to recruit a home based Site Agent to cover the North West region for our National Processes Surface Treatments Division.
Apprentice Administrator (HR and L&D)
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
You will provide a range of administrative duties and projects to support the Learning and Development Manager and wider Learning and Development team.
Bid Manager (Birmingham)
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
As a member of the Commercial and Strategic Bidding Team you will work closely with your team members for the completion and production of strategic submissions.
Business Manager (Warrington)
Location: Warrington
Department: Industrial
The Business Manager will report in to the Associate Director and will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the products business with P&L accountability for both the manufacturing and commercial aspects.
Senior Site Agent (Highways)
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Contracting
As a Senior Site Agent, you deliver ongoing contracts and maintenance works, ensuring that they operate within cost, productivity, Quality and Health, Safety and Environment targets
Quantity Surveyor UKP - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Due to the increased workload within our UK Projects team, we are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor in our Central Region.
Project Manager UKP - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Due to the continued success of our UK Projects division, we are currently looking to employ a Project Manager to deliver our major projects in the Central Region.
Project Manager
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
Due to the continued success of our Central Region, we are currently looking to employ a Project Manager.
Sub Agent - Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
Department: Contracting
The Site Agent is responsible for the management of key client expectations whilst ensuring the compliance with all quality procedures and safe working practices
Bid Writer (Leeds)
Location: Leeds
Department: Commercial
In this role you will be a key member of the bidding team and be responsible for producing well-structured responses to client requirements and agreed company solutions.
Administrator - UKP
Location: Birmingham
Department: UK Projects
Due to the continued success of our UK Projects division, we are currently looking to employ an Admin Assistant to provide administrative support to the senior managers and UKP team members for the UK Projects business unit.
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.
Assistant Accountant
Location: Leeds
Department: Finance
We currently have an opportunity available within our north region accounts team in Leeds to assist our Management Accountants with the production of full accounts for our businesses ready for submission to our consolidation accounts team at our head office.
Bid Coordinator
Location: Leeds
Department: Commercial
In this role you will provide support to the Pre-Construction team to facilitate the successful bidding of tenders across the business.
Finance Assistant
Location: Leeds
Department: Support Services
We currently have an opportunity available within our north region accounts team in Leeds to assist our Management Accountants with recording and retrieving financial details to ensure a complete finance service to the whole company.
HGV Driver
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Contracting
You will drive HGV vehicles and carry out various repairs to the highway as instructed by means of the maestro defect management system and ensure that the works are carried out in a safe manner concerning colleagues and members of the public.
Depot Coordinator
Location: Birmingham
Department: Industrial
We currently have an opportunity available within our Products division for a Depot Coordinator who will be in customer facing role and taking responsibility for all order processing.
Vehicle Technician
Location: Ringmer
Department: Asset Management
We are specialists in highways construction and our Mechanical Services business in Ringmer have a range of facilities including a repair workshop, spray shop, bodyworks and fabrication and welding services open to our public sector and local customers.
Administrator
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
We currently have an opportunity for an Administrator to join our Business Transformation Team. Due to ambitious growth plans, this person will provide administrative support to the department on business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
Service Advisor
Location: Ringmer
Department: Asset Management
We are looking for a Service Advisor, who will act as liaison between customers and the service department by communicating with customers regarding vehicle problems and repair timelines, as well as communicating customer concerns to the department.
Site Agent - North West
Location: Warrington
Department: Contracting
Our North regional team are looking to recruit a site agent to efficiently deliver projects to the highest possible health, safety and environmental standards.
E-Learning Designer (3-5 month contract)
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
In this role you will work on a project for a period of 3 to 5 months to digitalise the employee induction process via an e-learning platform which you will develop with the wider HR and L&D team.
Planner
Location: Leeds
Department: Contracting
Colas North or looking to recruit a planner to provide planning management and support to both the pre-contract and contract operations of the business.
Traffic Management Operatives/Foreman
Location: Speke, Liverpool
Department: Contracting
We currently have several opportunities available within our Contracting team for Traffic Management Operatives/Foreman, to be based near our main site in Speke, Liverpool.
Welder Fabricator
Location: Ringmer
Department: Asset Management
As a Welder / Fabricator you will be carrying out a diverse range of welding and fabrication projects on vehicles, skips, industrial bins and gantries to name a few
Site Agent (Highways)
Location: Portsmouth
Department: Contracting
As a Site Agent, you deliver ongoing contracts and maintenance works, ensuring that they operate within cost, productivity, Quality and Health, Safety and Environment targets.
Plant and Transport Fitter (Mobile)
Location: Birmingham
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.
ICT Helpdesk Supervisor (12 Month FTC)
Location: Rowfant
Department: Support Services
In this role you will supervise the Helpdesk and 3 ICT Helpdesk Support staff, prioritising and allocating work to all other helpdesk staff.
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.
