Groundworks Supervisor

Location: Various Yorkshire sites
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Dependent on experience

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical to ensuring Yorkshire Choice Homes maintains its reputation for delivering safe, high-quality groundworks across every residential development we build.

About Yorkshire Choice Homes

Yorkshire Choice Homes is a regional housebuilding contractor delivering high-quality residential developments across Yorkshire and neighbouring regions. We self-deliver all groundworks and have invested significantly in our modern plant fleet, which features Engcon tilt-rotators and Leica GPS machine control across all excavators. This ensures accuracy, efficiency and consistently high standards.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting a Groundworks Supervisor to lead, support and grow our in-house groundworks team. This hybrid role blends hands-on work with the organisation, planning and management of a growing team across several live housing projects.

Typical Sites & Scope of Works

Our developments typically range from 30–150 units and include full delivery of all groundworks activities, such as:

• Site remediation

• Foundations

• Deep drainage

• Plot drainage

• Roads and sewers

• Finishing plot works

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the groundworks team across multiple sites

• Oversee day-to-day on-site operations, ensuring productivity, safety and quality

• Forward-plan labour, plant and materials to meet programme requirements

• Read and interpret detailed engineering and technical drawings

• Carry out hands-on groundworks tasks as required, leading by example

• Use a computer confidently for site reporting, communication and requisitions

• Work with and oversee operatives using advanced plant technology (Engcon + Leica GPS)

• Support continuous improvement and uphold YCH’s high delivery standards

What We're Looking For

• Strong groundworks background (residential preferred)

• Proven supervisory experience

• Ability to read detailed engineering drawings (essential)

• Competent computer literacy (essential)

• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills

• Full UK driving licence

Career Progression

As a growing contractor, we offer clear development routes into Senior Groundworks Supervisor or Groundworks Manager roles.

Training & Development

Training and upskilling opportunities are available, including:

• Safety qualifications

• GPS technology familiarisation

• Additional industry training

Benefits

• WPA Health Insurance

• KPI-based bonus scheme

• Salary dependent on experience

• Modern plant fleet including Engcon tilt-rotators and Leica GPS

• Supportive, family-led management team

• Company PPE, phone/tablet and development support

How to Apply

If you're a confident supervisor who leads from the front and wants to work with a company that invests in both people and equipment, please send your CV and a short covering email to:

📧 recruitment@ychc.co.uk