Michael Anthony Bolton

I am a qualified and highly motivated Civils and Groundworks Manager with over 5years experience leading civil engineering and groundworks packages across large commercial housing association developments. Currently with Alderley Partnerships Ltd, I oversee all aspects of groundworks delivery across three major projects, working closely with building inspectors, warranty providers, and local authorities including Warrington, Salford, Blackburn, and Darwen. I bring a practical, hands-on approach to site management, strong coordination with stakeholders, and a consistent focus on quality, safety, and programme delivery.

I pride myself on being reliable, proactive, and results-driven, and I would bring these strengths to any construction team.

Civils & Groundworks Manager - Alderley Partnerships Ltd

• Held full accountability for the planning, delivery, and performance of civils and groundworks packages across large Homes England housing association developments, ensuring works were completed safely, on programme, and to specification.
• Provided leadership across mixed construction methodologies including brick and block apartments, timber frame housing, precast plank flooring systems, reinforced concrete foundations, and multi-storey steel frame structures, maintaining consistency of quality across varied build types.
• Managed subcontractors and site teams, setting clear expectations, driving productivity, and maintaining high standards of workmanship while resolving technical and operational issues in live construction environments.
• Led all health, safety, and quality activities on site, including RAMS reviews, inspections, audits, and compliance with CDM Regulations, promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring regulatory requirements were consistently met.
• Acted as the primary interface with building control, warranty providers, and local authorities, coordinating inspections, managing approvals, and addressing technical queries to support programme milestones and handover requirements.
• Owned programme delivery and short-term planning across multiple sites, coordinating labour, plant, and materials, mitigating risks, and proactively driving progress to achieve key construction milestones.

General Foreman - Civil Engineering & RC Construction

• Led day-to-day site operations across reinforced concrete and civil engineering projects spanning commercial, infrastructure, healthcare, utilities, and energy sectors, ensuring works were delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme requirements.
• Supervised and coordinated multiple trade teams including formwork, steel fixing, concreting, and precast installation, maintaining productivity while sequencing activities to meet critical path milestones.
• Provided hands-on technical leadership across RC construction, temporary works, and structural elements, interpreting drawings, resolving site issues, and ensuring all works were delivered to specification.
• Managed workforce planning and daily task briefings, allocating labour and plant effectively while maintaining clear communication with Site Managers and Project Managers to support overall project delivery.
• Drove quality standards on site through inspections, snag management, and compliance checks, promoting best practice and ensuring workmanship consistently met client and regulatory expectations.
• Played a key role in health and safety leadership, delivering toolbox talks, reviewing RAMS, monitoring site compliance, and embedding a proactive safety culture across all teams.

Section Foreman - Laing O’Rourke

• Progressed from Apprentice Shuttering Joiner through Chargehand to Section Foreman, taking responsibility for defined work areas on major reinforced concrete and civil engineering projects across commercial, highways, healthcare, energy, nuclear, and utilities sectors.
• Managed day-to-day delivery within allocated sections of work, coordinating formwork, steel fixing, concreting, and precast activities to achieve programme targets while maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
• Provided technical supervision on complex RC structures, interpreting drawings and specifications, setting out works, and resolving on-site construction challenges in collaboration with engineers and site management.
• Led and developed trade operatives and supervisors, allocating labour, monitoring productivity, and promoting best practice in workmanship across all activities.
• Oversaw installation of formwork and falsework systems alongside traditional shuttering methods, ensuring temporary works were erected, inspected, and dismantled safely and in accordance with approved designs.
• Maintained strict quality control within assigned sections, carrying out inspections, managing snagging, and ensuring all works met design requirements prior to handover to subsequent trades.

7 GCSE's - English / Maths / Science