Site Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; CAD 112,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc, a leading infrastructure contractor, is seeking a Site Manager to lead site-based delivery on complex water and utilities infrastructure projects in Peterborough. You will work with the Construction Manager, coordinate subcontractors, manage resources and ensure safe, high-quality delivery to meet milestones.

The role requires proven experience on large-scale projects (£20m+), strong leadership, and a solid grasp of safety, quality, and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale construction projects (£20m+).
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management on live site projects.
• Solid understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead site activities in line with the construction programme; coordinate subcontractors and resources.
• Ensure safety, quality, and environmental management systems are embedded on site.
• Support handover and ensure works meet safe-to-operate standards (DM4).
• Monitor budgets and approve site expenditure with governance.
• Review RAMS and manage site requisitions; ensure efficient use of plant and materials.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

Infrastructure delivery

Subcontractor management

Cost reporting

Procurement systems

CCMS

Digital tools

Education

Construction qualification

Tools

CCMS

Digital site tools

Job description

Site Manager – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough / Anglian Water sites

Help Build a Resilient Water Future Through Leadership, Quality and Collaboration Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period yet, we’re taking on nature-based, sustainable solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes. We’re setting global benchmarks in environmental infrastructure and empowering our people with exceptional career growth opportunities.

As a Site Manager, you will lead site-based delivery activities on complex infrastructure projects, ensuring construction works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. Working closely with the Construction Manager, you will coordinate subcontractors, manage resources, and oversee day-to-day operations to meet project milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate site activities in line with the construction programme, including subcontractor performance, resources, and materials.
• Lead by example in ensuring all safety, quality, and environmental management systems are adhered to and embedded on site.
• Support project handover and ensure all works are completed to a safe-to-operate (STO) standard at DM4.
• Maintain site compliance with assurance requirements (CSIR, CEIR, CQIR), working alongside the Delivery Assurance Manager.
• Monitor and manage budgets in coordination with the Cost Manager; approve site expenditure, timesheets, and GRNs in line with governance.
• Review and approve subcontractor RAMS, manage site requisitions, and ensure plant and materials are utilised efficiently.
• Take ownership of the rework list, ensuring timely resolution and submission for construction assurance.
• Collaborate with the Project Delivery Team to support programme, cost and quality reporting, and risk management.
• Support change management processes and accurate use of CCMS for cost control and purchasing.
• Liaise with Anglian Water operations staff to ensure seamless asset transition and operational readiness.
• Lead and motivate the site team, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Who we're looking for

We’re looking for an experienced and confident Site Manager with strong leadership skills and a solid background in infrastructure delivery, in the water or utilities sector.

You Will Bring

• Demonstrable experience managing large-scale construction projects with a value of £20 million or more, preferably within the infrastructure or regulated utility sectors.
• A proven track record of successfully delivering complex site operations in line with time, cost and quality targets.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality standards in a live site environment.
• Experience managing subcontractors and supply chain partners to meet programme objectives.
• Commercial awareness and confidence in managing site budgets, cost reporting, and procurement systems.
• Familiarity with project assurance and governance processes, including change control and risk mitigation.
• The ability to lead, engage, and develop site teams, while maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships.
• A construction-related qualification is desirable. Experience working within alliance or collaborative delivery models, along with knowledge of CCMS and digital site management tools, will be advantageous.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]