Construction Manager

RHL Recruitment; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RHL Recruitment seeks a Construction Manager for Doncaster, overseeing fuel/petrochemical site construction activities. You will lead contractors, enforce safe systems of work, and ensure work aligns with approved plans and schedules in a high-hazard environment.

Responsibilities include permit management, safety leadership, coordinating interfaces with Operations, pre-commissioning and commissioning, plus reporting progress weekly.

Qualifications

• Recognised site-safety qualification (SMSTS or NEBOSH).
• Extensive experience leading construction on operational industrial sites.
• Proven ability to manage contractors and coordinate multidisciplinary activities.
• Experience with PTW, SSOW, RAMS and safe isolation procedures.
• Full UK driving licence; aviation-fuel infrastructure experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day site representative directing contractors to deliver safely and per scope.
• Provide visible safety leadership ensuring compliance with the Worksite HSE Plan and RAMS.
• Act as Permit Requester/Originator on Gemsoft and monitor permit conditions.
• Coordinate permits, isolations, SIMOPS and interfaces with site Operations.
• Direct and intervene in contractor activities, stopping unsafe work when required.
• Ensure construction aligns with Scope of Work and AFC drawings; escalate changes.
• Monitor safety, quality, productivity and progress; report risks to PM.
• Coordinate interfaces with Operations, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Manage completion, snagging and handover with documentation for acceptance.
• Prepare and submit a weekly construction progress report covering HSSE, progress and risks.

Skills

Site leadership

Contractor management

PTW experience

RAMS/SSOW

Safety compliance

Hazard identification

UK driving licence

Aviation fuel familiarity

Education

SMSTS

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

Gemsoft PTW

Job description

Our client is one of the leading liquid bulk transport and storage infrastructure companies in Europe and one of the largest companies in this sector in the world. They offer state-of-the-art terminals close to logistics, industrial and transport hubs, for the storage of all types of bulk liquid products.

The are now recruiting for a Construction Manager, with fuel or petrochem site experience, to oversee projects in the Doncaster area.

The Contract Construction Manager will act as site representative for the safe planning, control and delivery of construction activities across the PS Jet A-1 supply network. You will coordinate and direct contractors, operate within permit-to-work and Safe System of Work requirements, provide visible and proactive safety leadership, and ensure work is delivered in accordance with approved design, programme, quality, environmental and operational requirements.

Key responsibilities -

• Act as day-to-day site representative, directing and coordinating contractors to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with the approved scope, programme and contract requirements.
• Provide visible and proactive safety leadership, ensuring contractors comply with the Worksite HSE Plan, company procedures, site rules, RAMS, Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and Permit to Work requirements.
• Act as a Permit Requester/Originator on Gemsoft, as required, including reviewing the work scope and RAMS, verifying worksite conditions and identifying isolation requirements, raising permit requests and monitoring compliance with permit conditions.
• Coordinate permits, isolations, SIMOPS and operational interfaces with site Operations, ensuring appropriate controls and approvals are in place before work commences.
• Direct, challenge and intervene in contractor activities, including exercising stop-work authority where activities are unsafe, non-compliant or outside the approved RAMS, permit, design or scope.
• Ensure construction is completed in accordance with the Scope of Work, Project Execution Plan, Approved for Construction (AFC) drawings, specifications and site instructions, escalating deviations or required changes to the Project Manager.
• Monitor contractor safety, quality, productivity and progress against the agreed programme and report emerging risks, delays, additional works and performance concerns to the Project Manager.
• Coordinate construction interfaces with site Operations, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, ensuring appropriate plans, controls and resources are in place.
• Manage completion, snagging and handover, ensuring outstanding items are closed and appropriate certification, as-built drawings and handover documentation are available for Project Manager acceptance.
• Prepare and submit a weekly construction progress report covering HSSE performance, contractor activities, progress against programme, key works completed, planned activities, delays and constraints, quality issues, risks, changes and actions requiring escalation.

Required Experience - Essential

• Recognised construction site-safety qualification, preferably SMSTS, NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent appropriate to managing construction activities on operational high-hazard sites.
• Significant experience managing construction activities and contractors within operational industrial environments.
• Proven experience providing day-to-day site leadership, including directing contractors and managing multidisciplinary construction activities.
• Demonstrable experience working with Permit to Work (PTW), Safe Systems of Work (SSOW), RAMS and safe-isolation procedures.
• Demonstrable competence within a permit-to-work and safe-isolation system.
• Evidence of recent CPD and relevant safety training.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Previous experience within fuel, oil and gas, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal or COMAH environments.
• Previous experience with Jet A-1 or aviation-fuel infrastructure.
• Experience of fuel-storage tank construction, inspection, maintenance or refurbishment.