Construction Site Manager

ENWL; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading energy services company as a Construction Site Manager, overseeing project delivery and ensuring safety standards. This role offers an opportunity to work on large infrastructure projects while contributing to a supportive and inclusive work environment. With a focus on professional development and employee well-being, ENWL offers generous benefits including bonuses, healthcare, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Car or Car Allowance

Annual Bonus Scheme

25 Days Annual Leave

Private Healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing construction sites and resources.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site delivery and maintain safety compliance.
• Manage relationships with clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare site progress reports and manage budgets.

Skills

Communication

Safety Management

Project Management

Team Coordination

Education

Construction Management NVQ

Formal Apprenticeship in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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At Electricity North West (Construction & Maintenance) Limited we are committed to providing value added power engineering services to Power Networks, Embedded Generation investors & Carbon reducing organisations. Through innovative Design, Installation, commissioning and maintenance we have a significant pipeline of projects including major private infrastructure network developments, microgrid solutions, gas / hydrogen-based generation and grid support through battery storage schemes. We are a commercial organisation who generate leads and prospects from multiple clients including DNO’s and private commercial organisations including; NHS, Airports, transportation and large manufacturing customers.

Join us and make your career future ready! We are committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues and therefore we ask our applicants to talk to us about any reasonable adjustments that may be required throughout our recruitment processes. We are an organisation that cares about your work-life balance, puts family and wellbeing first. We want our people to have rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work and giving 100%. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work out of our Manchester Airport, Blackburn and Teeside Offices to suit; and the flexibility to work from home or collaborate from one of our other offices across the UK.

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

About the Opportunity

As a Construction Site Manager, you will own the site delivery of a construction project from the point of mobilisation all through delivery up to final customer handover. Leading the site team, you will be required to make sure everyone works to the project scope, to produce high quality product in a safe way whilst also outperforming budget and achieving the customers delivery timelines. You will own your customer’s relationship and will aim to complete our work providing customer satisfaction that will maintain excellent relations leading to future project opportunities.

As the Construction Site Manager, you will have experience and understanding of hiring and managing sub-contractors, working to project scope/specifications, maintaining good customer relationships and controlling site safety. Focussed on delivery you will be accountable for working to the CDM Construction Phase Plan and by providing clear communication of the required scope, quality specifications and timelines, along with information of all hazards, risks and controls for work, that are need for the site teams and sub-contractors to complete their works on time, to a high standard and under budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Site accountability for all completion of the Health & Safety processes including compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) Construction Phase Plans, Codes of Practice, Safety rules, point of work risk assessments, safety observations, incident reporting and all other related Health & Safety Executive policies.
• Act as point of escalation for the customer, site and office teams for delivery and planning of the project.
• Accountable for site(s) on projects over £1m and potentially cumulatively up to £15m, including producing all site project progress reports of the related site works on a weekly basis.
• To identify and explore contractor, supplier and/or other partnership efficiencies that will help both the short-term project and long-term company profitability.
• Organising site establishment(s) and the purchasing and/or arranging delivery of materials/consumables.
• Provide excellent customer service through clear communication and meeting customer expectations such as; maintaining a safe, orderly and clean working area, achieving customer outage times & dates and only accepting high quality work.
• Working in all weathers/conditions to solve day-to-day challenges from impacting programme delivery.
• Promote the company’s reputation through a positive attitude and behaviours, good time keeping and a professional appearance.
• Stand in for the Project Manager as required.

Who we are looking for

• Trained and experienced managing sites, co-ordinating resources, materials and site activities within given budgets for engineering focused projects; (essential).
• Experienced at working with long term project plans and developing short term site look-a-ahead plans using Microsoft office; (essential).
• Gained a Construction Management NVQ, equivalent qualification or have completed a formal apprenticeship within an engineering field; (essential).
• Hold a valid Construction Skills Certificate Scheme card and have completed the Site Management Safety Training Safety scheme accreditation; (essential).
• Have experience working with Mechanical, Electrical, Gas, Water & Fire safety systems and equipment; (desirable).
• Have experience working with Low Voltage and High Voltage electrical system components, plant and equipment; (desirable).
• Be an excellent written and verbal communicator to manage both internal and external relationships coupled with good numerical skills; (essential).
• Hold a valid, full UK driving licence; (essential).
• Hold any of the following training certifications; PASMA, IPAF, ECS and Confined space; (desirable).
• Experienced at working in or adjacent to roads and highways, holding New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) accreditation; (desirable).

What we’re offering
As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

Car or Car allowance
An annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
Private Healthcare
An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
A market-leading contributory pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Our people are important to us and we’re passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We’re striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve. For us, embracing our differences is what makes us stronger.