Gas Construction Manager

Network Plus; Higher Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major utility services provider is seeking a Service Delivery Manager to lead the safe and timely replacement of gas mains. The successful candidate will ensure adherence to safety standards, manage a team, and maintain a strong customer focus to enhance service performance. This role offers a competitive salary and full benefits package within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills to manage operational teams effectively.
• Excellent customer service focus and communication skills.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Service Delivery Supervisor’s and Customer Liaison Officers.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental policies.
• Monitor and exceed business performance targets.

Job description

Description

As a Service Delivery Manager, you will manage the safe and efficient replacement of Gas mains within NW CMO delivery of works programmes for your business unit. You will be responsible for a working environment, which ensures the achievement of all safety and environment legislation, engineering and customer standards.

You will provide operational leadership – ensuring that the work is delivered safely, on time, within budget and to our Client’s expectations. In addition to Health and Safety, customer service is critical. You will ensure that work is carried out in a manner which meets or exceeds customer expectations and adopts a ‘right first time’ approach.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be managing the Service Delivery Supervisor’s, Customer Liaison Officers and Local Delivery Partner(s) for your business unit / area to ensure that all work carried out reaches the required levels of safety and technical policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all safety and environmental policies and procedures, legislative and statutory obligations are met.
• Maintaining strong customer focus, to support and deliver market leading C‑SAT (Customer Satisfaction) scores.
• Responsible for workforce operational performance to ensure that all objectives are met and that problems are anticipated and resolved.
• Ensure that all work is carried out according to NRSWA, and be responsible for effective liaison and collaboration with Highways Authorities, Local Authorities, and other Utilities etc.
• Integrate new cost‑effective working methods into work activities, whilst maintaining an effective employee relations climate.
• Ensure that communications are delivered effectively so that all staff understand business strategy, objectives, standards of service and business performance (e.g. team talks).
• Maintain strong customer focus, to support improved OFGEM score.
• Monitor, meet and strive to exceed all business performance targets.
• Promote and operate a culture of zero tolerance of accidents and self‑inflicted incidents.
• Continually monitor performance, utilising defined business measures and seeking continuous improvement through ways of working.
• Manage their business unit to promote team working and collaboration.
• Carry out the appropriate performance reviews and development of staff, defined by P&OD.
• Ensure that Occupational Health requirements are implemented.
• To be responsible for the Health, Safety and Environmental issues pertaining to direct reports including safe control of operations, permits and maintenance of ISO14001 accreditation.
• Review investigations with HSE Representative completed by Site Delivery Supervisors, ensuring the root cause of the incident is identified and actions put in place to prevent reoccurrence, ensuring close out of all actions within agreed SLA.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award‑winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.