Mechanical Site Manager

PWS Technical Services Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive benefits package

Job summary

PWS Technical Services Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Site Manager to oversee engineering-based sites and installations. The role requires a strong technical background, an engineering trade qualification, and the ability to manage site teams, liaise with clients and suppliers, and deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

The position is a full-time, on-site role at 42 hours per week, with some UK-wide travel.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing engineering-based sites and installations.
• Engineering trade qualification is essential.
• Willingness to travel UK wide and sometimes overseas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the activities of designated site installations and teams, providing guidance and structure to decision-making.
• Ensure resources on site are managed to achieve cost-efficient project objectives.
• Oversee installation phase, liaising with site personnel, customers, suppliers, and sub-contractors.
• Maintain budgetary control of resources to enhance department performance.
• Assist with RAMS, lift/crane plans and HSEQ documents for regulatory compliance.
• Support site audits, inspections, surveys, and pre-site visits for installation aspects.
• Plan and execute installations in line with policy while upholding the company image.
• Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, calm manner.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors to improve safety, performance and profit.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering trade qualification

Job description

Site Manager This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for overseeing engineering-based sites and installations. We are looking for an experienced Site Manager/Supervisor from the mechanical engineering, industrial or fabrication sectors. An engineering trade qualification is essential. The role is working 42 hours per week with some overseas travel required. A full driving licence is also essential. Due to sustained growth, a significant forward order workload and a continued commitment to be at the forefront of the industry, our client is now searching for a talented and motivated Site Manager. The successful candidate will have the day-to-day responsibility for the safe, timely and profitable delivery of a wide variety of sites and installations. This will sometimes include managing site-based teams, and resolving any technical, operational and commercial issues as required.

The Role

• Oversee the activities of the designated site installations and teams, providing guidance, control and structure to the decision-making processes.
• Ensure the resources available on site are managed to achieve the least cost option to satisfy project objectives.
• To oversee the installation phase of projects, working closely and liaising with site personnel, customer, suppliers, sub-contractors and other internal departments.
• Ensure sites and installation activities are managed in a manner that provides budgetary control of resources in order to increase the departments performance.
• Assist with the preparation of RAMS, lift / crane plans and HSEQ documents, to ensure compliance with current regulations and legislations.
• Assist in site audits, inspections, surveys, pre-site visits and meetings for installation aspects of all projects on behalf of the company.
• Ensure all installations are planned and executed in accordance with operating policy, whilst maintaining the professional and progressive image of the company wherever possible.
• Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner.
• Help to manage suppliers and sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit.

The Person

• Possessing experience in a similar role from any area of the aforementioned sectors, coupled with a recognised engineering trade qualification.
• Hold experience of a variety of multi disciplined engineering techniques.
• Possess an understanding of all stages of the site installation process, coupled with the ability to support your team as required.
• Able to identify the requirements of assigned sites to produce appropriate delivery plans.
• Able to positively engage with clients, suppliers, contractors, site teams and colleagues.
• Efficiently manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time.
• Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved.
• Communicate facts to stakeholders (internally or externally) in an effective manner.
• Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times.
• A full UK driving licence and the willingness to travel UK wide and sometimes overseas.

Our Client

Our client is a market leading design, build, installation and maintenance contractor operating at the cutting edge of engineering excellence driven and supported by a passion for innovation. They have continuously diversified and expanded their expertise, enabling them to deliver a huge range of advanced engineering solutions for the Aerospace, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Defence, Industrial and Energy sectors, amongst many others. They not only complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards at all times but also add value to their clients by giving them total support from the beginning to the end of each and every contract. An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.