Principal Contractor Site Manager

M Group; Caldicot; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

M Group is seeking a Principal Contractor Site Manager to oversee projects within the Electricity Transmission sector. You will manage construction activities across South West England and South Wales, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and quality standards while liaising with clients. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in the electricity transmission industry and strong communication skills. Join us to become part of a team dedicated to delivering essential infrastructure services.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company car and fuel card

Private health care

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Electricity Transmission and substations up to 400kV.
• Knowledge of NEC contracts and Cost/Value reporting.
• Ability to work within budget and to programme timescales.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise construction activities on site.
• Development of safety documentation including Risk Assessments.
• Liaise with clients and attend weekly coordination meetings.

Skills

Knowledge of construction methodologies

Effective communication

IT literacy

Education

Qualified in Construction, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Electricity Transmission team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

You’ll be working on sites across South West England and South Wales - a full UK driving license is essential!

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As a Principal Contractor Site Manager (M&E), you’ll be part of delivering projects for National Grid and private generation companies, ranging from 66kV to 400kV. Reporting to a Construction Manager, you’ll coordinate and supervise construction activities on site from commencement of the project through to final commissioning and completion, whilst acting as the principal site contact for the client.

Do you have experience of day-to-day management of site operatives, subcontractors and site work? You’ll be responsible for:

• Development and implementation of Safety documentation including Construction Phase plans, site quality plans and Risk Assessments Method Statements.
• Sensible Monitoring of site operatives and subcontractors regarding Health and Safety, Quality and Environment.
• Identify training requirements for site personnel.
• Ensure full compliance with all Morrison procedures and current legislation,
• Client liaison whilst on site, including client audits.
• Chairing weekly coordination meetings.
• Procurement of materials.
• Planning and programming of current and future works, i.e. rolling programmes.
• Notify the Construction/Project manager of possible variations and keep suitable contemporary records.
• Compilation of documents and as-built drawings for Handover files.
  
  

Sound like your next role? We’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Bring

• An extensive knowledge of construction methodologies within the Electricity Transmission industry with competency to work in Substations up to 400kV
• Knowledge of NEC contracts & Cost / Value reporting
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to HSE
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work within budget and to programme timescales.
• Ability to work in a team environment with clients, designers, H&S Advisers, site staff, quantity surveyors and estimators
• IT literate, specifically in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Full Driving Licence and happy to travel / work away where required
• Qualified to a suitable level in Construction, Mechanical Engineering or an Electrical Engineering discipline.
• Previous or current authorisation to National Grid TP 137.11 / SR163
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Standby / Overtime / Call out
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding

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