Senior Site Manager

Ross-Shire Engineering Limited; Stirling; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading salary

Career development path

Private Healthcare

Holiday allowance

Holiday buy/sell

Company Pension

Cycle to Work

Discounted gym membership

Professional fees paid

Employee discount platform

EV/Hybrid car lease

Health network access

Job summary

Ross-Shire Engineering Limited is seeking a Senior Site Manager to lead delivery on UK Water projects. You will report to the Project Manager and own safety, programme, quality and cost, ensuring client and company expectations are met.

The role requires a fully qualified Civil trade, SMSTS and First Aid at Work, with proven leadership and the ability to manage interfaces with site teams, subcontractors and clients. Accommodation is provided.

Qualifications

• Time served and fully qualified in a relevant Civil trade (City & Guilds, MA or equivalent).
• SMSTS (Mandatory).
• First Aid at Work (Mandatory).
• Proven leadership, delegation and team management skills.
• Ability to work safely and promote a positive health, safety and environmental culture.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise competing workloads and deadlines.
• Confident interfacing with site teams, subcontractors, designers and clients.
• Strong knowledge of CDM 2015 and NEC contract principles.
• Commercial awareness with cost control, forecasting and change management.
• Ability to interpret, extract and communicate programme-related information.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day delivery of site activities and directing trade operatives and subcontractors.
• Promote a safe working environment with visible safety leadership.
• Ensure activities comply with Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management requirements.
• Plan, organise and monitor works to meet programmes, budgets and quality standards.
• Manage and coordinate temporary works with necessary designs, approvals and permits.
• Maintain and update project programmes including six-week look-ahead plans.
• Collaborate with Project Manager and Commercial Team to monitor costs and variations.
• Lead regular site meetings and follow up on actions and outstanding items.
• Keep site documentation accurate and ready for inspection.
• Update Project Manager on progress, risks and resource needs.

Skills

Leadership

Delegation

Team management

Safety culture

Education

City & Guilds / MA or equivalent (Civil trade)

Job description

What Are We Looking For?

As part of our continued expansion, RSE is looking for a Senior Site Manager to join us to support the successful delivery of projects within the UK Water industry. Reporting to the Project Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective management of allocated Projects and sections of works, ensuring delivery meets client and company expectations for Health, Safety, Environmental, quality, programme, commercial performance and stakeholder relationships.

Please note this position will require flexibility on working location, with accommodation provided by RSE.

Some of Your Key Duties Include:

• Overseeing the day-to-day delivery of site activities, including instructing, directing, controlling and allocating work to Trade Operatives, Apprentices and subcontractors.
• Promote and contribute to a knowingly safe working environment, demonstrating visible safety leadership.
• Ensuring that all activities undertaken on site comply with Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management requirements.
• Ensuring that all works are planned, organised and monitored to meet project programmes, budgets and quality standards.
• Managing and coordinating temporary works, ensuring that all required designs, approvals, inspections and permits are in place.
• Maintaining and updating project programmes, including programme revisions and six-week look-ahead programmes.
• Working closely with the Project Manager and Commercial Team to monitor costs, manage variations and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Organising and attending regular site meetings, ensuring that progress, key actions and any outstanding matters are discussed and followed up accordingly.
• Ensuring that all required site documentation is kept up to date, filed correctly and available for inspection.
• Updating the Project Manager with contract progress, programme performance, potential risks and future resource requirements.

What Do You Need?

• Time served and fully qualified in a relevant Civil trade – City & Guilds, MA or equivalent.
• SMSTS (Mandatory).
• First Aid at Work (Mandatory).
• Proven leadership, delegation and team management skills.
• Ability to work safely and promote a positive health, safety and environmental culture.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise competing workloads and deadlines.
• Confident in interfacing with site teams, subcontractors, designers and clients.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM 2015 and NEC contract principles.
• Commercially astute, with an understanding of cost control, forecasting and change management.
• Ability to interpret, extract and communicate work information relevant to the programme.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling and industrial water processes. Founded in Muir of Ord in 1982, the company has grown into one of the UK’s leading mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) contractors, delivering water treatment technologies and services across the UK and North America.

RSE’s commitment to innovation is helping to transform the water sector. Its offsite modular solutions reduce construction time, improve quality, increase cost certainty and deliver environmental benefits. With more than 2,000 employees across 27 locations and extensive manufacturing capability, RSE is scaling to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, including ageing infrastructure, rising demand and climate pressures.

The company offers a fully integrated, in-house service, from project inception through to design, fabrication, installation and commissioning. RSE works with major UK water companies, as well as leading industrial organisations.

With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and carbon reduction, RSE has achieved company-wide carbon neutrality and continues to expand its global footprint, including through its first North American office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What RSE Offer

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal).
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years’ service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive.

If you’re interested in a career with a company that will harness your skills and provide you with the support to create your own future within the water industry,