Senior Site Manager

STRABAG SE; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

9% pension

25 days holiday

Job summary

STRABAG SE is seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager for its Build Division to lead major UK industrial and logistics projects. You will drive site operations safely, efficiently and to a high quality standard, coordinating across a nationwide portfolio with a strong emphasis on safety, governance and client liaison.

The role requires proven construction experience, ability to manage safe systems of work, and clear communication with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large construction / civil engineering projects.
• Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures.
• Ability to communicate and present to Top Level Management, Senior level clients and public.
• An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking construction projects.
• HNC or Degree in Building Studies or Civil Engineering.
• Knowledge of STRABAG safety, environmental and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide site-based leadership for construction and installation operations; promote Health & Safety management and site best practice.
• Lead and promote high standards of HSEQ on your project and ensure policies and procedures are followed.
• Ensure the quality of work meets specified standards and manage defects to PC.
• Instruct new employees on STRABAG safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Maintain Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans and promote STRABAG safety culture.
• Liaise with Client, Design Team and Supply Chain to ensure smooth delivery.

Skills

Site leadership

Safety systems

Senior stakeholder comms

CDM Regulations

Quality assurance

Team leadership

Resource management

Education

HNC or Degree in Building Studies

Job description

Building Construction Full-time Bishop's Stortford

We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Manager to join our Build Division delivering major industrial and logistics projects across the UK. This role is responsible for leading site operations and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality.

What matters to us

Required:

• Proven experience in large construction / civil engineering projects.
• Ability to produce, implement and manage safe systems of work for construction procedures.
• Ability and confidence to communicate and present to Top Level Management, Senior level clients and public.
• An understanding of the commercial issues in undertaking construction projects.
• HNC or Degree in Building Studies or Civil Engineering.
• Knowledge of Company policy and procedures including safety and environment related issues.
• Successful experience as a section / trade foreman.
• Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of the set up and day to day running of a Construction site.

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Your contribution to our company

At STRABAG UK, we deliver complex construction and infrastructure projects that shape the built environment and support the growth of industry across the country. Within our Industrial & Logistical Build division, we specialise in the design and delivery of high-quality, large-scale facilities including distribution centres, manufacturing plants, and advanced logistics hubs for some of the UK’s leading organisations.

** This is a UK wide position. The successful candidate will be expected to travel between various sites across the UK with the head office based in Shirley, Solihull. **

Requirements:

• Providing site-based leadership for all or section of construction and installation operations; promoting Health & Safety management, construction best practice and management of site construction resources in close liaison with the Project Manager.
• Lead / Promote high standards of HSEQ on your project and monitor / ensure company policies and procedures are in place in accordance with the CPS and statutory requirements. Act when required.
• Ensure that the quality of work is to the specified standards set out in the ER’s / British Standards and that the site team are closely monitoring the quality of work to minimise defects at PC. Empower the Project Team to raise non-conformances through ITP and Fusion Live. Ensure that all reported defects are rectified promptly during the progress of works on site and ultimately complete all PC snags within 2 weeks of PC.
• Ensure all new employees, including sub-contract employees, are instructed on STRABAG safety, environmental and quality requirements, including project requirements.
• Maintain and regularly update the Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan and associated Management Plans. Lead, promote and empower the STRABAG behavioural safety culture with Staff, Supply Chain and Client. Ensure the STRABAG Project Team and Sub-Contractors are aware of their responsibilities for the contract and that all their operations are planned to deliver a safe system of work.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of STRABAG in relation to the CDM Regulations.
• Lead, promote and empower the Behavioural Safety culture with Staff, Supply Chain and Client. Promote STOP! THINK! ACT! 1-2-3 Choose Safety. Encourage close call reporting amongst STRABAG Project Team and Sub-Contractors.
• Implement and maintain Daily, Weekly and Monthly meetings. Ensure that the Behavioural Safety Plan is maintained and updated as necessary.
• Ensure Behavioural Safety Model is implemented and adhered to when applicable.
• Ensure mandatory 6-point personal protective equipment is correctly used by all site personnel or as identified within the task specific RAMS.
• Proactively participate in Behavioural Safety reviews and HSSE Monthly Inspection Reports, closing out any non-conformances identified within the allocated timescales.
• Ensure Sub-Contract method statements are in place, approved and briefing records are in place in advance of the commencement of works. All RAMS to be strictly adhered to. Pre-start Safety Meetings to be arranged and conducted for all ‘High Risk’ activities.
• Ensure all proposed Sub-Contract Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and / or Checklist Control Forms are in place and approved 2 weeks in advance of the works being undertaken.
• Prepare and maintain all mandatory daily / weekly site inspection records (HS&E inspections, Environmental inspections, LOLER and PUWER inspections, excavations and scaffolding inspections).
• Implement and maintain permit to work systems in accordance with the requirements of CPS / IRIS (Excavation, Working at Height, Lifting, Steps / Ladder Permits and Confined Spaces).
• Prepare, circulate and monitor 2 weekly look-ahead Sub-Contractor programmes.
• Produce weekly Sub-Contractor progress meetings and formal distribution of meeting minutes.
• Maintain Target Construction Programme.
• Carry out statistical reporting (hours worked, incident reporting, waste records, etc.).
• Ensure daily lookahead shift Supervisors’ meetings are carried out and recorded.
• Contribute to buildability and value engineering based on extensive skills and experience.
• Monitor site activity progress against weekly, fortnightly and overall programme target dates.
• Ensure that all Site Supervisors including Sub-Contractors are aware of their responsibilities for the project.
• Has full input and ownership of resources and material aspects for site forecasts including controlling Plant and Labour.
• Where required, this will include preparation of site purchase orders / material requisitions and plant orders to align with STRABAG procedures.
• Promote and maintain a proactive, courteous and professional culture / relationship with the Client, Design Team and Supply Chain.
• Can communicate with Clients, Public and Senior Site Staff to promote Company policies and procedures.
• Able to identify and control operational risk and opportunity and feed into the MPR.
• Identify and maximise any profit-making opportunities through design developments and VE without exposing STRABAG to risk and feed into the MPR.
• Liaise with Project Commercial Lead with reference to Sub-Contractor scope of works, attendances and Prelims under supervision.
• Liaise closely with Project Commercial Lead on cost recovery of non-recoverable variations and ensure contemporary records are in place to feed into the MPR.
• Ensure necessary record keeping relating to site correspondence, daily allocation sheets, reconciliations, diaries, delay notices, clean up notices, CVIs, RFIs to protect STRABAG and ensure this is fed into the MPR to show current and planned position.
• Proactively assist in the education and training of Foremen and demonstrates excellent man management skills.
• Assist the Project Manager with the Staff Performance Reviews for Operational staff under supervision.
• Ensure all staff / supervision under guidance are competent for the tasks and responsibilities given to them.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website .

What you stand to gain

• Opportunity to work and have a lasting impact on landmark UK vertical build projects.
• Collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including private health cover, 9% pension and 25 days holiday
• We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

This happens after the successful application

1. Screening of applications – careful review and evaluation of submitted documents

2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview

3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting – the number of interviews may vary depending on the position

4. Welcome to STRABAG SE– clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate’s entry

At STRABAG around 89,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether its building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management – we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work.

Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let’s progress!

I would describe STRABAG as innovative, like a family – because that’s what we are – and as a reliable employer with job security in the construction industry.

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