Senior Site Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Site Manager for the HS2 high-speed rail project in Warwick. This role involves leading site operations, managing subcontractors, and ensuring project delivery with optimal safety and quality.

Ideal candidates will have significant site management experience, strong civil engineering knowledge, and relevant certifications. The role offers smart working opportunities and encourages a culture of health and safety on-site.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a site manager on large-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering and reinforced concrete structures.
• SMSTS certification required.
• CSCS card and full UK driving licence needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site operations daily.
• Drive safety culture and compliance with regulations.
• Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and site personnel.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement recovery plans.

Skills

Site management

Civil engineering knowledge

Leadership skills

Construction planning

Subcontractor management

Job description

About the Role

Balfour Beatty is delivering major infrastructure works as part of the UK’s flagship high-speed rail project, HS2. We are seeking an experienced and driven senior site manager to lead the delivery of a key Headhouse project in Warwick. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role on one of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in Europe, working within a collaborative and high-performing project team.

As senior site manager, you will take responsibility for the safe, efficient, and successful delivery of construction activities on site. You will lead site teams, manage subcontractors, and ensure works are completed to programme, budget, quality and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day site operations.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Coordinate and manage subcontractors, suppliers and site personnel.
• Monitor progress against programme and implement recovery plans where required.
• Ensure works are delivered to the highest quality standards.
• Manage site logistics, resources and interfaces with other project stakeholders.
• Produce and review short-term programmes, method statements and risk assessments.
• Support commercial and project teams in managing change, risk and opportunities.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, stakeholders and the wider project team.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a site manager or senior site manager on large-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering and reinforced concrete structures.
• Excellent leadership and people‑management skills.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of construction planning and programme management.
• SMSTS certification.
• CSCS card.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to diversity and inclusion.