Site Engineer

PE Global; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading multinational engineering firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Recruitment Consultant to manage on-site project activities. The successful candidate must be National Grid authorized and have over 5 years of site management experience in construction or installation. Strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of HSE regulations are needed. The role offers a contract position and emphasizes proactive engagement with clients and stakeholders to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as Site Manager in construction and/or installation business.
• Good understanding of the transmission regulations and current HSE legislation.
• Proven leadership skills with a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach.
• Proven leadership skills with a collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach and strong communication.
• Proactive and flexible personality.

Responsibilities

• Plan on-site activities with the Senior Management Team and Project Manager.
• Responsible for site management and successful execution of project activities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Ensure proper handling, storage and installation of equipment; report receipt to logistics.
• Maintain RAMS for each work package in line with the health and safety plan.
• Ensure on-site resources are trained and promote health and safety.
• Control project cost, monitor spends against forecast and estimate final cost.
• Maintain documentation and ensure revisions are current.
• Manage subcontractors to meet delivery dates and standards.
• Report to Project Manager on site activities, HSE, quality, progress and cost.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Understanding of HSE legislation

Proactive and flexible personality

Education

Bachelor's in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent

Job description

Senior Recruitment Consultant at PE Global

PE Global is recruiting for a Project Site Engineer who is National Grid authorized for a contract role with a leading multinational engineering and energy client.

We require a supervisor who is National Grid authorized. You will lead all on‑site activities of a project to assure cost‑effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements during the start‑up, construction and/or erection, commissioning and maintenance phases.

Responsibilities

• Planning project on‑site activities together with the Senior Management Team and Project Manager, including necessary resources, equipment and milestones. Coordinating agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.
• Responsible for the site, from receiving the assigned site area from the customer until handing over it back to the customer on completion day. This includes coordination of all on‑site activities to ensure the successful execution of start‑up, construction, erection, testing and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Serving as a project representative on site. Build and maintain effective relationships with customers as well as other local stakeholders.
• Ensuring correct handling, storage and installation of equipment and material to avoid any damages. Report promptly to project logistics when goods have been received to site.
• Ensuring that detailed and up‑to‑date risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are in place in respect of each work package, compliant with the project health and safety plan.
• Ensuring all on‑site resources are properly trained and proactively promote health and safety considerations to project partners throughout the project.
• Controlling project cost for the project site work, monitoring actual spends against forecasts, and estimating final cost for the same.
• Ensuring all documentation is modified and updated as necessary, the document handling system is maintained, and the latest revisions are used for the construction work on site.
• Managing the sub‑contractors on site to ensure that necessary quality and progress are achieved to meet delivery date and agreed standards.
• Report regularly to the Project Manager on site activities, HSE (health, safety, environment), quality, progress, cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in electrical/mechanical engineering, or equivalent skills
• 5+ years’ experience as Site Manager in construction and/or installation business
• Good understanding of the transmission regulations and current HSE legislation.
• Proven leadership skills, with a collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach and strong communication skills.
• Proactive and flexible personality.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Engineering Services, Energy Technology, and Services for Renewable Energy