Site Manager

Galliford Try Plc; Borough of Runnymede; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Site Manager to oversee operations for a significant project at Affinity Water's Water Treatment Works. Responsibilities include ensuring safety compliance, managing teams, and coordinating work packages. Candidates should be experienced in engineering with a strong understanding of CDM 2015 and NEC contracts. This role offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for career growth within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Paid yearly membership to a professional association

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multiple or large work packages.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting data, drawings and specifications.
• Confident in liaising with teams, subcontractors, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe working environment and compliance with standards.
• Manage day‑to‑day site operations and supervise teams.
• Plan, monitor, and report on progress and costs.

Skills

Leadership and delegation skills

Problem-solving ability

Ability to prioritize workloads

Commercially astute

Knowledge of CDM 2015 and NEC contracts

Ability to liaise with teams and clients

Education

HNC or higher in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Office 365

CAD

Job description

Site Manager

Join our AMP8 Framework Team as a Site Manager and play a key role in delivering a major upgrade at Affinity Water's Water Treatment Works. We're constructing a new Rapid Gravity Treatment Plant alongside improvements to the existing clean water treatment site. This is an opportunity to make a real impact on essential services while working on a high‑profile project.

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure a safe working environment and compliance with H&S, CDM, and quality standards.
• Manage day‑to‑day site operations, supervising teams and supply chain.
• Plan, monitor, and report on progress, costs, and programme changes.
• Coordinate multiple work packages and drive value engineering solutions.
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and commercial teams.
• Conduct site audits, manage RAMS, permits and safety briefings.
• Resolve technical issues and maintain strict quality control.

Lead and develop your team, including PDRs and capability reviews. With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high‑quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise.

As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged. Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office‑based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Requirements

• Committed to working safely.
• Experienced in managing multiple or large work packages.
• Skilled at reading and interpreting data, drawings and specifications.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise competing workloads.
• Confident in liaising with site teams, subcontractors, designers and clients.
• Strong knowledge of CDM 2015 and NEC contracts.
• Commercially astute and detail‑oriented.
• Proven leadership and delegation skills.
• Advanced problem‑solving ability.

Qualifications & Certifications

• HNC or higher in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• SMSTS, CSCS, EUSR 1 & 2, TWC.
• First Aid & Fire Marshal.
• Experience of M&E works and the Water Industry.
• Proficient in Office 365 and CAD.

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long‑term value.

Benefits

• We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to a recognised professional association relevant to your role.