Site Manager

Costain; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Site Manager for the Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance project based in Colchester. The role involves managing site operations from inception to completion, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards. Candidates should have extensive experience in the water or construction industry, a relevant management qualification, and strong leadership abilities. Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage sub-contractors are essential. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in the water industry.
• Ability to influence customer decision-making.
• Minimum of SMSTS certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site management from inception to completion.
• Manage Supervisors and delivery teams on-site.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Knowledge and Experience in the water industry

Extensive experience in M&E/construction industry

Excellent customer relationship skills

Effective management of sub-contractors

Strong financial awareness

Education

Degree, NVQ 6 or HND level qualifications Engineering/Site Management

Tools

Basic IT abilities including MS programmes

Job description

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Job Description

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water's region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.

This role involves the site management of projects from inception to completion. It will be a site-based role requiring regular communication between other members of the delivery team based in the local office. Working with the Project Delivery Manager (PDM) the Site Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Supervisors and delivery teams and sub-contractors on site. The role will require the effective utilisation of time and resources to meet budgets and delivery programmes. The Site Manager will be expected to carry out the implementation and monitoring of health, safety, quality, environmental and performance standards and ensuring all work meets required water industry regulations and AW approved standards.

There are a number of positions which will be site-based and each located at Colchester and North Norfolk

Responsibilities

• Acts as an ambassador for the SPA Alliance and partner organisation by supporting, promoting and implementing all SPA initiatives for safety, environment, quality and well being.
• Ensure both direct labour and sub contractor MS & RA are completed with these being site and task specific and approved by the Construction Manager ahead of works.
• Completion Alliance development reviews, provide clear, achievable goals to members of the construction teams reporting to the site manager.
• All initiatives are supported and implemented within minimal disruption
• Liaison with the Client's Operational staff to ensure Key Performance Parameters are met or exceeded.
• Support preparation of supplier and/or sub-contractor estimates and quotations.
• Able to deliver schemes in value from £200k up to £20m.
• Input into works information with the commercial teams to ensure project scope is met in full or areas identified as requiring alternative contractor input.
• Take an active role in the transformation of SPA by supporting and promoting new ways of working in construction project delivery and providing measurable evidence to demonstrate this within the core functional areas of safety, well being, quality and environmental areas.
• Compliance CPMS process
• Compliance with BIM procedures including ensuring issues with design are raised.
• Oversee the management of site based Supervisors, Delivery Teams and relevant areas of the supply chain.
• Responsible for delivery of projects in line with tender allowances and agreed programmes of work, actively managing any slippage of programme or costs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Knowledge and Experience in the water industry
• Extensive experience in M&E/construction industry
• Working in Confined Space (C&G) course completed
• Commercial and Contractual understanding & awareness.
• Have knowledge and experience of working to a budget and programme
• Effective management of sub-contractors.
• Excellent customer relationship skills
• Ability to influence customer decision making
• Basic Management training, skills & experience
• Good understanding of legislative and corporate SHEQ / Industry / Legal requirements
• Basic IT abilities including MS programmes

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant management CSCS card
• Degree, NVQ 6 or HND level qualifications Engineering/Site Management Qualifications
• CSCS Managers Card
• Minimum of SMSTS
• Health, Safety and Environmental Management (IOSH or Construction Managers Safety Certificate)
• 3 day First Aid at Work course inc. defibrillator
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Completed a LOLER course
• Certified Fire Marshall