Site Manager

Galliford Try Holdings plc; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction contractor in Dorchester is seeking an experienced Site Manager to join their Environment Business. This role involves managing site activities and leading a team for high-quality project delivery in the water sector. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, experience in mechanical, electrical, or civil installations, and strong safety management skills. The position offers career development opportunities within a proactive and inclusive working culture.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Qualifications

• Experience in water and wastewater industries, especially with Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil installations.
• Strong leadership skills and team management experience.
• A proactive, organised, and structured approach to site operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage all site activities ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Lead site inductions and promote a positive safety culture.
• Monitor and control site costs and documentation.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Safety Management

Education

ONC / City & Guilds / NVQ qualification

SMSTS, IOSH or CITB certification

Tools

CSCS card

First Aid training

EUSR

Job description

Job Description

Site Manager - Environment

Location: Dorchester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Manager to join our Environment Business, working on our Wessex Water Framework in the Dorset region.

Reporting to the Senior Site Management Team and supporting the Project Delivery Team, you will be responsible for managing and controlling all site activities to ensure safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery of Mechanical, Electrical and Civil installation schemes.

You’ll play a key role in coordinating site operations, managing subcontractors and suppliers, and ensuring that work is completed in line with contractual timescales, specifications and health, safety and environmental standards.

At Galliford Try, we pride ourselves on delivering excellent customer service, and in this role, you will demonstrate flexibility, professionalism and strong ethical standards while fostering a collaborative working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and control daily site activities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Lead site inductions, toolbox talks and briefings to promote a positive safety culture.
• Ensure accurate completion of all site documentation, including Method Statements, Risk Assessments and installation programmes.
• Monitor and control site costs, ensuring efficiency and compliance with budgets.
• Liaise with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams to coordinate site operations.
• Attend site visits and progress meetings as required, providing clear and timely reports.
• Support the Health, Safety and Environmental culture across all operations, promoting continuous improvement.

About You

You will have experience working in the water and/or wastewater industries, ideally on site-based projects involving Mechanical, Electrical or Civil installations.

• Industry–relevant ONC / City & Guilds / NVQ qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience managing teams and subcontractors on construction or water projects.
• SMSTS, IOSH or CITB 5‑Day Site Safety Management certification.
• A valid CSCS card, First Aid training and EUSR.
• Organised and structured approach with strong leadership skills.
• Commitment to quality, safety and customer satisfaction.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• A proactive and self‑motivated attitude with the ability to adapt to new challenges.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 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 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.

Our 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 available for all salaried employees, plus 24/7 employee assistance support
• Paid annual membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About Us

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.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business, please contact: [e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

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About the Team

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non‑Infrastructure projects ranging from £1‑40m over the next five years.