Site Manager

Avove Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days

Rewards initiative for professional qualifications

Job summary

Avove Limited is seeking a Site Manager for their Severn Trent Water framework in the East Midlands. The successful candidate will ensure safe and high-quality project delivery while fostering a strong health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) culture. Responsibilities include managing site activities, conducting safety inspections, and liaising with clients and subcontractors. Ideal candidates should possess site management experience, be SMSTS certified, and hold an NVQ Level 3 in Management. The role offers a competitive salary with various flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven site management experience across multiple work programmes.
• Full valid UK driving licence required.
• Experience in deep excavation/trench support and lifting operations.

Responsibilities

• Understand and manage the contract scope for each project.
• Ensure accurate completion of site diaries.
• Liaise regularly with client operational teams to coordinate site activities.
• Deliver daily briefings to site teams.

Skills

Site management experience

Leadership skills

Problem-solving skills

Decision-making skills

SMSTS certification

NVQ Level 3 in Management

Tools

IOSH/CSCS Supervisor accreditation

NRSWA Supervisor

Temporary Works Supervisor

EUSR Water Hygiene

Job description

About the role

Due to continued growth Avove are looking for a Site Manager to join our Severn Trent Water framework. As a Site Manager, you will lead by example, ensuring safe, compliant, and high‑quality project delivery. You’ll drive a strong HSEQ culture by challenging unsafe behaviours, ensuring corrective actions, and overseeing weekly safety leadership discussions, inspections, and interventions. You will communicate company and industry standards clearly, assign responsibilities effectively, and ensure teams have the right skills, competence, and training. You’ll work closely with Operations and Training teams to identify development needs, support training release, and ensure all key project HSEQ documentation is drafted, implemented, and maintained to the highest standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and manage the contract scope for each project.
• Ensure accurate completion of site diaries.
• Maintain appropriate welfare facilities on site.
• Hold pre‑start meetings with all subcontractors at least one week before work begins.
• Liaise regularly with client operational teams to coordinate site activities.
• Chair collaborative meetings with clients and subcontractors.
• Review and discuss Avove direct RAMS with Site Supervisors.
• Review and discuss subcontractor RAMS with relevant site and engineering teams.
• Review and approve subcontractor payment applications promptly.
• Arrange subcontractor inductions via Site Supervisors.
• Issue permits as required.
• Review Crane Lift Plans (where AP‑trained).
• Generate, review, and approve non‑crane lift plans.
• Deliver daily briefings to site teams.

Skills/Experience Required

• SMSTS certified with IOSH/CSCS Supervisor accreditation.
• NVQ Level 3 in Management (or equivalent experience).
• Proven site management experience across multiple work programmes.
• Strong leadership, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Able to motivate, coach, and lead delivery teams.
• Full valid UK driving licence.
• NRSWA Supervisor and Temporary Works Supervisor.
• Confined Space (medium risk), First Aid, CAT & Genny.
• EUSR Water Hygiene.
• Experience in deep excavation/trench support and lifting operations.

What’s it in for you

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all, so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• Volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving to boost your fundraising.
• Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity, and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive.