Site Manager

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

Job summary

A leading construction management firm is seeking a qualified individual to oversee construction activities across the East of England network. The role involves coordinating personnel, ensuring safety compliance, and enhancing customer experiences. Candidates should possess relevant engineering or site management qualifications along with a current UK driving license. Experience in safety management and knowledge of relevant regulations are essential for success in this role. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are also required.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence and drive team performance.
• Experience in managing safety and customer culture effectively.
• Familiarity with SCO procedures and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to maximize customer experience and safety standards.
• Manage safety and compliance for construction work activities.
• Coordinate personnel and site management effectively.

Skills

Team leadership

Good communication skills

Analytical and problem solving skills

Knowledge of safety regulations

CP status

Current UK driving license

Education

Engineering/Site Management Qualifications

CSCS Managers Card

Minimum of SMSTS

Health, Safety and Environmental Management

First Aid and MH First Aid

Job description

Job Description

Cadent is the UK’s largest Gas Distribution Company, operating 4 of the 8 UK Gas Distribution Networks (East of England, London, NorthWest and West Midlands). Their service spans over 131,000 kilometres of pipes supplying to 11 million homes & businesses. Costain is the preferred bidder for the East of England Construction Management organisation (CMO). Central to Costain’s role will be the strategic planning and programme management of Cadent’s capital investment programme, with a focus on delivering improved regulatory performance and future proofing the network for the benefit of Cadent’s customers.

To provide all necessary coordination of personnel / local delivery partners (LDP’s) and site management, customer care officers, supervision and technical support in the delivery of Construction work (replacement, reinforcements, diversions, multiple occupancy buildings, reinstatement etc.) activities in accordance with designers directions across the East of England network. Maximise the Customer experience, ensuring Costain’s customer commitments to Cadent are met and customer initiatives are always a high priority. Consistently demonstrate, promote and develop high standards of safety and compliance behaviour, leading by example.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lead a team, influence and drive performance
• High standards of safety and customer behaviour, leading by example, promoting safety and customer culture
• Working knowledge of relevant codes of practice, safety and statutory regulations
• Good communications skills required (written and verbal)
• CP status
• Experience in operations relevant to SCO procedures (beneficial but not essential)
• Current UK driving licence
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Competent Person for routine operations (SCO5)
• Authorising Engineer for permit to work for excavations (SCO2)
• Temporary Works Appointed Person (Temporary Work Supervisor – BS5975)
• SHEA Gas
• Working at Height appreciation

Qualifications

• Engineering/Site Management Qualifications
• CSCS Managers Card
• Minimum of SMSTS
• Health, Safety and Environmental Management (IOSH or Construction Managers Safety Certificate)
• Valid Driving License
• First Aid and MH First Aid (dependenton role)

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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