Site Manager

Peter Duffy Limited; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peter Duffy Limited, part of United Infrastructure, seeks a managerial professional to support multiple civil and construction sites across the UK. The role focuses on delivering wastewater and utility projects with strong client and supplier relationships, safety, quality and on-time delivery.

You will lead project delivery for Yorkshire Water AMP8 capital works, overseeing planning, risk, cost control and reporting while mentoring colleagues and ensuring compliance with CDM regulations.

Qualifications

• CSCS/ IOSH/ CPCS cards required.
• SMSTS qualification with 2+ years' experience.
• Knowledge of temporary works and registers.
• Experience with lift operations.
• Knowledge of deep excavations and shaft construction.
• Understanding of CDM regulations.
• Proficient in MS Office 365 and MS Project.
• Full UK driving license.
• Proven ability to manage multiple civils/construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering projects and contracts, ensuring financial and commercial targets are met.
• Deliver services to clients as project opportunities arise.
• Ensure contracts are delivered safely, to quality and within programme and cost.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and supplier networks.
• Promote safety culture across all projects to achieve zero-harm.
• Lead site teams through delivery lifecycle and manage reporting.
• Maintain project tools: risk registers, programmes, inspections.

Skills

CSCS

IOSH

CPCS

SMSTS

Temporary works

Lift operations

Deep excavations

CDM regulations

MS Project

MS Office 365

Calm under pressure

Driving license

Tools

MS Project

MS Office 365

Job description

Peter Duffy Limited is part of United Infrastructure, a dynamic and rapidly expanding business delivering critical infrastructure projects across the UK. With a strong heritage and reputation built over decades, Peter Duffy Limited specialises in civil engineering, utility, and infrastructure services. Our teams deliver high-quality, safe, and innovative solutions for clients across water, wastewater, and broader utility networks. As part of United Infrastructure, Peter Duffy Limited combines local expertise and trusted delivery with the scale, resources, and investment of a national group. Together, we are strengthening communities, supporting the UK’s critical infrastructure, and building a skilled workforce for the future.

This managerial role is designed to provide operational and mentoring support to projects and colleagues alike within the United Infrastructure Group. The role would benefit from a person with 2 year's experience in wastewater industry projects with a value of circa £1m, managing multiple multi-disciplined civils and construction sites. Key challenges will be to identify opportunities in project planning and delivery whilst developing and maintaining client and key supplier relationships. Ensuring contracts are delivered, safely and to the agreed quality standard within the parameters of the project programme and cost plan. The role will support and underpin the Yorkshire Water AMP8 capital delivery projects management team lead.

Overview of responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing engineering projects and contracts; ensuring that all projects meet company financial and commercial requirements
• Deliver the service to clients as project opportunities are presented
• Ensure all engineering contracts are delivered, incident free, to a compliant quality standard, within the constraints of the project programme and cost plan
• Proactively develop and maintain strong client relationships and customer satisfaction levels
• Promote and drive a proactive safety culture on all projects and contracts to drive for a zero harm target
• Proactively develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key manufacturers and designers
• Manage the site teams throughout the delivery lifecycle (installation and commissioning)
• Maintain the key project management tools such as, risk registers, project programmes and inspection and test plans
• Management and progress reporting of the project including supply chain (sub-contractors, agency labour provision and other third party suppliers)
• Identification, mitigation and management of the risks associated with the project

Qualifications:

• Relevant industry skills card or qualifications (CSCS/ IOSH/ CPCS)
• SMSTS qualification (2yrs experience)
• Knowledge or experience of temporary works tasks and registers
• Knowledge or experience of lift operations
• Knowledge or experience of deep excavations and shaft construction
• Knowledge of the current CDM regulations
• Excellent keyboard skills proficient in MS Office 365 including MS Project
• Full UK Driving license
• Practical, logical, adaptable and an ability to remain calm under pressure

Join us at Peter Duffy Limited and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK. Here at United Infrastructure, we invest in our people and firmly believe that our workforce is our most valuable asset. A driving force for success and the core to achieving our vision of creating a connected and sustainable future, our team is the heart of our organisation. A fast-paced, diverse, and hugely ambitious business, we welcome challengers, innovators and people who embrace change. Establish yourself in a creative environment that champions freedom of expression, and supports you in your personal and professional development - because together, we achieve more.