Site Manager - Electrical

Neos Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare (if applicable)

Pension

Job summary

NEOS Engineering is seeking an electrically qualified Site Manager (Rail/HV/LV) to lead delivery on Manchester rail projects. You will oversee budgets, safety, quality and customer satisfaction with a hands-on site approach.

You’ll manage projects up to 11kV, coordinate with management and commercial teams, and help grow the pipeline of work. Salary £50,000–£60,000 with a company car or allowance and discretionary bonus, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on electrical professional with HV/LV site background.
• Experience supervising or managing site teams.
• Strong HV/LV electrical knowledge for rail environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Customer-focused with budgeting, contracts, and tendering interest.
• Flexibility for overtime when required.

Responsibilities

• Manage rail projects, delivering to budgets and forecasts.
• Define project scope with stakeholders and allocate resources.
• Ensure right-first-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Interpret contracts with support from management and commercial teams.
• Develop rail opportunities, prepare quotations and tenders.
• Set measurable goals aligned with strategy.
• Control costs and improve profitability of the unit.
• Deliver operations following HV/LV safety rules and policy.
• Visit projects from Manchester office as needed.

Skills

HV/LV Electrical

Project Management

Team Leadership

Budgets & Tendering

Education

NVQ Level 3+ in Electrical Engineering

IOSH or SMSTS

Job description

Site Manager (Project Manager) - HV/LV Systems
Location: Manchester
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience, plus company car or allowance and discretionary bonus

NEOS Engineering is working with an established business unit in Manchester and is looking for an electrically qualified Site Manager, or similar, ready to step up into a Rail Project Manager role within an existing profit centre.

This is a role with real ownership. You’ll be responsible for delivery, budgets and customer satisfaction, and for helping to build a pipeline of work through new and existing clients.

The Role

• Manage individual rail projects, delivering to budgets in line with forecasts and expectations.
• Define project scope and objectives with all relevant stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility and resource allocation.
• Manage projects, processes and procedures to achieve right first time and customer satisfaction.
• Read, interpret and implement contracts, with support from the management and commercial teams.
• Seek out and develop new and existing rail opportunities, generating quotations and taking them through to tender.
• Set clear, measurable goals to build a culture of performance linked to the overall strategy.
• Manage costs and improve efficiency to increase profit centre performance and profitability.
• Deliver operations in line with company HV and LV Safety Rules, and maintain health and safety standards in line with company policy and legislation.
• Work on installations up to 11kV.
• Visit projects as and when required, while based in the Manchester office.

The Candidate

We’re looking for a hands-on electrical professional with a strong site background who is ready to take the next step into project management. Your electrical knowledge matters most to us.

You’ll ideally have:

• A solid background in HV/LV electrical engineering, gained in a rail, HV or similar electrical environment.
• Experience supervising or managing site teams, with the ability to lead, motivate and develop people.
• Detailed knowledge of the HV/LV electrical engineering services industry and its markets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• A customer-focused approach and an interest in the commercial side, including budgets, contracts and tendering.
• Flexibility around project requirements, including some overtime when needed.

Relevant qualifications:

• NVQ Level 3 or above in Electrical Engineering.
• IOSH or SMSTS (H&S for Managers).
• A higher qualification in Electrical Engineering would be advantageous.

Previous experience managing rail or HV projects would be beneficial, but isn’t essential.

The Opportunity

• Step up into a project management role within an established Manchester business unit.
• Take ownership of rail projects and play a key part in growing the pipeline of work.
• Support from the management and commercial teams on contracts.
• Salary of £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience, plus company car or allowance.
• Discretionary bonus based on business unit performance.
• Private healthcare (BUPA), pension and £25 monthly gym contribution.
• Working hours of 8.00am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am - 3.30pm Friday (37.5 hours per week).