TOTEX Site Manager

Northern Gas Networks; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gas distribution company is looking for a TOTEX Site Manager to lead site operations in Carlisle. You will manage project delivery, ensuring safety and efficiency while building relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, experience in gas transmission systems, and a commitment to continuous improvement. The role includes a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and generous benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company car/cash allowance

Generous pension scheme

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Experience in managing team performance and compliance.
• Gas or mains/service laying experience preferred.
• Knowledge of both below and above 7bar gas transmission systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient project delivery.
• Manage team recruitment and performance.
• Collaborate with auditors for health and safety excellence.

Skills

Strong customer focus and stakeholder awareness

Solid understanding of safe working practices

Effective communicator at all levels

Commercial mindset

Education

SCO 1, 2, 4, and 5 certifications

ILM qualification (preferred)

Tools

Gas transmission systems knowledge

Knowledge of NRSWA

Job description

TOTEX Site Manager
Salary from £53,539 (in line with the TOTEX Site Manager Progression Framework) + £6,500 per annum company car/cash allowance
Up to 10% bonus as part of the TOTEX Site Manager Incentive Scheme
41.25 hours work pattern over 7 days
Based at our Carlisle Depot

We are looking for a TOTEX Site Manager to take the next step in their career by leading safe, efficient, and customer‑focused site operations. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence how we deliver projects, engage with our communities, and continuously improve our ways of working.
As a Site Manager, you will be responsible for developing team capability, driving operational excellence, and ensuring a safe and supportive working environment. You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality outcomes for our customers while supporting NGN’s commitment to safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
This is a key line management position, reporting directly to the Operations Manager, and offers the chance to contribute to the tactical direction of both Site Operations and the wider NGN business. You will be expected to bring fresh ideas, challenge the status quo, and help shape the future of our operational delivery.
A full UK driving licence is a requirement for this role.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Lead site operations to ensure safe, efficient, and customer‑focused project delivery
• Build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders, resolving issues promptly
• Ensure all sites are prepared with the right resources and risk assessments completed
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and business change across teams
• Manage team performance, development, recruitment, and compliance with standards
• Collaborate with auditors and line managers to uphold health, safety, and environmental excellence
• Participate in standby rotas and support investigations as required

What We Are Looking For

• Strong customer focus and stakeholder awareness
• Solid understanding of safe working practices
• Commercial mindset with a drive for efficiency and innovation
• Effective communicator at all levels
• Knowledge of NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act 1991)
• Experience with below and above 7bar gas transmission systems (preferred)
• Gas or mains/service laying experience, with willingness to pursue ILM qualification

Desirable: Hold SCO 1, 2, 4, and 5 certifications and be an Authorising Engineer.

What We Offer You

• Salary from £53,539 (in line with the TOTEX Site Manager Progression Framework)
• Up to 10% bonus as part of the TOTEX Site Manager Incentive Scheme
• £6,500 per annum company car/cash allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period
• SSP for the first 2 calendar days, then occupational sick pay
• A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options (discounts on UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days, and more)
• Family‑friendly policies: 6 weeks paternity leave (eligible employees) and 6 months full pay for maternity leave (eligible employees), plus shared parental leave and many more

We are Northern Gas Networks. We deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria, and much of Yorkshire. That’s around 6.7 million individual customers. We don’t generate or sell the gas, but we transport it to homes and businesses in our region through a vast network of underground pipes. In fact, we own and maintain more than 37,000 km of gas pipes – enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney and back again. We cover large cities like Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, and our work extends to rural areas like North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Our values are at the heart of what we do. We are Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community‑Focused, Intellectually Curious and most of all we are Happy!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture at NGN is embedded in everything that we do. We will be delighted to hear from a diverse range of applicants, so we can continue to grow our great team of people. We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, help ex‑services personnel back into employment, and are members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering). We are committed to delivering our ‘Opportunity Action Plan’, having signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign, whereby we will establish our business as a ‘force for good’ in the communities that we serve.

Next Steps

Please apply by clicking apply and uploading your CV. We love to see how your experience and skills are transferable to this role so please ensure these are all included in your application. Once the advert has closed, we will contact you within one week to let you know if you have progressed to the next stage. We are looking to hold interviews for this role throughout November. If you require adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process, we want to hear about how we can help. Any applicant that requires reasonable adjustments from initial application through to interview is asked to contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail].