Works Manager

TipTopJob; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking an experienced Works Manager for a short-term contract based in Peterhead. You will lead a multi-disciplinary site team, ensuring safe, on-time delivery and robust supervision of all subcontractors and direct workforces on a prestigious project.

Key duties include enforcing RAMS, delivering site inductions and safety briefings, and maintaining rigorous quality records while coordinating with the project management team to hit critical milestones. Sentinel PTS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in rail and highway environments.
• Proven management of direct and subcontracted workforces.
• Outstanding Health and Safety awareness with Zero Harm focus.
• Ability to build client and stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication in fast-moving environments.
• Advantageous: M&E experience.

Responsibilities

• Safety and Compliance: Champion H&S, RAMS compliance and Zero Harm initiatives.
• Site Leadership: Deliver inductions, daily briefings, toolbox talks and safety meetings.
• Operations and Logistics: Manage site plant, tools, materials and environmental controls.
• Quality and Reporting: Ensure quality records and investigations; drive improvements.
• Team Development: Align supervisors with policies and conduct Black Hat assessments.
• Planning: Develop and adjust project programmes with site teams.

Skills

Rail experience

Highway environment

Leadership

Safety culture

Communication

Tools

Sentinel PTS card

Job description

Are you an experienced Works Manager looking for a fast:paced, high:impact contract where safety, leadership, and operational excellence take centre stage? I am absolutely thrilled to be partnering with a leading international infrastructure group who are leading the transformation of our industry to meet the challenges of the future. We are actively seeking a dynamic, decisive, and safety:focused Works Manager to spearhead site operations for a key project based in Peterhead. If you thrive on leading multi:disciplinary teams and have a proven track record in both rail and highway sectors, this short:term contract is the perfect opportunity to showcase your expertise on a highly prestigious site

Job Title: Works Manager

Location: Peterhead (AB42)

Contract Duration: 31/08/2026 : 18/12/2026 (could be extended further)

Pay rate: GBP35 per hour (umbrella Inside IR35)

Hours: 7:7 Mon : Fri, 7:1 Sat

About the Role: As the Works Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the management, leadership, and control of a multi:disciplinary site team, including Foremen, General Foremen, and on:site Labour. Working closely with my clients project management team, you will ensure that all subcontractors and direct workforces are appropriately supervised, expertly resourced, and closely managed to hit critical programme milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety and Compliance: Champion H and S legislation, ensuring all works strictly adhere to approved RAMS. You will promote and drive Zero Harm and behavioural safety initiatives across the site.
• Site Leadership: Deliver high:standard, succinct Site Inductions, Daily Briefings, Tool Box Talks, Short Interval Control meetings, and Task Safety Briefings.
• Operations and Logistics: Manage site plant, tools, and materials efficiently to minimise wastage. Oversee comprehensive logistics and ensure environmental controls and HSEQ procedures are strictly followed.
• Quality and Reporting: Ensure rigorous quality control, produce fully comprehensive daily records, provide necessary reports or investigations, and continuously implement improvements.
• Team Development: Ensure all supervisors are briefed and aligned with company policies, including carrying out Black Hat assessments for all site supervisors.
• Planning: Collaborate with site teams to develop, monitor, and adjust project programmes as necessary.

To be successful in this role, you must bring a passion for safety, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to act decisively.

• A valid Sentinel PTS card.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience working within the rail and highway environments.
• Proven experience managing a variety of works encompassing both direct and subcontracted workforces.
• Exceptional Health and Safety awareness, backed by an outstanding safety track record and a true dedication to Zero Harm principles.
• The ability to confidently develop and maintain strong relationships with Clients and Stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to think on your feet in a fast:moving environment.
• Advantageous: Previous experience and knowledge of M and E (Mechanical and Electrical) works.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discus