Site Manager | Kilcullen | Full Time

JJ Rhatigan & Company; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JJ Rhatigan & Company is seeking a Site Manager for a site in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, Ireland. You will oversee day-to-day site operations, supervise the workforce, and ensure strict adherence to HSE plans and project timelines.

The role involves implementing QA/QC processes, maintaining BIM-enabled documentation, and coordinating with the Project Manager, Foreman, and subcontractors to drive safety, quality, and programme results on site.

Qualifications

• Experience on-site leading construction teams.
• Strong knowledge of HSE regulations and safe working practices.
• Familiarity with QA/QC processes and BIM documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site operations and supervise workforce.
• Ensure HSE plans, inductions, risk assessments are followed.
• Implement QA/QC standards and monitor ITP/BIM usage.
• Maintain accurate site records and daily diaries.
• Coordinate with Project Manager, Foreman, and subcontractors.

Skills

Site management

HSE compliance

QA/QC

BIM

Tools

BIM

Job description

About This Role

JJ Rhatigan & Company is one of Ireland’s leading Building Contractors, with operations throughout Ireland and the UK. We are currently recruiting for a Site Manager for one of our sites in Kilcullen, Co.Kildare.

About This Role

Key duties & responsibilities:

Health & Safety

• Logistical management and upkeep of/maintenance of JJR Team Offices, welfare facilities, subcontractor areas, loading areas and site roadway/logistics.
• Ensure compliance with the Health & Safety plan (including Inductions, Method Statements and Risk Assessments, etc.).
• The management of the workforce on Site, to ensure that safe methods of working are used and the effect on the environment is minimized, this is to include the issuing of clear up notices.
• Ensure that all work in progress are supervised and that HSE regulations are adhered to at all times.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining safe systems of work in accordance with Site Health and Safety Management procedures. This includes a regular assessment of new risks and hazards that may not be specifically covered by safety system documentation already in place.
• Manage the day to day operations and ensure H&S is to the highest standards.
• Ensure other H&S statutory requirements are in place, recorded and readily available upon request.
• Deal on the spot with H&S issues that arise.
• Ensure all accidents, incidents and near miss incidents are reported in a timely manner.
• Rectify and report H&S issues.
• Complete bi-weekly inspections on safety performance.
• Work with the Site Foreman, Project Manager and EHS Team to ensure JJR Team offices, welfare facilities, subcontractor areas, loading areas and site roadways/logistics are kept satisfactory and compliant.
• Ensure they are aware and constantly liaising with site team in relation to temporary works and understanding any upcoming works which may involve temporary works, and what effects these may have on other trades.

Quality

• Ensure accurate white board meetings are held with all operatives on site, ensuring the outcome is recorded and kept on record, including attendance.
• Ensure accurate records are kept.
• Ensure that Inspection and Test Plans are prepared, implemented and updated using BIM.
• Ensure compliance with the Environmental Management Plan.
• Implement and monitor the QA/QC to standard plans and procedures.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the Project Management Plan (PMP) for your section of the works. This shall include the generation of System Records that show compliance with the PMP and may include auditing and surveillance.
• Responsible for implementing all Quality assurance associated with your elements of the build and that of using the BIM system to electronically monitor and approve specific parts of the build and detailed in the ITP.
• Responsible for the generation of daily diaries. (Recording accurate site labour hours and activities).
• Generate non-conforming issues (NCR’s) assigned to the responsible company.
• Develop/Manage and close site-specific QA sheets.
• Ensure all site-based activities are linked to the space management QR codes.
• Monitor workmanship on site to ensure the works are completed to the highest quality.
• Ensure that positive communication is maintained within the site team.
• Ensure that activities being undertaken are doing so in a logival fashion and follow a safe system of work, along with temporarily ceasing works if there is a concern re programme or detailing. (im trying to communicate, don’t just let works progress and watch a problem occur)
• Ensure that details and drawings being built are compliant with building regulations, and sub contractors and specialists are building to the latest available construction issue information.

Programme

• Responsible for programming (Sub-Contractors) short term programmes.
• Provide input into the weekly report on progress and programme.
• Complete daily site duties accurately, highlighting any delays against the programme and why.
• Welfare, security and public/adjoining owner liaison.
• Review, comment and approve the risk assessment and method statements on site – either directly or from sub-contractors and that of obtaining a secondary signature from the Project Manager.
• Ensure everyone entering site are inducted and briefed on relevant RAMS, CSCS cards and certificates are checked and a good level of English is identified.
• Complete Visitors Inductions where applicable.
• Close on BIM.

Commercial

• Be conversant with all drawings, specifications, sub-contractors, related information for these works and scope of works.
• Provide site records and other required information for commercial/cost control.
• Have an understanding of what is in the Sub-Contractors scopes.
• Have calling of materials and record goods received note.
• Do not sign any daywork sheets without approval to do so.
• Any instruction to Sub-Contractors to be approved by Project Manager & Quantity Surveyor.

Relationships

• Maintain a good working relationship with Clients, Sub-Contractors, Consultants, Associated Personnel and all stakeholders.
• Liaise with “Building Control” and all other Statutory bodies and Authorities.
• Interface with designers, project teams and any other visitor to site.
• Assist and lead with the APM, the CCS scheme and propose opportunities for the CCS scheme to achieve score goals.

Ancillary Duties

• Support your Manager and the staff under your control.
• Continue to develop the quality of the JJR Brand.
• Ensure to have a professional approach at all times.
• Assist in reporting as requested.

Performance Review

Site Managers performance will be assessed against the following project performance indicators and KPI’s: i. Programme Delivery ii. HSE iii. Time Management iv. Quality v. Communication

What JJR Can Offer You

• Attractive terms of Employment & Competitive salary for the right candidate
• Excellent Benefits
• Excellent Career Progression
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.