Site Manager/Agent

Our client is a water and civil engineering contractor with many years experience delivering world class projects across the UK and they are currently looking to recruit a Site Manager/Agent to join their team in Northampton.  

Within Anglian Water, our client collaborates with a number of alliance partners to provide the best water and water recycling services across the region by maintaining their existing assets and undertaking new projects to safeguard future water supplies.  

What you will be doing?  

Based on a designated site in the area, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of Supervisors, delivery teams and sub-contractors on site. You’ll look to ensure resources are utilised correctly to ensure efficiency is achieved and to meet deadlines.  

Furthermore, you’ll be expected to implement and monitor health, safety, quality and performance standards and ensure all work meets required water industry regulations and Anglian Water-approved standards including POSWSH.  

Responsibilities:  

• Accountable for SHEQ performance of Projects, including undertaking and recording findings of periodic SHEQ visits  

• Responsible for all Health and Safety issues on site, completion of paperwork, including weekly safety & environmental inspections, toolbox talks, site-specific risk assessments & method statements  

• Act as a Health & Safety ambassador across the organisation by driving cultural change into the Delivery/Design Teams to eliminate/minimise physical and non-physical waste – i.e., recycling techniques, workshop recharges, standing time etc.  

• Oversee the management of multiple concurrent projects by proactively managing site-based Supervisors and Delivery Teams ensuring safety, quality and time frames drive performance  

• Responsible for delivery of projects in line with tender allowances and agreed programmes of work, actively managing any slippage  

• Proactively support planning responsibilities to ensure initiatives are implemented with minimal disruption, these include resourcing, project requirements and estimations  

• Procurement of plant, materials and specialist subcontractors using an appropriate financial management accounting system to ensure projects are delivered within tender allowances

• Knowledge and Experience in the water industry  

• To have a certificate in Site Safety Management (or attended a 5-day course)  

• To hold relevant CSCS card  

• Extensive experience in M&E/construction industry  

• Have knowledge and experience of working to a budget and programme  

• Commercial and Contractual awareness.  

• Ability to minimise cost and maximise value during project construction phases.  

• Effective management of sub-contractors.  

• Excellent customer and client relationship skills  

• Ability to influence client decision-making.  

• Basic Management training, skills & experience  

• Good understanding of legislative and corporate SHEQ / Industry / Legal requirements  

• Comprehensive IT abilities including MS Suite.  

• Good Project/programme management skills