Site Manager - Expiring soon!
Posted 12/07/2024 by Avove
Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.
About us …
We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water
About the role …
Due to recent major project awards Avove are seeking an experienced Site Manager to join their non infrastructure team this scope includes but is not limited to: refurbishment, replacement and provision of new potable ground and surface water production assets and more.
You will be in charge of site operations, directing and organising site activities to ensure that the planned work is delivered safely and on time, ensuring performance meets recognised standards of productivity, quality and compliance with health and safety legislation and company policies.
This is a full time permanent position and will be site based in the Midlands.
Some of your day-to-day responsibilities include:
• Ensure projects are delivered within budget, to programme and safely.
• Ensure a suitably competent workforce is in place to complete all site activities including subcontractors.
• Undertake site audits and inspection to ensure Health and safety compliance with relevant legislation.
• Perform quality checks in line with contract specification and contract statement of requirements maintaining accurate records of site resources, materials and plant.
• Produce and provide daily resource sheets, weekly plant returns, weekly materials returns and subcontract performance reports.
• Stakeholder management; working with customers, clients, local authorities and other interested third parties regarding past, present or future works
About you …
The skills we look for:
• Understanding of programme delivery processes within STW
• Working knowledge of the NEC form of contract
• Working knowledge of construction techniques associated with responsible programmes of work.
• Understanding of applicable construction legislation including HSEQ
• Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Computer literate
• Ability to manage a budget, and possess a clear focus on high quality and control of costs along with commercial awareness and an understanding of basic business finance e.g. capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads
• Possess the skills and confidence to supervise and coordinate site requirements and tasks.
Previous experience we look for:
• Demonstrable experience of managing multi-complexity projects throughout project lifecycle.
• Experience managing project budget and Profit & Loss responsibility.
• Demonstrable experience in solving problems, resolving conflict, arbitrate, negotiate and make sound judgements and decisions.
• Proven experience in leading a delivery team with the ability to motivate and coach people
• Proven experience managing medium – heavy civils projects with complex temporary works installations.
Qualifications we look for:
• HNC or above qualified (preferably in an engineering discipline)
• Preferably Chartered Status but not essential
• SMSTS
• Temporary works coordinator
• CSCS or SHEA
• First Aid
• LOLER Appointed persons.
• CDM awareness
• Confined Space (Medium Risk)
What we can offer …
Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. You can also get involved in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.
- We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access
- to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
- Min. 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
- Company car or car allowance
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- A selection of lifestyle benefit options
- Financial wellbeing programme
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
- We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
We are an equal opportunities employer …
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.
What next …
We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.
If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- SM NON - INFRA
- Job ID:
- 221990844
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