
Site Manager
Balfour Beatty Plc
The Role
Overview
Lead on-site construction of substations, ensuring safety, quality, budget and schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- technical implementation
- project documentation
- budget control
- subcontractor management
- safety management
- stakeholder reporting
Tasks
-Support Accident/Incident Investigations -Maintain accurate and timely project records and documentation. -Deliver a quality product -Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised efficiently to ensure cost control -Communicate new concepts and ideas to non-technical stakeholders -Act as a change agent, inspiring and leading a multi-disciplinary team towards a shared vision. -Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved -Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions -Implement technical information and drawings into delivery -Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings -Help to ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, such that material/resources/supply chain can be delivered to meet scheduled deadlines -Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost effective decisions in line with overall strategy -Provide partial accountability for all project phases: initiation, planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and handover. -Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management. -Partially responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain -Understand, control and issue safety documentation -Foster a positive team culture and support the wellbeing and development of staff on-site. -Support the Project Manager/Director to achieve project goals. -Plan and ensure delivery to programme -Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working -Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions -Upkeep of welfare requirements -Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation -Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders -Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.) -Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce -Lead and manage all site-based construction activities. -Promote behavioural safety -Oversee and optimise site resources and workforce. -Balance project constraints including time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and benefits to meet client expectations. -Attend periodic project reviews (PRM) and update the Digital Briefcase in accordance with GBL -Carry out periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives -Follow targets/KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance -Help to develop, implement and update resource allocation plans (OBS) and raise appropriate requests -Monitor compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards. -Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards -Two way communication e.g. brief out weekly safety pack -Identify and drive personal development -Reinforce golden rules -Deliver works safely, compliantly, on time, and within budget. -Write RAMS and accept subcontractor RAMS
Requirements
- cscs
- sssts
- o365
- risk management
- project management
- problem solving
What You Bring
-Initiates good scope/information/configuration management principles -Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence -Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude -Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the organisation -Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts -Communicate and check understanding of daily briefings -Holds a current driving license -Holds CSCS and SSSTS or Equivalent -Experience in implementing safe systems of work -Experience in managing risks and change processes -Effective personal and social skills -Proficient on O365 -Understand and specify plant and equipment requirements -Experience of working on a variety of project types -Proficient in commercial/project management communications -A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving -Discuss ideas and plans competently -Numerical skills -Knowledge and experience of discipline
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Benefits
-Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
The Company
About Balfour Beatty Plc
-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.
Sector Specialisms
Residential
Off-site solutions
Pipe fabrication and installation
Infrastructure Investments
Construction Services
Support Services
Civil engineering
Building
Ground engineering
Mechanical & Electrical engineering
Refurbishment
Fit-out
Rail engineering
Electricity networks
Rail
Highways
Structural concrete repair
Corrosion protection
Bridge strengthening
Bearing replacement
Concrete carriageway rehabilitation
Transportation (roads, rail and aviation)
Power and Energy
Mining
Water
Social infrastructure (hospitals and schools)
