My client is a water company working on some key water treatment projects and they are looking for Site Managers / Site Agents for their operations in Kent. Duties & Responsibilities: • Management of site personnel and subcontractors. o Liaising with the Senior Project Manager / Project Engineers on all aspects of the project. o Liaising with all personnel working on the project regarding all aspects of the contract. o Maintaining a high standard of positive communication with their client site teams o Writing engineering reports, commissioning schedules, etc. • Project Planning & Communications: o Ensuring that all day-to-day activities are planned, co-ordinated and carried out on time and in a safe manner. o Implementing planned timelines of all installation activities. o Maintaining and updating the project programme with the Senior Project Manager. o Planning and attending technical and commercial meetings with clients and consultants. o Ensuring all documentation for the project is current and saved within the project folder. • Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ): o Enforcing safe work practices onsite and ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to at all times during the installation. o Inducting onsite personnel, subcontractors and visitors. o Maintaining current training certificates for onsite personnel and subcontractors particular to each task being carried out. o Ensuring all employees and subcontractors are wearing the correct PPE at all times. o Maintaining current certificates and inspection records for all plant and equipment used onsite ensuring that any defects identified are repaired in a timely manner. Defected plant and equipment must be removed from use and clearly identified. o Ensuring that electrical equipment and power tools are PAT tested and free from defects. o Displaying the appropriate warning signs onsite. o Maintaining good housekeeping and ensuring that all walkways are kept clear of all obstruction. o Ensuring that the relevant permits to work are completed and approved prior to commencement of works. o Implementing Emergency Plans when required. o Writing method statements, risk assessments, etc. o Communicating method statements, risk assessments and procedures to employees and subcontractors onsite. o Enforcing health, safety, quality and environmental procedures outlined in the Design Safety Plan, Construction Safety Plan, Quality Plan, Environmental Plan, and Traffic Management Plan, etc. o Accommodating HSQE site inspections from the client or other external bodies, and ensuring that non-conformances identified during these inspections are successfully closed in a timely manner. o Reporting accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences and / or near misses to the Project Manager, Health & Safety Manager, HR Manager (and statutory bodies if relevant) in a timely manner. o Carrying out toolbox talks. o Attend Contracts team meetings, in person or remotely. o Maintaining and nurturing customer relationships. o Checking and signing off on deliveries. o Maintaining site security where needed. o Other duties as may arise from time to time that are consistent with the job-holder’s knowledge and skills, and are needed to effectively perform the role.
Requirements
Key Skills & Experience: • Engineering or science degree, HND or equivalent • Minimum three years’ experience Site Agent or site management role within the Water/Utilities sector and/or M&E engineering environment. • Experience within the UK water industry. • Advanced MS Office skills. • Report writing skills. • Good communication skills, able to interact effectively with Clients and colleagues. • Organisational skills with a commitment to the role and a keen eye for detail. • Willingness to travel nationwide (including overnight stays) and to the company's Group headquarters in Ireland as required. • Full driving licence