The role & about the client:
On behalf of our client, ITS Construction Professionals South are recruiting for a Site Manager to join a leading groundworks contractor based in Ashington. Our client has a strong order book and is therefore looking to grow its team.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Coordination: Supervise daily site operations, ensuring efficient sequencing of demolition, installation, and reinstatement activities.
Temporary Works Oversight: Ensure safe access and protection of the existing suspended slab during demolition and pit installation phases.
Health & Safety Compliance: Maintain safe working conditions as the Principal Contractor in line with CDM requirements.
Stakeholder Management: Liaise with the client, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to minimize disruption to terminal operations.
Programme Management: Deliver the project within the agreed timeframe, ensuring coordination with other contractors and services.
Quality Control: Oversee testing and commissioning of all installations, ensuring compliance with specifications and standards.
Site Cleanliness & Logistics: Manage material storage, waste disposal, and cleanliness per the site requirements and client expectations.
Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities to manage phased and confined works.
Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively direct teams and liaise with stakeholders.
Problem-solving aptitude to address unforeseen challenges in real-time.
Meticulous attention to detail to ensure quality and compliance across all aspects of the project.
The ideal candidate will have/be:
SMSTS and First Aid at work is essential
CSCS Card preferred
5 plus years of site management experience in civil engineering or construction projects, with a focus on: Demolition of structural elements (e.g., suspended slabs). Installation of prefabricated components, including service pits and associated services. Reinforced concrete works, including slab reinstatement, epoxy finishes, and markings.
Coordination of M&E installations, including service ducts, power supplies, lighting, compressed air, and fume extraction systems.
Temporary works design and implementation for confined workspace.
Previous experience managing works within operational environments, adhering to access, safety, and operational constraints.
Familiarity with waste management practices, including disposal of excavated and demolished materials to authorized locations.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and method statements.
Proficiency in managing temporary works related to structural protection, isolation zones, and safe equipment placement.
Strong understanding of quality assurance processes, including testing and commissioning of mechanical and electrical installations.
Experience working in line with Eurocodes, British Standards, and CDM Regulations 2015.
Knowledge of gas protection membrane installations and structural slab repair techniques.
Please send an up-to-date CV in strict confidence.
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