Site Manager

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Avove have been appointed as the delivery partner for Yorkshire Water's AMP8 Developer Services Framework for the next four years, with a potential four-year extension. This framework involves a range of provisions, from mains and services to meter installations and sewerage diversions, as well as new supply connections and related activities for domestic and commercial customers' new developments. The contract covers all operational activity for both commercial and domestic developer services customers, with an emphasis on improving customer service, and is valued at approximately £95 million over the eight-year period.

This is an exciting time to join our business in a period of growth! These roles are brand new opportunities and your chance to join a business that values their employees.

As a Site Manager you will be responsible for site operations, directing and organising site activities to ensure that planned work is delivered safely and on time.

The role will be based in Brighouse
. The role requires a full Driving License
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• Ensuring projects are delivered within budget, to programme and safely.
• Ensuring a suitably competent workforce (including subcontractors) is in place to complete all site activities
• Undertaking site audits and inspections to ensure Health and Safety compliance with relevant legislation.
• Performing quality checks in-line with contract specification and contract statement of requirements, maintaining accurate records of site resources, materials and plant.
• Producing daily resource sheets, weekly plant returns, weekly materials returns and subcontract performance reports.
• Demonstrating excellent stakeholder management; working with customers, clients, local authorities and third parties in relation to past, present or future works.

You will use your excellent communication skills to liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, using your initiative to make sound judgements and decisions. You will be skilled in conflict resolution, problem solving and effective negotiation. You may also have coaching experience and the ability to lead and nurture a team.

You will have a strong understanding of programme delivery processes, a working knowledge of the NEC form of contract along with good knowledge of construction techniques associated with responsible programmes of work. You will also have a good understanding of applicable construction legislation, including HSEQ. You will be able to demonstrate your experience of managing medium – heavy civils projects with complex temporary works installations.

Good IT skills are necessary for this role with the ability to manage a budget and focus on high quality and control of costs. Your commercial awareness and understanding of basic business finance will be useful in this role.

• HNC or above qualified (preferably in an engineering discipline)
• Preferably Chartered Status but not essential
• SMSTS
• Temporary works supervisor
• CSCS or SHEA
• First Aid
• LOLER Appointed persons.
• CDM awareness
• Confined Space (Medium Risk)

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Car allowance/company car
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• 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.

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