Senior Site Manager

As part of our continued expansion, RSE is looking for a Senior Site Manager to join us to support the successful delivery of projects within the UK Water industry. Reporting to the Project Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective management of allocated Projects and sections of works, ensuring delivery meets client and company expectations for Health, Safety, Environmental, quality, programme, commercial performance and stakeholder relationships.

Please note this position will require flexibility on working location, with accommodation provided by RSE.

• Overseeing the day-to-day delivery of site activities, including instructing, directing, controlling and allocating work to Trade Operatives, Apprentices and subcontractors.
• Promote and contribute to a knowingly safe working environment, demonstrating visible safety leadership.
• Ensuring that all activities undertaken on site comply with Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management requirements.
• Ensuring that all works are planned, organised and monitored to meet project programmes, budgets and quality standards.
• Managing and coordinating temporary works, ensuring that all required designs, approvals, inspections and permits are in place.
• Maintaining and updating project programmes, including programme revisions and six-week look-ahead programmes.
• Working closely with the Project Manager and Commercial Team to monitor costs, manage variations and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Organising and attending regular site meetings, ensuring that progress, key actions and any outstanding matters are discussed and followed up accordingly.
• Ensuring that all required site documentation is kept up to date, filed correctly and available for inspection.
• Updating the Project Manager with contract progress, programme performance, potential risks and future resource requirements.

• Time served and fully qualified in a relevant Civil trade - City & Guilds, MA or equivalent.
• SMSTS (Mandatory).
• First Aid at Work (Mandatory).
• Proven leadership, delegation and team management skills.
• Ability to work safely and promote a positive health, safety and environmental culture.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise competing workloads and deadlines.
• Confident in interfacing with site teams, subcontractors, designers and clients.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM 2015 and NEC contract principles.
• Commercially astute, with an understanding of cost control, forecasting and change management.
• Ability to interpret, extract and communicate work information relevant to the programme.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling and industrial water processes. Founded in Muir of Ord in 1982, the company has grown into one of the UK’s leading mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) contractors, delivering water treatment technologies and services across the UK and North America.

RSE’s commitment to innovation is helping to transform the water sector. Its offsite modular solutions reduce construction time, improve quality, increase cost certainty and deliver environmental benefits. With more than 2,000 employees across 27 locations and extensive manufacturing capability, RSE is scaling to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, including ageing infrastructure, rising demand and climate pressures.

The company offers a fully integrated, in-house service, from project inception through to design, fabrication, installation and commissioning. RSE works with major UK water companies, as well…