CLS Manager

CLS Manager – Wilson James Job Responsibilities

• Management and Leadership of all Wilson James personnel deployed on the ground in the Vehicle Control Access Points (VCAP).
• Ensuring that all WJ personnel are clear on their individual responsibilities.
• Attending all coordination meetings led by our Client and providing support by leading on all agenda points covering site logistics forecasting.
• Ensuring your specific teams are being put to work correctly.
• Providing suitable and sufficient training for all staff involved in VCAP operations.
• Using / monitoring / reporting on electronic vehicle booking systems (Fulcrum).
• Ensuring procurement requirements are identified and justified.
• Ensuring non‑working supervision (Black Hats) are monitored and briefed regularly.
• Auditing the works and formulating methods of feedback and improvement.
• Ensuring investigations are implemented and reports are compiled following all incidents and accidents.
• Initiating safety stand‑downs where appropriate.
• Developing and maintaining the KPI reporting procedure for the CLS Lead.
• Ensuring daily contact with all the construction managers.
• Ensuring the Logistics team has the correct incident and safety cover in place.
• Ensuring your teams have sufficient equipment and organise construction site set‑up.
• Ensuring compliance with the movement of material to the requested final delivery point.
• Ensuring the correct waste and COSHH procedures are followed.
• Producing and updating RAMS, SOPS, WAFs and support documentation within the safe system of work.
• Producing and developing resource/deployment plans.
• Supporting the CLS lead.
• Providing data‑based analysis to support operational improvement (Fulcrum).

• CITB (Manager & Professional Standard).
• Driving Licence.

• CITB certificate (Managers and Professional Standards) – must be obtained before start date.
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) or working towards – to be obtained within the initial 3 months of employment.
• Construction logistics experience as a logistics manager or similar role.
• Operational involvement with construction management.
• Experience in creating organisational structures.
• Ability to create and deliver strategic and operational planning.
• Ability to create SOPs and RAMS.
• Good competence with IT – specifically MS Office package.
• Ability to interact comfortably with blue and white collar.
• Ability to produce briefs and present to the client and SLT.

• Salary £65,500
• 8.5% bonus
• Travel and lodge allowance (if required).
• Working Monday – Friday (9‑day fortnight).
• 25 days of annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Company sick pay.
• Pension scheme 5% employer contribution.
• Access to an industry‑leading employee benefits platform offering lifestyle savings and discounts on most high‑street retailers, a reward and recognition programme.
• Employee assistance programme that provides a health and wellbeing support service.
• As an employer of choice, we focus on wellbeing, training, and career progression.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Online GP service for you and your dependant.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.