Site Construction Manager ; Skye

• Job Number: 559762
• Closing at:
  Nov 2 2026 - 23:55 GMT

Base

Location:

Skye

Salary
: £44,000 - £65,900 depending on experience + car / cash allowance + performance-related bonus + range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern
:
Permanent | Full Time | This is a site based role based around 5 days a week but may be adjusted for rotational working to suit site activities

The Role

SSEN Transmission has opportunities for Site Construction Managers to join our Onshore Capital Delivery team. You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team delivering the replacement of the 132kV Overhead Line between Fort Augustus and Ardmore, Isle of Skye.

You’ll be joining the project before Gate 3 of our Large Capital Projects process and take responsibility for the construction phase, ensuring suppliers carry out works in accordance with SSEN processes, procedures, and contracted Works Information. You will represent the SSEN Transmission business on-site, being one of the key points of contact for the project.

You will:

• Work closely with the appointed contractor and the operations team to ensure the works are delivered, in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, including bulk earthworks, civils construction, overhead line construction, and reinstatement activities.
• Interact proactively with the appointed contractor(s) and SSEN Operations team to ensure the works are delivered to the project programme, with appropriate resource levels and develop and maintain a positive and collaborative safety culture and community on site.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports to the Project Manager and ensure that the Contractor submits sufficiently detailed weekly reporting as part of the project deliverables. This includes maintaining records related to safety, quality, and on-site testing, such as Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and other relevant documentation.
• Ensure the project is executed in accordance with relevant requirements, particularly statutory and legal obligations, health & safety, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, quality & technical compliance and internal & external stakeholder management.
• Ensure site activities comply with planning consents and SHE legislation and the design, and ensure routine reports and KPI's are submitted. Keep comprehensive records and photographs documenting site progress and activities, to be prepared and submitted as directed by the Project Manager.

You have:

• Previous experience working on-site throughout the construction of High Voltage Overhead Lines, Onshore Wind Farms, or other similar large infrastructure construction projects. Including experience working with multiple Contractors/Sub Contractors to drive construction activities to time and budget and an understanding of quality requirements with experience in monitoring inspection and test plans.
• A strong engineering and construction knowledge including safety and CDM regulations ideally with experience of overhead lines or within a civils construction environment and hold SMSTS 5-day site management qualification or equivalent and have experience in site management of similarly complex works in construction / utilities, and ideally be HND qualified in engineering or construction management (or equivalent).
• Effective leadership in challenging environments and ability to cope with conflicting demands, and have excellent planning, organising and communication skills including being competent in the use of IT (Word, Excel, ACC/BIM etc). You will be capable of challenging others, resolving conflicts and planning site activities.
• An understanding of NEC contracts, with previous experience…