Site Manager

About The Role

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Site Manager (OHL) with strong PCSM/NG experience to join our team delivering the BYNO Project in Assington, Suffolk. This is a pivotal site leadership role responsible for delivering construction activities safely and sustainably while supporting the Project Team in achieving successful project outcomes from initiation through to commissioning and handover.

• Deliver site activities in line with programme, safety, environmental and quality standards
• Take sectional/partial accountability for successful project delivery including:
  • Initiation
  • Planning
  • Design coordination
  • Delivery
  • Monitoring and control
  • Commissioning
  • Handover and close-out
• Safely and sustainably deliver construction works
• Manage site resources, including labour, plant, and subcontractors
• Monitor works to ensure full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Produce accurate and timely site records and documentation
• Lead, manage and support the workforce, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture
• Support and assist the Project Manager / Project Director in achieving project objectives
• Act as a change agent, inspiring and leading a multi-disciplinary team to achieve common goals
• Determine the most appropriate solutions to satisfy customer and project requirements, balancing time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits

• Attend periodic project reviews (PRM) and update the Digital Briefcase in accordance with GBL
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Initiate good scope/information/configuration management principles
• Help to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost effective decisions in line with overall strategy
• Help to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
• Knowledge and experience of discipline
• Implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• Understand and specify plant and equipment requirements
• Numerical skills
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation
• Partially responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain
• Carry out periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
• Upkeep of welfare requirements
• Write RAMS and accept subcontractor RAMS
• Identify, raise and report risks and hazards
• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
• Reinforce golden rules
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Promote behavioural safety
• Help to develop, implement and update resource allocation plans (OBS) and raise appropriate requests
• Setting people to work
• Plan and ensure delivery to programme
• Check competencies
• Escalate and manage on site issues
• Upskill others
• Empowerment to stop works
• Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions
• Deliver a quality product
• Highlight resource issues
• Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management
• Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations
• Drive productivity

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes
• Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications
• Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the organisation
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude
• A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving
• Communicate and check understanding of daily briefings
• Two way communication e.g. brief out weekly safety pack
• Discuss ideas and plans competently
• Communicate new concepts and ideas to non-technical stakeholders
• Effective personal and social skills
• Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Identify and drive personal development

• Experience of working on a variety of project types
• Proficient on O365
• Holds a current driving license

• Holds CSCS and SSSTS or Equivalent

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for…