Negotiable
Undetermined
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Site Manager role focuses on overseeing the execution of renewable energy projects, specifically new-build heating plants in Edinburgh. The position requires coordination of site works, interface management among contractors, and ensuring adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in industrial construction and strong leadership skills to manage a diverse project team effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, inspect, and ensure safe execution of site works by contractors according to contracts and guidelines.
- Manage interface between construction works and alignment among contractors in multi-lot constructions.
- Promote and maintain high health, safety, and environmental performance in collaboration with the HSE manager.
- Support project management team members proactively.
- Motivate and steer site supervision construction team members.
- Review and provide recommendations regarding the construction schedule.
- Ensure implementation of environmental and security guidelines.
- Implement quality assurance and control on the construction site.
- Provide input on claims and variation orders to the project and contract managers.
Key Skills:
- At least 5 years of experience as a construction and/or site manager in industrial construction.
- Strong background or affinity with civil site supervision.
- Focus on health and safety with a leading by example approach.
- Team player with good communication skills.
- Sound knowledge of construction processes and quality management.
- Leadership qualities and analytical skills.
- Ability to create structured working methods for teams and contractors.
- Self-propelling and capable of decision-making within mandate.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We have an immediate long term contract vacancy for a Site Manager (with Civils focus) to work on our renewable energy client's new-build heating plant projects in Edinburgh. The Civil Site Manager will be part of our client’s engineering department within their Heat Projects organisation, that consists of an international team of highly qualified engineers from different disciplines and is responsible for the technical integrity of the newly built heating plants. For each project, a selected project team manages the development and execution processes and coordinates the realisation, commissioning and hand-over of the new plants to the future operator in consultation with the stakeholders. The engineering department supports the projects with resources and expertise regarding engineering, construction and site management, commissioning, quality management, scheduling and cost estimation. In order to support the development and implementation of our technical activities in an extensive project portfolio, we are looking for a Civil Site Manager for our projects in Edinburgh Scope • Projects in scope are the realisation of several district heating main spine extensions, on plot distribution grids and a new Energy Centre potentially including heat pumps (sewage water heat), E-boilers and heat accumulators.
YOUR TASKS AS A SITE MANAGER • Responsible for the coordination, inspection and safe execution of all site works by contractors for assigned projects according the applicable contracts and our client’s guidelines. For this purpose, you will write and execute a site management plan and act accordingly. • Responsible for the interface management of constructions works and alignment between contractors in case of a multi lot construction. • Promote and maintain world class HSE performance in close cooperation with the HSE manager and supervisor(s) in the project. • Be part of the project management team. Pro-actively support the other project team members (e.g. project manager, contract manager). • Steers and motivates other members of the site supervision construction team. • Review, guard and provide recommendations regarding the construction schedule. • Ensure that all environmental and security guidelines are implemented and executed. • Implement quality assurance and control on the construction site including the delivery of all required documentation. • Provide input to the Project manager and contract manager in relation claims and variation orders. In this role, you report to the Project Manager within a project and to the Line Manager Site Execution within the overarching engineering organization.
YOUR PROFILE Our ideal candidate has preferably a strong practical background in leading construction projects. Your personal characteristics and competences: • You have at least 5 years of professional experience as construction and/or site manager in industrial construction (heat & power, oil & gas, or chemical industry). • You are an all-round site manager, but with a solid background and/or affinity with civil site supervision. • You have a strong focus on health and safety and are leading by example. • You are a team player and have good communication skills. • Your professional skills include a sound knowledge of construction processes and quality management. • Your personal competencies include leadership qualities and analytical skills. You are able to create a structured way of working for yourself, your team and external experts and contractors. • You are self-propelling and a decision maker within your mandate For more information on this excellent long term contract opportunity with our prestigious client please apply online & we will get back to you