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Senior Site Manager
September 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Senior Site Manager
Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package, including company car or car allowance, healthcare, matched pension totalling up to 15%, 2x share options, numerous retail discounts and up to 10% off new Kier homes
Location - Within 1 hour commute of Cambridge
The opportunity:
Kier Construction Northern is looking for an experienced Senior Site Manager to join the team in Waterbeach who has a wealth of knowledge throughout the main contracting market, working on projects from £5-12m. Reporting into the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for scheduling and managing the operational resources of projects (people and physical assets) in order to implement work safely, on time and to the required quality while maximising customers' satisfaction and the gross profit.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage the site and ensuring the work is completed safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality by effectively organising and managing the site activities
- Support the business in building and operating a team to achieve company objectives by assisting the Senior Management in the formulation of contractual strategies and ensuring that such strategies are implemented
- Carry out 'toolbox talks' in line with the work areas programme and maintain records
- Monitor reportable accidents and ensure correct paperwork is submitted to appropriate personnel
- Identify the need for Risk Assessments / Safe Systems of work and implement in your area whilst maintaining records
- Manage and implement H&S procedures including the weekly audit process and ensuring all registers and documentation are entered correctly and in a timely manner
- Deliver changes to current working practices and procedures to provide service improvements through negotiation and consultation with recognised employee representatives, whilst ensuring effective employee relations
- Understand budgets, valuations and costs whilst recognising contractual requirements
- Control and monitor the use of all resources including sub-contractors to maximise efficiency and minimise costs
- Ensure the timely delivery of MI, project reporting and forecasting
- Support the procurement functions in the selections of sub-contractors and suppliers and provide performance feedback
- Ensure that adequate site records are maintained including but not limited to Site Managers reports, daily diary, weekly labour, plant, materials and goods returned, progress photographs, site inductions, and health and safety records
- Contribute to HR requirements, carry out annual PPRs, identify training needs, monitor operative attendance etc
- Able to demonstrate a good level of financial knowledge in meeting the business and customer objectives
- Ensuring staff you are responsible for understand their roles and responsibilities, and manage them accordingly by providing guidance and training as necessary
- Holder of a full UK driving licence
- Previous site management experience is essential
- Proven track record in successfully managing a project
- Leadership skills (control and management of employees)
- Commercially aware with excellent organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills and customer focussed
- Literate and numerate with good IT skills
- Self-motivated and ambitious
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