Site Manager

Galliford Try Holdings plc; Leicester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000

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Site Manager - Digital Infrastructure

Leicester

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a Site Manager to join the team at Galliford Try within our Digital Infrastructure Business.

As a Site Manager, you will take full responsibility for production functions on security projects of typical value between £1m-£8m that are allocated from award through to completion and to maintain and maximise quality of service and profitability. Working with a regional team and reporting to the project manager in delivering several sites on a regional basis.

• Working with a regional team and reporting to the project manager in delivering several sites on a National basis.
• Ensuring compliance to the appropriate approved standards.
• Effective liaison with the Client, Designer, and our relevant sub-contractors at a site level while reporting into the regional Project Manager.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently while managing and supervising our approved sub-contractors during their works.
• Maintaining accurate site records.
• Ensuring that the approved method of working and quality of the works is to the required standard.
• Ensuring that the necessary security of the works is, and its details are not compromised at any time to ensure that the reputation of Galliford Try is always maintained to the highest level.
• Issuing and controlling permits to work and implementing safe working practices with a zero-harm culture.
• Delivering the constructed works within the defined timescales and costs and ensuring a high quality of finished products.
• Working to ensure that the Galliford Try business management systems are adhered to and maintained.
• The site manager will also be adept at on-site management, approval of risk assessments and method statements, problem solving and negotiating problems and implementing the Galliford Try business management systems.

About You:

• The individual must be a strong team member with a very good understanding of general civil engineering works with a critical focus on health and safety requirements of the industry and Galliford Try as a business.
• Experienced within the construction industry and knowledge of the relevant security standards.
• Candidates must be willing to undertake security clearance to SC level as a minimum.
• Previous experience on MOD projects would be preferable but not essential.
• Strong working relationships with client & civils sub-contractors including:
• Surveying and investigation activities.
• Perimeter Fencing contractors.
• Installation of drainage and ducting systems.
• Reinforced concrete base and bays.
• General excavation works.
• Location of utilities and safe digging techniques and practices.
• Ground investigation.
• Integrated security management solutions.
• A Strong team player.
• Willing to travel and be flexible as required to deliver and support the works.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within Digital Infrastructure business please contact Chloe Phillips on [e-mail].

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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About the Team

Galliford Try's Digital Infrastructure business works predominantly within the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) market, focusing on the Telecommunications, Defence, Energy, Water and Transport sectors. We deliver national projects and multi-site frameworks through our specialist knowledge and vast experience in the acquisition, planning, design and delivery processes.

Through a recent transformation, leveraging its 30 plus years of experience, a new strategy has been developed by the business as part of our updated Sustainable Growth Strategy, targeting growth in adjacent and emerging markets such as core networks, private networks, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and renewable energy, while maintaining and strengthening our existing operations and capabilities around wireless telecoms networks and defence/sensitive projects. Galliford Try's Digital Infrastructure business provides property access and installation of telecoms infrastructure for the Radio Access Network market, expanding into sectors such as defence and private 5G networks, which are becoming a growing market as IT security becomes increasingly important.