Site Manager

Site Manager - Southern Water Framework - Chichester, West Sussex

Within our Environment Business Division (Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering), we are seeking a Site Manager to support the delivery of water and wastewater projects across the Southern Water Framework.

In this role, you will contribute to the successful delivery of multi disciplinary civil engineering projects, helping achieve strong outcomes across programme, cost, safety, and quality.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading day to day site management, including developing, monitoring, and delivering the programme
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental (HSE), and quality standards in line with company procedures
• Maintaining accurate and up to date site diaries and project records
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders and subcontractors
• Producing weekly and monthly progress reports
• Managing sections of work, including supervising and supporting the site team and supply chain
• Reporting progress and performance to the Project Manager
• Ensuring risk assessments, method statements, permit to work systems, site inductions, and safety briefings are completed
• Carrying out daily, weekly, and monthly inspections in line with Business Management System (BMS) requirements
• Ensuring quality assurance (QA) processes and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) are developed, maintained, and followed

About you:

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and career paths. If you meet most of the criteria below and are motivated to grow into the role, we encourage you to apply.

• Experience working at Site Manager level (typically 5+ years or equivalent experience)
• Relevant industry qualifications (HNC/HND or higher, or equivalent)
• Understanding of engineering and construction principles and practices
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry standards
• Familiarity with water and wastewater treatment processes or similar sectors
• Experience applying CDM health and safety responsibilities, including managing design and technical risk
• Relevant certifications such as CSCS, SMSTS, First Aid, IOSH Environmental (or equivalent)
• Confidence using IT systems, including MS Excel and document management tools
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information effectively
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities
• Experience supporting, coordinating, or leading teams

Desirable:

• Temporary Works Coordinator certification
• Water hygiene training
• EUSR (1 & 2 USC)

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 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 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:

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 best possible working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We hold 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.

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? 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.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact .