Civil Site Manager (Water)

Your new company

Hays are recruiting on behalf of an N.I. based Civil & Construction Engineering Contractor who require an experienced Site Manager on a permanent basis to work on their Irish Water projects due to continuing success and growth within their Civil Engineering team.

Your new employer has an excellent pipeline of major work across the UK and Ireland and boasts an enviable order book of live sites across Ireland where this position will cover.

With a current headcount of circa 160 permanent members of staff, this company has a turnover of £80million and has built an excellent in-house team of strong operational, commercial and support staff to ensure the business stays at the forefront of the industry.

This position is with an excellent employer who can offer you a permanent role with competitive salaries, van, fuel, and plenty of company benefits inclusive of ongoing training and development programmes and travel and accommodation if required.

Your new role

Working primarily on sewer rehab works within the Irish Water Framework, you will play a key role within the team through programme management, subcontractor management and client engagement. There will be the opportunity to continue to develop professionally with the support of the Framework team. Some duties and responsibilities will include:

• Ensure adherence to the health and safety and environmental policies and ensure safe systems of work are planned and implemented on assigned projects.
• Ensure adherence to the Company’s quality procedures including production of the project quality plan and completion of the necessary project documentation.
• Attend subcontractor and client meetings as required, ensuring a positive working relationship is established and maintained, acting as an ambassador for the Company.
• Ensure detailed project programmes are drawn up and adhered to on all assigned projects and to regularly report progress against these.
• When applicable, to provide technical support at the tender stage.
• Where applicable, take the lead in design management and review design and build projects.
• Manage the construction team on assigned projects, including their recruitment, performance management, training and development.
• Manage the allocation of trade and labour, employed and subcontracted – ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of resources on assigned projects.
• Support and ensure that objectives are planned and implemented on-site, attending audit meetings.
• Adhere to the Integrated Management System (IMS).
  This role will require an overnight stay on a weekly basis, and you must be prepared to travel from Monday to Friday. However, there will be no weekend work.

What you\'ll need to succeed

To be considered successful, applicants must be willing to travel. Further to this, you will require a degree in Civil Engineering or other industry related qualifications with relevant experience, ideally in the water or the utilities sector.
Numeracy and IT skills, including MS Office, Word and Excel, are also preferential.
You will develop professionally and personally as a successful Site Manager with an established company that provides steady and ongoing projects. You will receive an attractive salary, with a well-rounded benefits package.
A driving licence is essential, and you will ideally have experience of civil schemes, preferably within the water sector.

What you\'ll get in return

On offer will be the opportunity to work on a permanent basis and develop a career path and development plan with a leading NI contractor. Our client will provide a competitive salary (negotiable on experience) + package inclusive of company van, fuel, phone, laptop and progression within the business accommodation and living away benefits / remuneration of up to 20% of your salary.
You can also expect performance-related bonuses, training and professional membership, private medical insurance, life insurance and additional holidays.
This is a long-term career option and will ensure you develop a lasting career with this contractor.

What you need to do now

If you\'re interested in this role, click \'apply now\' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Chris McNamara, or call Chris now on You can also email me directly to receive a call back.

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