Balfour Beatty plc
GIME Site Manager
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About The Role
GIME Site Manager – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)
Location: @one Alliance Sites across the Anglian Water Region
Balfour Beatty plays a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
As our new GIME Site Manager, you'll take ownership of projects from inception through to completion, leading supervisors, delivery teams and subcontract partners to ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
You'll play a key role in driving site performance, promoting a proactive safety culture and ensuring teams work collaboratively to solve challenges and maintain momentum throughout delivery.
What you'll be doing
Key responsibilities
- Lead by example and champion a strong Health & Safety culture across all activities on site.
- Manage site-based supervisors, delivery teams and supply chain partners to achieve programme milestones safely and efficiently.
- Drive continuous improvement by reducing physical and non-physical waste and promoting sustainable construction practices.
- Identify and escalate operational risks and challenges, working collaboratively with Project Delivery Managers to resolve issues.
- Support, coach and develop site teams to maximise performance and minimise conflict.
- Ensure construction activities are delivered in line with project requirements, specifications and @one Alliance standards.
- Maintain all site documentation, including Health & Safety records, site changes, O&M information and contractual documentation.
- Manage procurement requirements for plant, materials and specialist subcontractors.
- Work closely with project teams and planners to monitor performance and drive successful project delivery.
- Participate in collaborative planning sessions and project rehearsals to improve buildability and delivery outcomes.
- Promote a right-first-time approach, proactively identifying, recording and rectifying defects.
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Who we're looking for
To be successful in this role, you'll bring extensive site management experience within the water, utilities, construction, mechanical or electrical sectors, alongside a passion for leading teams and delivering projects safely.
Essential
We are looking for:
- Site Safety Management certification (or completion of a 5-day Site Safety Management course).
- Managerial CSCS Card.
- Strong experience managing site-based delivery teams and subcontractors.
- Proven track record of delivering projects safely, on budget and to programme.
- SEATS (Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme) qualification.
- First Aid at Work certification.
- Fire Marshal certification.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to maximise value and control costs.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
Desirable
- Experience within Water Recycling projects
- Understanding of collaborative planning and programme management processes.
If you're an experienced Site Manager looking to lead high-profile projects, develop high-performing teams and contribute to industry-leading infrastructure programmes, we'd love to hear from you.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
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About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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